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Our bodies are 4-billion-year-old spaghetti code that gets added to every time it runs. They have been evolving all this time for exposure to a very particular
by forgotmypw 9y ago
Our bodies are 4-billion-year-old spaghetti code that gets added to every time it runs. They have been evolving all this time for exposure to a very particular range of chemicals. Every time you introduce a new chemical into the mix that has only been in our environment for less than 100 years, you are testing your body's ability to deal with them for the first time.
- samirm 9y agoloving the analogy
- vwbl8s6fgeo 9y agoexcept that the genetic code is highly modular with multiple hierarchies, we just don't know how to read it yet
- nsgi 9y agoSo avoid all drugs that have been around for less than 100 years?
- forgotmypw 9y agoI would say, use them sparingly. Be aware that the mechanisms behind most modern drugs are mostly theories. Respect the law of unintended consequences. Listen to your body carefully, give it rest when it wants, and trust your body to do its own healing. When your life is in danger, consider medical professionals.