🧐 If we consider your body as a system, then all your discomforts may be the result of "long-term systemic losses" at the bodily level!

The core principle I adhere to in investing is: principal + being alive, because being in the market provides opportunities, and having capital allows for a comeback.

Then we all know a harsh reality: after experiencing multiple bull and bear markets, I have come to realize that the truly fatal issue is not a single liquidation, but rather the accumulation of long-term small errors leading to behavioral distortions.

The body is the same: all chronic diseases, fatigue, emotional instability, and energy decline are essentially the result of "cells not receiving stable energy"; they are consequences of long-term instability and unhealthiness.

Recently, I watched a long conversation between Yin Ye and Tuo Buhua, where they discussed the need to view our bodies as a "system." The core capability of health is to enable the body to continuously and stably produce and distribute "good energy."

If you care about "long-term stability" rather than short-term conditions, the following book is worth reading repeatedly, and I highly recommend it to everyone:

"Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health"

Author: Casey Means is a functional medicine doctor in the United States and also an entrepreneur who founded a digital health company called Levels Health.

The core argument is something that all modern people, especially friends in the WEB3 circle, should pay attention to:

Casey Means has done something very important:

She has shifted health from the "disease-drug model" back to the "energy-system model."

First-level summary: The three misconceptions she truly wants to correct

1️⃣ The blind spot of modern medicine is not that it cannot cure diseases, but that it "comes too late."

Acute diseases: Modern medicine is very strong (infections, injuries, surgeries)

Chronic diseases: Almost a complete failure (diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer's)

The problem is not that medicine is not advanced enough, but that chronic diseases do not "suddenly occur"; they are the final manifestation of long-term metabolic imbalance.

Fatigue, insomnia, emotional issues, acne, obesity, insulin fluctuations—these are not "minor problems," but early signals that the system has begun to break down.

2️⃣ You "eat too much," but your cells are "starving."

This is one of the most counterintuitive and important points in the book:

Excess fat → Insulin resistance

Insulin failure → Glucose cannot enter cells

Result: Nutritional surplus + Insufficient cellular energy

The author collectively refers to this as: Bad Energy

The essence of health is: to deliver energy in the correct way, at the right time, to the right cells.

3️⃣ Physical discomfort = System alarm, not "just endure it."

There is a very heavy (but very important) statement in the book:

All discomfort in the body is "abnormal."

Fatigue is not the norm.

Emotional instability is not character.

Weight gain is not inevitable in middle age.

Insomnia is not a matter of luck.

These are all system signals that we habitually ignore.

Second-level summary: She proposes a set of "metabolism as an operating system" ideas.

1️⃣ Health ≠ Good metrics, but "biological observability."

She introduces a very "engineer-like" concept:

Biological Observability

Just like flying a plane:

You don't fly by "feeling."

You fly by calibrating direction in real-time using the dashboard.

Core metrics include:

Fasting blood sugar

Triglycerides / HDL

Waist circumference

Blood pressure

Fasting insulin (extremely critical)

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is not for "control," but for "understanding oneself."

2️⃣ Food is not just calories, but "information input."

This is the highest level of nutrition discussed in the book:

What you eat is not just energy; you are writing code for your body.

Food can:

Change hormones

Affect neurotransmitters

Act on mitochondria

Alter gene expression

Reshape gut microbiota

So her opposition is not about "what to eat," but rather:

What signals are you sending to your body every day?

Therefore, she provides two extremely simple but very powerful principles:

Be comprehensive, but do not overeat.

Be stable, but do not fluctuate (especially blood sugar).

3️⃣ All lifestyle choices are essentially about "optimizing the energy curve."

Whether it is:

Exercise (especially NEAT + aerobic + resistance)

Sleep (circadian rhythm)

Sunlight

Cold and heat exposure

Stress management

Social connections

The essence is not "health techniques," but improving energy production efficiency and stability.

Ultimate sublimation: What this book truly wants to convey is not just health.

If we abstract this book one level, it is actually discussing a very universal underlying logic:

1️⃣ All long-term breakdowns stem from "chronic imbalances at the system level."

Whether it is:

Body

Mind

Career

Wealth

Relationships

The truly fatal issue is never a single major failure, but rather long-term small deviations that go uncorrected.

2️⃣ Advanced ability is not about controlling outcomes, but about enhancing "observability."

Seeing → Enables adjustment: This is why I always recommend using the best visualization tools available today, like OURA or Whoop.

Dull perception → Inevitably misses the window: Correcting in the moment may not be immediately effective, but persistence is needed.

The body is like this, and so is life.

3️⃣ True "limitless health" is not about extremes, but about stability.

The values presented in this book are very mature:

It is not about pursuing peak states, but about pursuing "long-term stability":

This is similar to our investment approach, not seeking sudden windfalls but aiming to survive in the market long-term without sudden collapses.

Stable energy

Stable rhythms

Stable inputs

Stable recovery

This is the sustainable state of life.

To conclude with a more "sublime" statement:

Investing is not about getting rich overnight, but about building your own investment system, keeping yourself in a good mindset and cash flow state, and surviving at the table for the long term.

Similarly, health is not about fighting diseases, but about continuously keeping the system in a state of "energy accessibility, clear signals, and timely feedback."

Personally, I believe that if you agree that "making fewer mistakes and living longer" is an advanced ability, then this book "Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health" is worth placing in your long-term cognitive portfolio.

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