I saw an article on Cuba’s healthcare recently. It pointed to how they have very good life expectancy and low infant and child mortality rates, even subjected to decades of brutal blockade.
Thought about preventive healthcare
Floss. Poor dental health affects overall health significantly.
Eat well. Sugar is hidden in everything and home cooked food from basic ingredients seems to be going out of style.
Keep active.
Get healthy sleep.
Meet other humans and do stuff with them.
People will do lots of other things and have small “health hacks”. But if you don’t get the basic things right then it’s not really something you can fix by taking “antioxidants” or other measures.
Floss. Poor dental health affects overall health significantly.
One proverb that stuck to me is “Brush your teeth in the evening to keep your teeth. Brush your teeth in the morning to keep your friends.”
Socialising is the less talked-about one
WEAR SUNSCREEN!
(And daily moisturizer)
I got a Cerave lotion I keep in my satchel that has 50 spf. It is nice to have everywhere i go
Don’t try to force a poop, you’ll fuck up your asshole
Are there any ways to make pooping more easier?
Especially when one has to wake up earlier and the regular timing is different.Have heard that squatting is better. Are there other simple things?
Keep moving. Doesn’t matter how, just keep moving.
My local state park has a $250/year golf pass. I play 9 holes 2-3 times a week and it’s 2.5 miles each time. Best gym membership I ever had!
I’ve asked all my grandparents what’s the best advice you’d give for a young person. Every one if them even unrelated grandparents I claim that aren’t blood family. They all said this unknowing of each others answers.
Weight lifting reduces risk of death from all causes.
Wierd, I know.
Would bodyweight exercises be a good equivalent?
Not really weird, the mechanisms are pretty well understood. In an easily accessible nutshell, resistance training combats frailty (muscle loss, bone density decline, heart insufficiency), frailty is a really big contributor to mortality (yes, even for middle aged desk jockeys).
Reducing stress. It doesn’t mean that you should ignore your problems. It’s all about trying methods that allow you to cultivate calmness through meditation and breathing, slow conscious breathing is known to have an effect on the brain
I try to live by a sort of chill flow chart:
A PROBLEM HAPPENS! CAN I DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?| | YES NO | | | | DO THE THING | | | | | ------------- | | DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT
What’s fascinating is that Cuba also has the most medical doctors per capita (IIRC), they also provide more Drs to the third world than any western nation.
Essential preventative healthcare which is particularly effective during childhood;
Fluoridated water (teeth are pretty essential, also don’t rinse your mouth after brushing as you want that fluoridated toothpaste being in contact for a while)
Iodized salt (Iodine deficiency in pregnant women and young children can massively effect IQ, it causes a specific goiter around the neck)
Essential multivitamins and minerals, and fish oil.
(There’s also an argument to be had here for supplementing lithium at about 1mg daily, as it reduces violent crimes, depression rates and suicides)
I heard that Cuba is also a world leader in pharmaceutical product research and production.
Exercise.
Don’t do ass to mouth.
Is this because of the risk of worms or halitosis?
Your mom gets all clingy and shit.
very non-silent killer
When a child is age 11, tell then the effect estrogen or testosterone will have on them, and give them the choice if they’re sure they want to continue with their endogenous hormones, if they’re sure they want to start exogenous hormone therapy, or if they’re unsure to pause the decision with puberty blockers for up to a couple of years
How to explain the big words to eleven year olds? I’m not sure i know.
Hormone: chemical messenger that your body uses to influence how you grow, whether you’re hungry or full, or whether you’re about to run or react.
Puberty: how your body changes as you grow from a child into an adult.
Estrogen: a type of hormone everyone has, which women have more. It causes body changes in puberty (???)
Testosterone: a type of hormone everyone has, which men have more. It causes your voice to lower in puberty, body changes, etc. (???)
Endogenous: produced by your own body for its own use?
Exogenous: produced outside of your body, but used by your body?
