I saw an article on Cuba’s healthcare recently. It pointed to how they have very good life expectancy and low infant and maternal mortality rates, even subjected to decades of brutal blockade.
Thought about preventive healthcare
Weight lifting reduces risk of death from all causes.
Wierd, I know.
Would bodyweight exercises be a good equivalent?
I imagine “resistance training” is a better phrase for what the commenter was saying. Lifting your body weight is lifting weights
Likely.
But things like deadlifts do not have a popular replacement in body weight exercises, right?
What about the risk of death by getting crushed under heavy weights? Checkmate, atheists.
That’s why you did so much training lifting then up, duh.
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).
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.”
Keep moving. Doesn’t matter how, just keep moving.
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.
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
Don’t do ass to mouth.
Is this because of the risk of worms or halitosis?
Your mom gets all clingy and shit.
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?
I use powdered fiber supplement from Costco and dump two scoops in my morning coffee to supercharge jt. Poops just come flying out of me now.
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
Edit: wow, a lot of transphobes in these comments, that’s surprising for Lemmy tbh
