OccamzRazer
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Neither a psychologist nor a supplement expert, and the following thoughts are a little oversimplified...but this is something I've noticed a lot around here:
Most people seem like they'd rather take a supplement than address the mental, spiritual, and chemical factors that made them feel the need for supplements in the first place.
For example,
- People would rather take exogenous testosterone or youth-associated hormones than boost their production with sunlight, thyroid, training stimulus, etc.
- People would rather take a supplement for circulation than simply promote circulation mechanically (thru spinning, yoga, inversion, warmth, etc)
- People would rather take all sorts of chelating supplements than just fast for a few days and let the liver detox that way
To summarize, many seem to prefer taking expensive, exogenous substances...
...instead of coaxing their body into producing the endogenous substances it needs.
This seems to have led to a mental framework that's resistant to many time-tested, simple, and free remedies. Things like the following:
- Short-term fasting
- Bone broth fasting
- Elimination diets
- Chi activation
- Meditation/prayer
- Movement therapy
* I'm not against supplementation and realize these differing mindsets can both exist in the same individual. I still take several things myself. Just sharing some [possibly unpopular] thoughts...
Most people seem like they'd rather take a supplement than address the mental, spiritual, and chemical factors that made them feel the need for supplements in the first place.
For example,
- People would rather take exogenous testosterone or youth-associated hormones than boost their production with sunlight, thyroid, training stimulus, etc.
- People would rather take a supplement for circulation than simply promote circulation mechanically (thru spinning, yoga, inversion, warmth, etc)
- People would rather take all sorts of chelating supplements than just fast for a few days and let the liver detox that way
To summarize, many seem to prefer taking expensive, exogenous substances...
...instead of coaxing their body into producing the endogenous substances it needs.
This seems to have led to a mental framework that's resistant to many time-tested, simple, and free remedies. Things like the following:
- Short-term fasting
- Bone broth fasting
- Elimination diets
- Chi activation
- Meditation/prayer
- Movement therapy
* I'm not against supplementation and realize these differing mindsets can both exist in the same individual. I still take several things myself. Just sharing some [possibly unpopular] thoughts...
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