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Why it is so hard for Americans to be healthy and not spend money

Published in January 20th, 2022
Posted by in Health, Philosophy
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The American health care system is broken. The reason is not that employer group plans makes insurance more expensive for those who don’t have an employer. No, the reason that the American health care system is broken is because Americans universally tend to believe that Technology can solve all problems. If you spend enough, you […]

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Physiological advantages

Published in January 13th, 2022
Posted by in Health
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I have noticed that there are some things which I [can] do without really being aware that it is not normal not to have these advantages—kinda like presuming that everybody knows the multiplication table: Quick after me 5*9, 8*7, 6*9, 5*8, 9*7. When in fact this is not normal. For instance, I have a high […]

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Dealing with heat waves on a budget

Published in January 12th, 2022
Posted by in Health, How to
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In the summer of 2003 I lived in Switzerland during one of the hottest months on record. In Europe a total of 35,000 people, mostly elderly, died due to the heat. The heat wave lasted about 3 weeks reaching temperatures over 100F (40C) affecting people who were completely unprepared to deal with this environmental change. […]

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