Sublime

Je ne serais plus alors qu'une juxtaposition d'organes en décomposition lente, et ma vie deviendrait une torture incessante, morne et sans joie, mesquine. Ma bite était au fond le seul de mes organes qui ne se soit jamais manifesté à ma conscience par le biais de la douleur, mais par celui de la jouissance. Modeste mais robuste, elle m'avait toujou

That universal connecting ingredient in our bodies is the fascial tissue, a previously under appreciated element of our makeup, yet a wondrous multifaceted material that both binds and separates organs, and stabilizes and facilitates the mobility within us.

Fat is stored energy and muscle is functional tissue. Fat is burned first. This situation is akin to storing a huge amount of firewood but deciding to burn your sofa instead. It’s stupid. Why do we assume the human body is so stupid? The body preserves muscle mass until fat stores become so low that it has no other choice.

we’ll see that culture has left its marks all over our bodies, shaping the genetic evolution of our feet, legs, calves, hips, stomachs, ribs, fingers, ligaments, jaws, throats, teeth, eyes, tongues, and much more. It has also made us powerful throwers and long-distance runners who are otherwise physically weak and fat.