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Not a half bad stab at a concept I essentially agree with, but it could use some work. Intermittent starvation was widespread historically. Various religions p
by DoreenMichele 5y ago
Not a half bad stab at a concept I essentially agree with, but it could use some work.
Intermittent starvation was widespread historically. Various religions promote fasting.
We would do well to design more walkable human environments. We used to do that and being active is essential for human health.
But studies suggest a link between diabetes and inflammation, so infection and chemical imbalance in the system seem like better candidates for explanations for it than this text gives.
- perl4ever 5y agoOur ancestors had infections and parasites we don't, and even if to some extent we evolved to coexist with them, that doesn't mean we can just go back to that. I know I read something about a "raw water" startup on HN in the relatively recent past. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/4/16846048/raw-water-trend-silicon-valley https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/4/16846048/raw...
- civildude 5y agowith the obesity epidemic, i may rethink that