I’ll get into details with links to studies in another post or perhaps in a free ebook that I’ll post a link to. Each one of these affects all of the others. If one is mismanaged, the others will compensate. The body is resilient and there’s is no need to obsess over these. However, if either is mismanaged too much for too long, the others will eventually fail to compensate which will result in “diseases” such as COVIDs/flus, arthritis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, literally every chronic illness. In such cases, it is absolutely important to (with minimal stress) obsess over all of these.
These are The Five Things:
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Stage IV REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, the deep and restorative phase of sleep.
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Inputs. This includes what you eat and don’t eat including chemical residues. It also includes regular and proper fasting and everything you inhale and absorb through your skin—almost all “skincare” and bathing products are poisonous—and mucous membranes like your eyes and in your mouth. Of course, this includes all drugs including pills and injections. Almost all of the food in the grocery store is poisonous. The only healthy food comes from organically managed farms, pasture-raised/grass-fed livestock, the wilderness, and the ocean. The healthy food you eat should be as raw as possible. Most seed oils, even organically produced ones, are poisonous when ingested especially after high temp cooking (like deep frying) but some are beneficial internally and topically. Fruit oils such as olive oil and avocado oil are best for cooking, if you must cook. If you must eat grains, they should be whole, organically grown, and sprouted.
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Radiation. Direct sunlight exposure is critical for proper immune function. This is technically an input but so very important on its own. Microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays are harmful. Some radio waves can be harmful, too. So is some nuclear radiation.
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Stress. While long-term stress causes immunodeficiency and thus “diseases”, short-term stress can be protective as it prepares us to deal with challenges, mitigating long term stress.
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High intensity interval training and/or strength training. It should hurt (but not injure) and you should push through it. No pain, no gain.
That’s it. As mentioned, I’ll go into detail with citations and links (or perhaps a free ebook) on a future date.
There is a sort of “prerequisite” that greatly enhances healing and disease prevention primarily via stress mitigation but also by providing a sense of purpose or meaning which causes one to thrive maximally:
Be your spirit conscience and not your flesh.
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Now go and do the things.
Edit: Thanks for sticky, mods! Thou art gods. :)
Also, minor edit for clarity on seed oils (much more detail to follow) and added emphasis regarding the body’s resilience.
Edit 2: Wow the shillbots (with alts?) with random/obvious bot names are out in full force! Notice they offer nothing in their pseudo-rebuttals? Still, all feedback is greatly appreciated! As mentioned, I’ll provide much greater detail including links to rigorous scientific studies in a future post.
"All disease begins in the gut. Period. Full stop. Also: You are what you eat. Two truths that have been forgotten. Eating fast food: Fast track to death. Humans require 50 essential nutrients for proper body functioning. 50!! Do you have any idea what they are? Find out and make sure they are included in your diet. Plus, fruits and vegetables contain 8000 different plant nutrients which have different benefits in your body. Veganism equals fasting. It is not meant to be a lifelong diet, as many of the most important nutrients are found in animal foods. There has never been a vegan diet followed by a group of people anywhere on earth - until now. Don't adopt this nutrient - deprived diet if you wish to be healthy. Again, it is fasting, i.e., forgoing the richest and often tastiest foods for a period of time, as with a Lenten fast. Orthodox Christians fast from these tasty foods for half the year, but we get them during the feasts! We don't shy away from the good stuff, just fast for spiritual reasons. Last Tuesday we ended the Apostles' fast, and at the luncheon provided for the faithful, we had cheese, ice cream, milk, and fish. No meat, since monastics never eat meat, but we had that at home. I always go for a hamburger, first thing! So, know that eating vegan is not the best for you.