On The Blood Oracle

Metabolic Health and the Fate of Civilization. Essay 2 of 17 in the Health Series: “The Body as Civilization”

“The history of man is the history of his metabolism.” - Albert Szent-Györgyi, Nobel laureate, discoverer of Vitamin C

I used to tell clients that blood never lies. Muscles can deceive, mirrors can flatter, but blood tells the truth. In it you find every habit, every indulgence, every hour of sleep or stress recorded in chemical script. Over time, I came…