Since writing the first two posts on this subject, I’ve actually been sleeping much better. I’ve started getting more tired earlier, and I have even taken a few naps in the evening, almost as if my body is catching back up with what it really needs. I suspect the stress had been building up for […]
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Anxiety as Status Symbol, Part 2
I finally went hiking today, and it gave me a lot of time to think about what I wrote the other day. Ironically, I prayed the night before that I would wake up at the time I needed to get myself out the door, so I don’t know if it was just an answer to […]
Anxiety as Status Symbol
It’s a boring Sunday evening, and a voice at the back of my head tells me I should go to the gym. It tells me this because the more I go to the gym, the better prepared I will be physically for exploring the high country; more importantly, the more I go to the gym, […]
A Quick Note on Salt
As a brief follow-up to my previous post on biomarkers, it would appear that my blood pressure has actually dropped since my last visit to the doctor. Mind you, the first reading was at my gastroenterologist’s office, and was only about 10 points above normal for both systolic and diastolic, which is pretty low compared […]
Perspectives on Health, Biomarkers, and Aging
It might seem odd to put “aging” in the title when I’m nowhere near “old man” status, but the truth is, the years are passing, and the health decisions I make today might not kill me overnight, but they could easily kill me in 10 or 20 years if I don’t choose wisely. The funniest […]
Apathy vs. Grind
I made the mistake yesterday of watching a YouTube video detailing the business lessons one guy had learned over the past decade. He wasn’t otherwise (quite) arrogant, readily admitting that most lessons he had only learned in the past few years, after many more years of experience, but there was also a certain “hustle bro” […]
Reflections on Burnout and Self-esteem
Several days ago I found myself going down a YouTube rabbit hole which landed me at the channel of a guy who really loves his long-standing career in the Army. I can’t say I’ve ever had much interest in the military, but his passion for it was cool to watch, and he had some very […]
Diet Religions
Food used to be food, and I’m not sure people spent much time worrying whether it was “healthy” or not, but in a world full of diseases specifically caused by diet, people have attempted to ease their existential understanding of food by subscribing to various diet religions, accompanied by their own prophets, rituals, and dogma. […]
Identity, Community, and the Desire to Fit In
I’ve meant to write this for some time, but I’ve continually put it off. It is, first and foremost, a story, but it is a story with a deeper message that I think can be valuable to others. I have always gotten along well with people. In grade school, I was something of a chameleon […]
A Slow Transition Toward Healthier Foods
It’s been a little over a month since I started ditching some of my favorite unhealthy foods in exchange for much healthier foods, but it’s been a tough trip, and there’s still more progress to be made. I don’t mean to start out on a negative note, but I think it’s important for setting up […]