I recently saw a bit about how mainstream medicine is doubling down on its medication-first approach to chronic disease.

In this case:

They’re funding research into fasting-mimicking drugs, pharmaceuticals designed to copy the effects of fasting, without the effort or discipline required to actually fast. I’m not personally involved in this either way, nor do I have a problem with it. Innovation is good. But it’s amusing in its irony how medicine rushes to synthesize in pill form what the body can already achieve naturally, just by abstaining from food for a short time. It’s even more ironic when realizing that fasting is free, while the synthetic alternative will likely come with a cost, both financial and metabolic.

It’s typical of the health industry, though.

And not really that surprising.

It’s also one of many reasons why I think most people are better off learning how to listen to their body, instead of outsourcing their biology to drugs.

In my experience, it’s far better for someone to structure their eating habits around time-restricted eating, and possibly even one meal a day, if it suits them, than to rely on band-aid solutions. Doing that sets in motion all kinds of forces that work with you, not against you, compared to endlessly waiting for magic pills to do the heavy lifting your routine could’ve handled already.

What “forces” am I talking about?

Well, for example:

* Circadian alignment

* Appetite regulation

* Digestive rest

* Improved insulin sensitivity

* Reduced inflammation

* Enhanced metabolic flexibility

* Weight normalization without obsessive tracking

* Hormonal balance

* Fewer cravings

* Increased energy

* A natural eating rhythm you control

* Simpler routines

* Less decision fatigue

* Proximity to how humans naturally evolved to eat is, by far, the strongest of all these forces. It’s a strange and fascinating phenomenon, so consistently effective that it’s become a cornerstone of ancestral health traditions, longevity cultures, and even modern metabolic science.

There’s a whole lot more to healthy living than willpower & willful ignorance.

And all of the above can absolutely help make nearly anyone feel better, move better, think better, regardless of age, weight, or medical history, by default, if you know what you're doing. Certainly more effective than cycling through diets, supplements, and protocols that only treat symptoms while ignoring the structure that creates them.

It’s much easier to play the health game on easy mode.

And to do that, it’s easy:

Build your lifestyle around plants, fasting, and rest.

Anyway, the above can get you started.

But to stick with it?

That takes another kind of discipline, like observation, reflection, and habit design.

All of which you can develop through something like a fasting tracker, a plant-based meal log, or even a simple notebook. These tools aren’t ”about” biohacking your way to six-pack abs… they are first and foremost for people who want to live well longer with fewer pills, fewer appointments, and more time for what matters. But such principles don’t only potentially help with your health, fitness, and focus, they can help with peace of mind, too.

Mental or physical.

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