The Seven Components of Virian Health
1) Doubt everything you know until you've verified it at least twelve
times. Then still be ready to change your position on it if new facts
come in.
2) Do not put exogenous substances in your bodies on a regular basis,
unless they're nutritive only (foodstuffs). And then match their caloric
value to your energy expenditure with correction for any targeted weight
loss or gain.
Occasional use (very limited) of exogenous substances, including
psychoactive ones, is OK, as long as you're a phenotype who can avoid
the pitfalls of such use. Many, many can't. Don't assume you can. If
anyone wants to have a discourse on this simple fact, and is well armed
with a knowlege of human physiology, metabolic and endocrinologic
cycles, and neural networks, bring it on.
3) Exercise. It is simply and verifiably the only way to keep physically
and mentally "well-balanced" in this button pushing world. It's
explanations' are grounded in the fundamentals of the same
endocrinologic loops that shouldn't have exogenous, non-nutritive
substances introduced into their multi-nodal, multi-system feedback
loops on a regular basis.
4) Read voraciously.
5) Love voraciously, either in a monogamous relationship or with
whomever and how many ever you really CARE for at that level. And
practice safe sex, please.
6) Laugh out loud. At least once a day.
7) Sleep adequately and well. It is as important as nutrition.
Walter, Mermaid & Bill
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