{"id":42276,"date":"2021-08-16T17:57:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/?p=42276"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T22:58:22","slug":"knowing-yourself-key-to-happy-healthy-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/knowing-yourself-key-to-happy-healthy-life\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons Why Knowing Yourself is Key to Living a Happy and Healthy Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42276\" class=\"elementor elementor-42276\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52f2d7bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52f2d7bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ec12f40\" data-id=\"7ec12f40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5695ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a5695ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1612\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Time-To-Know-Yourself.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41760\" alt=\"It&#039;s Time To Know Yourself\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Time-To-Know-Yourself.png 1612w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Time-To-Know-Yourself-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Time-To-Know-Yourself-1024x196.png 1024w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Time-To-Know-Yourself-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Time-To-Know-Yourself-1536x293.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1612px) 100vw, 1612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e592625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e592625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re on a mission to get more people in tune with their bodies. Why? Because when you know what you need to feel your best, you can make informed decisions that have a lasting positive impact on your personal health.<br\/><br\/>\n\nOur Know Yourself Ambassadors have been sharing why they think it\u2019s so important to know yourself, and here are a few more reasons why we believe it\u2019s the key to living your most joyful life.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbefe59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dbefe59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cronometer-gold-feature-icon-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41338\" alt=\"KY Clock\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529e59d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"529e59d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-327b7caa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"327b7caa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39d2fff8\" data-id=\"39d2fff8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75556492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75556492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Give your body what it needs to thrive<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac42901 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac42901\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30dfdcc1\" data-id=\"30dfdcc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780f0e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"780f0e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen we <a href=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/meet-ilan-cumberbirch-know-yourself-ambassador\/\">spoke to Strength and Conditioning Specialist Ilan Cumberbirch<\/a> about knowing yourself, he made the point that \u201cyou don\u2019t put low-octane fuel in a jet engine.\u201d And we totally agree. When it comes to nutrition and personal wellness, you definitely get out what you put in.<br\/><br\/>\n\nAll of our bodies are different, so figuring out which specific nutrients your body needs to run most effectively is crucial to feeling fully energized and ready to take on whatever life throws at you.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-226298bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"226298bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5032ca31\" data-id=\"5032ca31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da051bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1da051bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534650e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"534650e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ky-stars.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41813\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131387c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"131387c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6917a8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6917a8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Feel good about your decisions<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e699f3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e699f3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c6fb8b\" data-id=\"78c6fb8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7529e25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7529e25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Lead Nutrition Scientist, Karen, likes to say that food doesn\u2019t have morals and that we as a society are the ones labelling food as good or bad. The truth is, all food contains nutrients. Increasing your knowledge about which foods contain which nutrients and having a better understanding of what your body needs at any given time; will empower you to make decisions that align with your goals and your lifestyle. You might even be able to rid yourself of the shame and guilt that comes along with \u201ccheating\u201d your diet.<br\/><br\/>\n\nFor intersectional vegans like Know Yourself Ambassador, Cherise Daly, that means using Cronometer\u2019s Nutrition Scores for reassurance that nutrients like B12 and Vitamin D are taken care of. \u201cI have a better idea of what I\u2019m eating and what I can do when I\u2019m lower in certain macros or concerned about my nutrition,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/meet-cherise-daly-know-yourself-ambassador\/\">Cherise said about knowing herself<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve gained the knowledge of which foods include which specific nutrients, and as a result I\u2019ve been able to more confidently talk to my doctor and nutritionist about my plans to stay on track.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726de6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"726de6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fa4a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43fa4a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cronometer-gold-feature-icon-6-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41343\" alt=\"Know Yourself Nutrition Scores\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8806b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8806b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6304726b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6304726b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c50f8c6\" data-id=\"4c50f8c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6741a945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6741a945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. See real-time results with your goals<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30257726 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30257726\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-204019d1\" data-id=\"204019d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231b9b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231b9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSetting personal objectives and hitting them is a major part of feeling fulfilled in our daily lives. Whether your own goals are related to health, career or personal relationships, how much you understand yourself directly impacts your ability to knock them out of the park.<br><br>\n\n<em>\u201cI have more energy and recover much faster with adequate nutrition. I tend to eat way less food than I need if I don\u2019t track my meals. Keeping an eye on my nutrition has allowed me to avoid deficiencies on a vegan diet and get back to optimal shape in six to eight weeks.\u201d <\/em><em>\u2014 Know Yourself Ambassador, Jo\u00eblle Beauchamp<\/em>\n<br><br>\nKnowing yourself also gives you the benefit of being able to more easily recognize when you\u2019ve succeeded in your goals, you can actively see and feel the positive results.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14f5054d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f5054d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-245f0c10\" data-id=\"245f0c10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0738a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d0738a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4759481e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4759481e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Line.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41858\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6091f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6091f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55e865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f55e865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you ready to Know Yourself? 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