{"id":72561,"date":"2022-07-14T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=72561"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:27:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:27:57","slug":"how-to-care-for-your-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-care-for-your-body\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Care for Your Body: 4 Tips From Naval Ravikant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why does Naval Ravikant prioritize physical health above everything else? What type of exercise does he recommend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naval Ravikant strives to take care of his body, and he shares his own habits as recommendations for others. His preferences include a particular diet, a certain way of exercising, consideration for the immune system, and moderation or abstinence when it comes to things such as sugar and alcohol. He also explains why he puts a priority on physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn Ravikant&#8217;s tips for how to care for your body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-caring-for-your-body\">Caring for Your Body<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your experience of the world is mediated by your physical health, according to Ravikant. This is one of the reasons he\u2019s chosen to prioritize his own physical health above all other things. If his body isn\u2019t functioning well, his mind won\u2019t be able to function well, and he\u2019ll have a harder time dealing with life circumstances. He suggests incorporating the following habits into your own life as he addresses how to care for your body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Researchers find that <a href=\"https:\/\/ontario.cmha.ca\/documents\/connection-between-mental-and-physical-health\/#:~:text=The%20associations%20between%20mental%20and,of%20developing%20poor%20mental%20health.\">the connection between the health of your body and the health of your mind works both ways<\/a>: As Ravikant suggests, poor physical health is a risk factor for poor mental health, but poor mental health is also a risk factor for developing chronic diseases and infirmities.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Eat well. <\/strong>Ravikant suggests the <em>paleo<\/em> diet, which consists of foods that our hunter-gatherer ancestors theoretically had access to, such as grass-fed meat, nuts, and fresh fruit\u2014essentially, nothing processed or refined and no grains, legumes, or dairy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: The paleo diet is popular, but it may not be as healthy as Ravikant implies. For example, researchers have found that people who follow a paleo diet have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/paleo-diet-is-there-any-evidence-that-it-benefits-health#The-risks-of-following-a-paleo-diet\">higher levels of a chemical compound linked to cardiovascular disease as well as an increased risk of developing cancer and diabetes<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Exercise. <\/strong>Instead of being based around gym equipment, Ravikant believes your exercise should come from <em>play<\/em>. Consider playing team or individual sports. Whatever you do, it should be something you\u2019re happy to do daily.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Ravikant\u2019s advice to exercise through play echoes the advice of healthcare professionals: Experts suggest that <a href=\"https:\/\/health.gov\/news-archive\/blog-bayw\/2018\/01\/5-factors-help-people-stick-new-exercise-habit\/index.html\"><em>enjoyment<\/em> is one of the key factors that determines how well you stick to an exercise habit<\/a>. If you have fun doing it, you\u2019re more likely to exercise consistently. This may involve trying out different activities to find something that sparks your interest.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Condition your immune system.<\/strong> Ravikant believes that you need to be exposed to allergens and pathogens to build your immune system. If your environment is too sterile, you won\u2019t be very immune.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Many health experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/12\/health\/immune-system-allergies.html\">agree with this point<\/a>. They note that exposure to a diverse array of environmental microbes correlates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1073\/pnas.1205624109\">fewer instances of inflammatory disorders such as allergies and autoimmune conditions<\/a>. However, the evidence suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2014\/6\/25\/5837892\/is-being-too-clean-making-us-sick\">these benefits are mainly conferred during <em>childhood<\/em><\/a>.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Say no. <\/strong>We evolved, says Ravikant, for scarcity\u2014resources were hard to come by. In our modern world of abundance, we have a hard time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/saying-no\/\">saying no<\/a> to all the things we can easily have. Accordingly, we have too much sugar, too much alcohol, too many drugs, and so on. Ravikant believes you need to practice saying no to these things.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Researchers in the field of neuroscience believe that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/features\/2015\/decisions\/evolution.html#:~:text=Our%20brains%20evolved%20to%20value,creates%20challenges%20for%20treating%20addiction.&amp;text=Our%20brains%20evolved%20to%20make,in%20our%20401(k).\">the human brain evolved mechanisms that cause us to value short-term benefits over long-term benefits<\/a>. The implications of this are, as Ravikant implies, that it\u2019s harder for us to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/defer-gratification\/\">delay gratification<\/a> even when we know it\u2019s beneficial to do so.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why does Naval Ravikant prioritize physical health above everything else? What type of exercise does he recommend? 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