161. Applying DEI to Our Health | 運用DEI在我們的健康管理上
– Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 7.29.2024
Nowadays, the topic of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) has gained a lot of attention. The benefits of embracing DEI in a business and company have been proven over and over again. I think the same may hold true if we apply DEI to managing our health. Here are some of my thoughts.
Diversity in exercises:
Human genes have been evolving for thousands of years. To survive the harsh and dangerous environment, humans had to forage long distances to find fruit and vegetation. They also learned to chase animals to obtain protein. And sometimes, humans had to run extremely fast to avoid being chased by predators. These behaviors are basically the three exercises we do: endurance, aerobic, and anaerobic, to make our genes healthy and happy.
To build a healthy body, we also need to do strength and flexibility training, and build muscles in our upper body, core, and lower body. This is essential in carrying out our daily lives, and also important to allow us to have healthy aging in our senior years.
Equity in receiving health care:
To live a healthy life and be immune to diseases, we need access to modern medicines and health care providers. But we have huge inequities around the world, in different regions, and in different economic and social classes. Various governments and philanthropic organizations are attempting to close such gaps. But there is still a long way to go.
Inclusion in treatment methods:
Both traditional and modern science have their value in enhancing our wellness and curing our diseases. For example, more people are finding out the value of TaiChi, acupuncture, pilates, yoga, and some traditional medicine. Modern science and technology are allowing us to understand our bodies at much deeper and micro levels. Biomedical advances, robotic surgery, and AI assistance give us more options for treating diseases and restoring health. In addition, the linkage between mental and physical health is better understood and employed by health providers.
I hope that, by applying DEI, we all can live healthy long lives.
運用DEI在我們的健康管理上 (2024/07/29)
-作者 許俊宸博士
-中譯 薛乃綺
如今，DEI(多樣性、平等性和包容性) 的話題備受關注。在企業和組織中採納DEI的好處也已被多次證明。我認為同樣的原則，也可以應用在我們的健康管理上。以下是我自己的一些想法。
運動的多樣性：
人類的基因已經演化了數千年。為了在嚴峻和危險的環境中生存，人類必須長途跋涉去尋找水果和植物。也因此還學會了追逐動物以取得蛋白質來源。甚至有時候，人類還必須跑得非常快，以躲避掠食者。這些行為基本上就是我們現在做的三種運動：耐力運動、有氧運動和無氧運動，就是為了讓我們的基因保持健康和快樂。
為了建立健康的身體，我們還需要進行力量和柔韌性的訓練，並且鍛煉上半身、核心部位以及下半身的肌肉。這對於日常生活的運作是不可或缺的，而且對於我們在年紀大時，能夠健康地老去，也很重要。
醫療平等：
要過上健康的生活並免於疾病，我們需要現代藥物和醫療保健提供者的幫助。然而，世上各地在不同地區和不同經濟及社會階層之間，存在著巨大的不平等。各國政府和慈善組織雖正試圖縮小這些差距，但實現平等仍然有很長的路要走。
治療方法的包容性：
傳統與現代科學在提升我們的健康和治療疾病方面都有其價值。例如，越來越多人發現太極、針灸、普拉提、瑜伽和一些傳統藥材的價值。現代科學和技術使我們能夠更深入和微觀地了解自己的身體。生物醫學、機器人手術和人工智慧輔助，給予我們更多治療疾病和恢復健康的選擇。此外，心理健康和身體健康之間的聯繫，也被醫療提供者更好的理解以及運用。
希望透過DEI的應用，我們都能過上健康長壽的生活。
