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This article is part of a series of articles written in celebration of Independence Day in the United States. We celebrate with gratitude the achievements of the Founding Fathers and the wisdom of the Founding Generation, who pledged to each other "our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor," in the pursuit of freedom against the shackles of tyranny. We wish all readers a Happy Independence Day. In the words of President Andrew Jackson: "Our Union: it must be preserved." Happy Birthday America! HAYDEN G.
Many Americans typically celebrate Independence Day by hosting a cookout, spending the day at the lake, lighting off fireworks, or some combination thereof. These are all fine ways to celebrate the sacrifices our nation’s Founding Fathers made by successfully waging war on the British Empire and thus establishing what is today the United States of America. However, this 4th of July in 2021 has a very different texture than the Independence Days of years past. Many states just recently lifted small-business crippling lockdown restrictions, inflation is slowly eroding what little purchasing power the US dollar has left, and the family is constantly under attack from an ever decaying culture. Young men are suffering from pornography addiction, young women are selling their bodies on social media, and children are being subjected to a pervasive agenda designed to corrupt their minds. Many cities in the United States have seen record levels of violent crime while law enforcement functionally no longer serves as an effective defender of the rule of law. Religiosity is rapidly declining as Christian morality is being stripped away from American society and those who choose to raise their families with such beliefs are relentlessly ostracized in this rapidly deteriorating secular nation. There are objectively many reasons to be apprehensive when forecasting the trajectory of America with conservatives lacking meaningful leadership to mount an effective defense against the impending dystopian situation we find ourselves in. Unfortunately, the Republican Party has proven to be nothing more than controlled opposition and largely ineffectual in using political power to achieve objectives opposed to the dominant degenerate culture. Conservatives in any major American city live in occupied territory with virtually zero chance of ever gaining meaningful influence to counter the war being waged against their values and way of life. Generally speaking many conservatives agree on the core issues facing the nation and spend a great deal of time debating on which reforms they would make or how they would pass laws to counter these problems. This, frankly, is a complete waste of time given the demonstrated weakness, incompetence, and corruption of the Republican Party. I prefer to focus on the things I can personally control and how I can better improve my life given the circumstances. The good news is that practically anyone with the resolve to opt out of the deteriorating culture can do so by improving their lives. A great starting point with improving your physical health is by cutting out toxic substances such as fast food, processed food, seed oils (soybean, sunflower, canola, safflower, corn, etc.), processed sugar, and soft drinks. If you can remove these specific items from your diet, you will not only improve your physical health but also enhance your mental health with an overall improved mood. A good rule I like to use is “If it wasn’t a common food in the early 1900s, you don’t need it”. Grass fed beef, wild-caught seafood, pasture raised eggs, grass fed dairy, fresh fruit, vegetables, potatoes, and sourdough bread is an excellent starting point for basic diet excellence. Ensuring a minimum of 15 minutes of daily sunlight is vitally important for your body to gain exposure to natural Vitamin D. Sustained exercise in the form of a daily jog or a productive hour lifting weights will ensure that you are providing your body with adequate endorphins with the accompanying benefits such as the “runners high”. Sleep is the other critical component along with diet and exercise that cannot be overlooked. Blue light exposure from your phone, laptop, and TV prior to going to bed can adversely impact your body’s ability to achieve deep sleep (REM). Putting your phone on airplane mode prior to laying down will also assist with the potential urge to constantly check it and keep your blue light exposure to a minimum. Drinking a cup of chamomile tea with ½ tbsp of Glycine along with a Zinc (ZMA) supplement approximately 30 minutes prior to going to sleep has proven to be very beneficial in my personal experience. Basic improvements to your diet, exercise routine, and sleep quality will help shape a positive mindset and forge a healthy body which can potentially reduce your reliance on the healthcare system well into old age. There are many other personal suggestions I could list to improve your life such as regularly attending mass/church, reducing social media usage, or wisely investing your money. However, the objective of this article is not to rattle off a checklist based on my personal perspective. My goal is to provide suggestions on how individuals can build a baseline level of optimal physical and mental health to strengthen their agency and resist the efforts by those who control society to subjugate them. Effectively controlling your life and your sphere of influence will ensure that you are not just another mindless drone willfully going along with or facilitating the deliberate decline of American society. On this 4th of July, I encourage you to take the necessary actions to declare your independence from the degenerate American culture, assert control over your domain, and resist the dysfunctional power centers attempting to destroy your way of life. |