Great application of this metaphor! And a great way to begin to figure out how to make sense of the endless stream of health and longevity recommendations.
I am visiting with a patient in clinic and he wanted to know what the name of that he wanted to know what the name of that “barrel” representing The limiting nutrient. I showed him your title.
I remember watching you, many years ago, in a YouTube video and thinking how interesting this subject was and how intertwined everything is. It is never black or white. I am glad that I found you on substack as well. Great job.
Thank you for watching, reading and subscribing, Peder! I'm glad you found me here, too. I've been trying to "up my game" -- increasing my writing and publishing frequency.
As you say, life is intertwined. Physical and biological reality places constraints on what policy can accomplish, regardless of how compelling the prevailing narrative becomes.
Such a cogent and even elegant argument. I believe the medical establishment and most people in it are quite aware of their myopic neglect of insulin sensitivity as the stave that matters most from a public health point of view.
It's simple enough. If most of us manage our metabolic health well an enormous source of profits across several drug lines would vanish almost overnight. Detecting insulin sensitivity and inflammation before disease develops would reduce the need for pharmaceuticals. So let's nodo that, right?
I don't think you need to be especially perceptive to see the massive conflict at the heart of what we call primary care. It's a business and drugs are the product. The system exploits people and often harms them. That's the clear-eyed view. It's a profit machine. Be very careful.
Great application of this metaphor! And a great way to begin to figure out how to make sense of the endless stream of health and longevity recommendations.
Thank you, Dave. I'm glad you agree that it's a useful filter.
I am visiting with a patient in clinic and he wanted to know what the name of that he wanted to know what the name of that “barrel” representing The limiting nutrient. I showed him your title.
Thank you John!
I'm so glad you shared that!!
I remember watching you, many years ago, in a YouTube video and thinking how interesting this subject was and how intertwined everything is. It is never black or white. I am glad that I found you on substack as well. Great job.
Thank you for watching, reading and subscribing, Peder! I'm glad you found me here, too. I've been trying to "up my game" -- increasing my writing and publishing frequency.
As you say, life is intertwined. Physical and biological reality places constraints on what policy can accomplish, regardless of how compelling the prevailing narrative becomes.
Thank you for your support.
Well stated!
Thank you.
Such a cogent and even elegant argument. I believe the medical establishment and most people in it are quite aware of their myopic neglect of insulin sensitivity as the stave that matters most from a public health point of view.
It's simple enough. If most of us manage our metabolic health well an enormous source of profits across several drug lines would vanish almost overnight. Detecting insulin sensitivity and inflammation before disease develops would reduce the need for pharmaceuticals. So let's nodo that, right?
I don't think you need to be especially perceptive to see the massive conflict at the heart of what we call primary care. It's a business and drugs are the product. The system exploits people and often harms them. That's the clear-eyed view. It's a profit machine. Be very careful.