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Welcome to Sync & Thrive, the bi-weekly newsletter for couples who believe a well-designed life starts with well-designed health habits. Every Friday, we share insights, and every Tuesday, we provide the reset to put them into practice. If this was forwarded to you, you can join us here.
Hello ladies and gentlemen,
Thanks for being so patient while we got todayâs edition out. We were having some techical difficulties.
Remember Thomas Guide Maps, those spiral-bound books the size of a phone directory where finding your route meant flipping between an index, a grid, and a prayer? Then MapQuest came along, and we could finally print our directions ahead of time, then read them in the car while driving. (So safe, right?)
After that came the TomTom, a device that forever changed the way we drove, and for those who are directionally challenged, this was a day you will probably never forget. We could now tap into a global positioning system created in the 1970s by the U.S. Department of Defense. Thanks for making us wait decades.
Useful? Yes. Annoying? One hundred percent. "You have reached your destination" (when you haven't).
So what does GPS have to do with your health and mine? A lot.
Just as GPS gives you step-by-step directions to your destination, there are steps to finding your physical one.
The first step is labs. Here is where to start.
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Is Your âHealthyâ Actually Healthy
Most people assume their diet is "healthy" enough. But is your version of healthy actually healthy enough?
We eat pretty well, and I cook mostly from scratch. But this new research has me thinking about some of the packaged goods I still purchase. Even though I try to choose organic, higher-quality ingredients, are they considered ultra-processed foods?
Dr. Rhonda Patrick recently shared findings from a new study on ultra-processed foods and cognitive health, which is worth reading.
This is what labs do.
You cannot course correct if you do not know where you actually are.
They are not a diagnosis. But they are your actual coordinates. The specific numbers behind your inflammation, blood sugar, cardiovascular risk, and what your body is quietly running in the background.
The data allows you to stop guessing and start knowing, so you can make changes instead of navigating blind.
Every GPS needs a starting point. The Sync Quiz⢠is yours. Three minutes and it shows you exactly where you and your partner are out of sync so you know where to focus first.
