Healthcare
The Goal
To help people maintain their health in an increasingly toxic world, starting with better mental health.
Without mental peace, the body cannot be healthy. Technology has become part of the problem as it keeps our flight / fight response on constant alert.
Less noise. Less technology. Less social media. Less need for social affirmation. Less pointless goods.
As the planet is toxic, therefore what we eat and drink and much of what comes from the planet is toxic.
Less toxins. Less chemicals. Less processed foods. Less waste.
Mental & Spiritual Health
How Less is More drives better health outcomes
Less really can be more when it comes to mental health. Modern life subjects us to an incessant stream of e-mails, meetings, adverts and notifications; the information load we process each day dwarfs that faced by any previous generation. Social media compounds the pressure, inviting constant comparison and turning popularity into a dubious proxy for worth.
Choosing subtraction over accumulation counters these strains. Owning fewer possessions reduces clutter, helps your finances, removes decision fatigue and the anxiety of maintenance., and removes the failing attempt to achieve happiness in fake things. Limiting screen time softens the cortisol spike created by perpetual alerts. Curbing the impulse to broadcast every activity dissolves the need for external validation and re-routes attention to the present. Each deliberate “no” is a vote for quieter evenings, deeper thinking and more attentive relationships.
The benefits reach beyond the individual. Reduced consumption lightens our environmental footprint; paring back bureaucracy frees civic life from needless complexity; and a slower pace lowers the ambient level of communal fear.
Psychologists speak of the “spotlight illusion”: in youth we assume everyone is scrutinising us; in middle age we learn indifference is possible; ultimately we discover no-one was watching anyway. By embracing that final insight early—and acting accordingly—we reclaim time, restore perspective and give our minds room to breathe.
Physical Health & Diet
Universal foundations (apply to almost everyone)
- Choose certified-organic produce and animal products – avoids most synthetic pesticides, antibiotics and growth promoters.
- Prefer whole, minimally processed foods over ultra-processed items.
- Buy seasonal and local when possible to reduce food-mile emissions and preserve nutrient density.
- Aim for 25–35 g fibre daily: a wide variety of colourful plants feeds a resilient gut microbiota.
- Secure complete proteins: combine pulses with whole grains or include pasture-raised meat, eggs and dairy in modest portions.
- Include essential fats, especially marine omega-3s, while limiting industrial trans-fats.
- Keep free sugars, refined starches and alcohol low and within evidence-based limits.
Personalised tailoring (depends on biology and history)
- Genetics – polymorphisms affecting lactase persistence, folate metabolism, coeliac HLA types, etc.
- Medical and family history – cardiometabolic risk, autoimmune conditions, allergies, intolerances.
- Microbiome profile – influences tolerances and immune tone.
- Lifestyle and ethics – plant-forward, nose-to-tail, zero-waste, religious or cultural constraints.
Refining diet through elimination-and-reintroduction trials, registered-dietitian guidance or validated nutrigenomic testing helps optimise glycaemic control, inflammatory load, digestive comfort and ultimately supports longevity, cognitive resilience, stable energy and a lighter environmental footprint.
“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.”
Winston Churchill