Your body is a far-from-equilibrium thermodynamic system—a hurricane of organized chemistry that maintains itself by constantly processing energy and exporting entropy. Understanding this changes everything about how you think about health, disease, and aging. These articles explore human biology through the lens of physics.
Modern medicine treats the body like a machine: find the broken part, fix it, done. But living systems don't work that way. Health isn't a state—it's a process. Disease isn't a thing—it's a disruption of flow. Aging isn't inevitable decay—it's accumulated entropy that proper maintenance can slow. These articles explain why.
We explore topics like chronic inflammation (the body's entropy accumulator), the microbiome (your internal ecosystem), sleep (entropy export time), and exercise (controlled stress that builds resilience). We examine why some interventions work and others don't, why individual responses vary so much, and why the healthcare system often makes things worse.
Whether you're dealing with a specific health challenge or simply want to optimize your biology, these articles provide a framework for understanding your body as the complex adaptive system it actually is.
Why You're Inflamed (And What To Do About It)
Chronic inflammation is behind almost every modern disease. The ECS is your body's anti-inflammatory system. Connect the dots.
The Free Radical Theory of Aging
Dr. Bob's explanation of why we age—and what we can do about it. Oxidative stress, the ECS, and the biology of getting old.
Why Modern Medicine is Failing
Treating symptoms, not causes. Ignoring the ECS. Fighting the body instead of working with it. The Forward Look critique of healthcare.
Your Body Wants to Heal
Homeostasis isn't just a concept—it's your body's constant effort to fix itself. How to stop getting in the way of your own healing.
The Gut-Brain Connection
Your gut has more neurons than your spinal cord. It's connected to your ECS. The science of why 'gut feeling' is real.
Sleep is Non-Negotiable
Your ECS regulates sleep. Sleep regulates everything else. The thermodynamics of rest and why you can't hack your way around it.
Stress is Killing You (Literally)
Chronic stress = chronic inflammation = chronic disease. The biology of stress and how your ECS is supposed to manage it.
The Exercise Paradox
Exercise creates stress and damage. But it makes you stronger. The thermodynamic explanation for why breaking down builds up.