{"id":5470,"date":"2017-10-13T08:56:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T12:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/?p=5470"},"modified":"2019-05-30T14:26:15","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T18:26:15","slug":"from-knowing-to-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=5470","title":{"rendered":"From Knowing To Doing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know this: &#8220;Eat right and exercise&#8221;. But with our staggering weight and health problems, it&#8217;s clear that there&#8217;s a missing piece between knowing and doing. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japmaonline.org\/doi\/10.7547\/15-071\">This study<\/a>\u00a0looked at diabetics and basically asked the question &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Does More Knowing Lead To More Doing?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In other words, if you have a higher score on your knowledge of self-care importance, routines, etc., will you be more likely to actually take care of yourself?<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, but perhaps not unsurprisingly, the answer is no. In this study, there was no relationship between a greater understanding of self-care for this disease and actually applying that knowledge to help control the disease.<\/p>\n<p>The missing piece is actually people. Person to person interactions make it easier for us to apply the knowledge we all have. 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