🎧 In This Episode
We explore the uncomfortable truth that being "normal" in today's society means accepting chronic disease as inevitable.
Using Ben's Instagram post about "weird" health habits as our starting point, we dive deep into why choosing health over social approval requires courage, and how to build the identity needed to live authentically.
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The 70% Problem: Why being "well-adjusted" to a society where 70% have chronic disease is actually unhealthy
The Weird List: Specific behaviors that seem strange but create extraordinary health outcomes
Identity vs. Actions: How to build lasting change by starting with who you are, not what you do
The Courage Tax: Understanding what it really costs to live true to yourself instead of seeking approval
❤️🔥 A Deeper Dive
Big Ideas
The Healthy Deviant Concept
We start with Jiddu Krishnamurti’s profound insight: "It's no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society." When 70% of Americans have at least one chronic disease — all lifestyle-related — being "normal" means being sick. The path to health requires becoming what society views as weird.
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