Coronavirus COVID-19: Learn the Most Important Lesson for the Future
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| Coronavirus COVID-19: Learn the Most Important Lesson for the Future |
The coronavirus pandemic managed to highlight two crises in
parallel: a health crisis and an economic crisis. Please note that I am not
suggesting that the pandemic caused these crises. Health was already in crisis
and so was the economy. The pandemic only served to expose the shit that was
already in existence. As they say, you never know who is swimming naked until
the tide goes out.
Now, let us start with the health crisis. The virus has
demonstrated its deadly effect predominantly on already sick people. And what
are these people sick of? As it turns out, most of the COVID-19's victims are
people with various cardiovascular conditions and diabetes, both of which are
already among the leading death causes in the world. Importantly, modern
medicine has subsumed cardio-vascular conditions and diabetes under the so-called metabolic syndrome which, in a nutshell, is caused by excessive
consumption of junk food. Yes, that's right! Metabolic syndrome (i.e. high
blood pressure, high blood sugar, hyperinsulinemia, excess abdominal fat, high
triglycerides and low levels of "good" cholesterol) is mostly caused
by junk food and can be reversed with lifestyle changes only (no medication
needed in 99% of the cases). Hence, the rule consumes less is imperative to apply
when it comes to increasing health and preventing not only the disease but also
death (in fact, especially death, and especially death from COVID-19).
Importantly, if you give up junk food you are actually killing many birds with
one stone: Firstly, you reverse metabolic syndrome thus improving your
cardio-vascular markers and sugar metabolism (among many other health markers
such as mental clarity, energy levels, sleep, mood, etc.). Secondly, you will
naturally, start to consume less food in general. Here is how it works: junk
food is designed to make you addicted and to want more (of everything), so by
not consuming junk food you can regulate your appetite, kick off your addiction
habits, increase your satiety and start eating less overall calories.
(Incidentally, reducing caloric intake is a leading factor in longevity). Last
but not least, you will end up saving money from dropping your food bill (not
to mention the savings on toilet paper!), which brings me to the next point -
the economic crisis.
So assume you have committed to not eating junk food and you
now have surplus cash. (Remember: not eating junk means you are not constantly
hungry and/or addicted to food which in turn means you need far less real food
to feel satiated). Now, what do you do with this surplus cash? Use it to buy
more stuff, go more often to restaurants, or travel more? Not at all! You apply
the same rule to your finances as you did to your eating habits: consume less!
And save more! Just imagine if we had applied that rule before the pandemic,
diligently and consistently! Imagine if you had one to two years' worth of
expenses stashed away for rainy days. Imagine if businesses were in that
position. Imagine if governments were in that position. Would we be
experiencing an economic crisis today? Of course not! And how do we make sure
we don't experience it again in the future? Quite simple - consume less. We
need to learn to live below our means and to save more. If we don't learn that,
we haven't learned anything from COVID-19. If we don't learn to consume less (of
everything), there is another crisis around the corner waiting to teach us the
same thing again.
Incidentally, do you think it is random luck that the USA is
being hit the hardest by the pandemic? Unlikely! As "luck" has it, The USA happens to be home to the largest number of fat people with the biggest
debts. Talk about overconsuming and paying the price for it.
Finally, I would like to address a notorious argument that
the Planet cannot accommodate so many of us and is forcing a population cull
through the pandemic. I strongly believe that the planet could accommodate all
of us. If only we altered our consumption habits...
Vyara Bridgeman is an Advanced Certified BodyTalk a practitioner who works with patients from all over the world suffering a
variety of physical, mental and emotional conditions. To find out more about
Vyara's BodyTalk practice, what her clients say about her, and how she can help
you achieve a balanced body-mind, visit:
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