Health, by definition, is the optimal state of being. What that means, is that you either maintain health, or lose it. There are many things in this world that conspire to damage our health, so it’s best to be aware of some.
Of course, we run into the problem that there are too many things that can kill us. From pollution, to cellphone radiation, to E Coli in our food, to getting hit by a bus.
Until someone with the ambition like Aubrey De Grey figures out how to perform perfect maintenance of our bodies, we better face the fact that we’re in an artificially toxic world, and live with that imperfection.
So that begs the question, what do we do then?
With so much yet to be known, I don’t think we can hope for a simple solution. The corollary to that is that it isn’t wise to be spending so much money betting on the next miracle drug or supplement. Until the science shows otherwise, it doesn’t exist.
I think what we should be doing is to practice general prevention, and seek specific cure.
General prevention would involve many things. Some of the more notable points would be:
- Eating a healthy, varied diet with minimal processed foods, while keeping body fat to a minimum.
- Having a regular habit of exercise.
- Having a positive outlook and stress coping strategies (this is real, just look at the hormonal profile of a stressed office rat)
- Regular sleep and good posture
- Staying away from smoking, drugs, and excessive alcohol
- Don’t get hit by a bus
- Quit worrying
If you can do those, you will avoid a good deal of stuff that will kill you. For the other problems, try as best to equip yourself with the best knowledge out there, and solve them when they crop up. Oftentimes, this will involve a visit to a specialist. Still, it pays to apply as many methods as possible, just as we often seek second opinions from professionals.
At times, we will be at odds. When you’re faced with several treatments for your cancer, picking one literally means life or death. To that, faith seems to be the answer, whether it be to your own judgment, or that of a higher being.
Final words
These things are probably obvious, but anything obvious is always at the greatest danger of being taken for granted, and thus forgotten. Hence it bears to have a little poetry as a reminder:
General Prevention, Specific Cure. Doubt your knowledge, trust your judgment.
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