Health

Key Insight

● (Men's and women's bodies differ significantly, and since I have a male body I couldn't test anything on a female body. The vast majority of these tips are universally applicable, but I ask women to nonetheless double‑check the details when applying the advice.)

● Psychophysiological health, effectiveness and happiness are deeply connected. A positive attitude, good vibes, optimism and avoiding negative situations and people are 50% of the work. Positive people literally extend our lives (according to research).

● Due to reasons we've already mentioned (cheap dopamine, misalignment of the human brain and others) a pandemic of depression and loneliness emerged. Almost one in ten Americans was very depressed in 2022, and 61% reported loneliness. Effectiveness and health are not possible under such conditions. Your psychophysiological health must be first. There is no compromise.

● Most “health” institutions today actually care for the sick. Caring for health practically does not exist on any systemic level. The closest we have is some (mostly) superficial systematic checkups. Many diseases could be prevented or mitigated if detected early or in earlier stages and if people actually cared about health before the disease even occurs.

● What does caring for health entail? ○ Quality and quantity of sleep. ○ Physical activity. ○ Mental health and healthy social life. ○ Nutrition. ○ Fluid intake. ○ Supplements. ○ Stress optimization. ■ Almost all methods in this course are here because they allow us to achieve more productivity with less stress. Short‑term and predictable stressors such as exposure to cold and heat, and training are so beneficial and have entire chapters. ○ Early detection of symptoms: ■ If you are over 40 and do not smoke you have a 75% chance to die from: ● Heart diseases. ● Cerebrovascular diseases. ● Cancer. ● Neurodegenerative diseases. ■ Most of these diseases can be prevented or significantly delayed by a healthy lifestyle, however if they occur we want to know as soon as possible.