{"id":143665,"date":"2019-05-17T15:09:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T22:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=143665"},"modified":"2019-05-17T15:13:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T22:13:35","slug":"body-above-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/17\/body-above-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Above All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if we made our body the priority, not our “mind”?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Would this make us happier, more powerful, more excited, more inspired, more motivated, and more epic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The mind as the plaything or slave of the body<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From evolutionary terms, it makes sense that the body came before the mind. Of course the two probably co-evolved in unison\/synthesis– but for the most part, the purpose of the mind is to coordinate the movement of the body in order to procure food, shelter, warmth, and other tools\/weapons of survival and thrivival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus it seems that the mind is an “add-on” to the body. And it is my personal theory that many of the mental maladies we suffer from actually originate from maladies of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Lack of bodily sleep, rest, recuperation<\/li>
  2. Too much poison in system (caffeine, alcohol, weed, cocaine, etc).<\/li>
  3. Lack of muscular movement and exertion (not enough walking, standing on our own two legs, or lifting heavy shit).<\/li>
  4. Too much hormonal signaling in body via sugar, simple starches\/carbohydrates, and other modern pseudo-foods.<\/li>
  5. Lack of sunlight and fresh air (nobody talks about the importance of fresh air anymore; as we should).<\/li>
  6. Lack of thermal randomness (we need both conditions of extreme heat and cold to thrive).<\/li>
  7. Lack of hunger: When we eat 2-3 meals a day (with plenty of snacks and sugary drinks), we certainly never feel “real” hunger anymore. There are natural biological pathways via “autophagy” and growth hormones like SIR-t1 that are awakened via fasting and hunger. My solution: eat less frequently (one meal a day), not to eat “less” (for my one meal a day, I can eat up to 18 eggs as an “egg snack”) <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Thus what if we lived our lives prioritizing our body first; before everything else? For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Never go a day without some physical exertion, going to the gym, or movement <\/li>
    2. Spend your money on meats, eggs and other nutritious foods to power your muscles. Spend more money on the gym and meats than spending money on gadgets, gizmos, and toys. <\/li>
    3. The harder you work during the day, the harder you must sleep and recuperate at night. Go harder during the day and softer at night (prioritize sleep above all else). <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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