Lower extremity health is achieved mostly by subtraction Subtract shoes that abuse your feet Subtract chairs that disable natural lower body function Subtract currencies that steal your time For many, the hardest part of improving lower body function is accepting how simple it is and focusing on the essentials without getting distracted [trogon_851436]

Apollo is an open source lower extremity health protocol built on #Bitcoin Wtf does that mean? Open source: publicly accessible Lower extremity: includes hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle and foot Health protocol: behavioural guidelines that restore natural health and function Built on Bitcoin: all development is funded by bitcoin donations, all developers are paid in satoshis — Behaviour is software Most humans are currently running garbage lower extremity software and eventually run into nasty foot, ankle, knee or hip issues We write simple software that restores human hardware back to natural health & function The software is grounded in first principles and peer validated experientially The principles are simple: 1) Lower your time preference 2) Reduce unnatural inputs 3) Increase natural inputs Don’t trust us. Run the software and verify for yourself Have questions? DM us on nostr Benefit from Apollo? Support us by zapping sats or sending a main chain donation to support development and propagation [toucan_851244]

Nature is a decentralized health network. Disconnect from her and we create dis-ease Reconnect with her and we heal Cushioned shoes are the first point of disconnection from the world around us By eliminating shoes that disconnect us from reality, we immediately begin restoring a healthier foundation for the body [peccary_850097]

An effective Health professional helps individuals transmute pain into correct action Their role is akin to that of a trail guide They can tell you what to avoid and ensure you have the right tools for the journey, but they can’t take the journey for you [peccarry_849614]

The role of a lower extremity Health professional: - Help people think long term - Help people let go of harmful, limiting beliefs - Help people move more - Help people eliminate harmful shoes - Help people understand pain so they can develop a better relationship with it - Screen movement so people can see where their current capacity is at and what deficits can be focused on — This role is very different than that of disease care professionals We’re entering a new paradigm where disease care pros will either evolve into health pros or become obsolete [macaw_849441]

Common false beliefs: 1. Genetics are causing the problem 2. The body breaks down with age 3. Pain is a nuisance that must be muted 4. Pain means damage is happening 5. The body is flawed and requires artificial inputs to function properly 6. The body is too complex for me to understand so I need “experts” to help me These false beliefs create obstacles to health progress Dropping them can often be the most important first step in the journey to develop better lower body health [quetzal_849314]

Two truth nuggets for pros who work with the lower extremity: 1) If you treat symptoms of disease without addressing root causes, you can’t honestly call yourself a health professional 2) if you don’t screen movement or educate people you serve about mindset, movement, footwear and pain, you are not being as effective as you could be [trogon_849307]

Professional standards will weed out ineffectiveness and incompetence Best practices create a new benchmark and establish a baseline standard of care As knowledge of best practices spread, social and financial incentives naturally develop around the provision of effective healthcare services Eventually, it will no longer be profitable to treat symptoms of disease without addressing root causes This is the paradigm shift from disease care to healthcare and it’s going to be awesome [toucan_848367]

LowerExtremityConsensus.com The bar has been raised Best practices for lower extremity health professionals May the social and financial incentives begin [trogon_847388]

Paso a paso Step by step Modest improvements, consistently done 1% better everyday Small steps everyday that lead to huge improvements over time Incrementalism Gradualism This is the mindset that enables health [quetzal_847374]