Why Physical Beauty is a Key Indicator of Good Health

"Looks aren't everything".

BS.

Turns out that being beautiful is a key indicator of good health.

Here's why physical beauty means you're more likely to live a healthier, longer, more fruitful life: pic.twitter.com/HEuw9nXFch

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

"Beauty is more than skin deep"

"Don't judge a book by it's cover"

Not only are these wrong...

They're outright dangerous for your health and well-being.

Let me explain: pic.twitter.com/THY0898d58

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Physical beauty is the #1 indicator of health.

You can't "see" good health DIRECTLY...

But you can see evidence of it: pic.twitter.com/td2YS8TfwE

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Bad skin, excess body fat, lack of muscle, etc.

Turns out, all of those "health clues" are also visually ugly.

But when the body is healthy... pic.twitter.com/BkRpNJlOVJ

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Those things become visually beautiful--

- Smooth, hydrated skin
- Low excess body fat
- Muscular build

All attractive.

And there's an elephant in the room: pic.twitter.com/BnJcd8nTup

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

It can't be faked.

This is why plastic surgery is visually repulsive.

From the outside, it might "look good".

But your instincts can't be fooled.

Deep down, you KNOW the surgery is poisoning your cells.

You KNOW the spray tan is bad for your skin.

You can feel it. pic.twitter.com/XE6Kg251bq

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Fake, skin-deep "beauty" reflects no deeper principle (i.e., health)

It is indeed the definition of "superficial"

Manufactured beauty will never be the same as beauty that comes from true, authentic health. pic.twitter.com/WaDeIHsZ1P

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Real beauty radiates from the inside out, and the rejection of *fake* beauty is how we end up with silly doctrines like "looks aren't everything".

Because in a world where looks can be faked, looks lose their meaning. pic.twitter.com/9nld88HeLG

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

If plastic surgery is what we call "beautiful", it makes total sense that we live in a "superficial" world.

It's an empty beauty - nothing under the surface.

On the other hand... pic.twitter.com/4uGOM4tkEt

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Beauty is the reflection of health in the visual world.

True, authentic beauty is inherently appealing.

And we all know it... pic.twitter.com/xCdEc0nuQZ

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

THAT is why the claim "looks don't matter" is extremely damaging to our concept of health and wellness as a whole.

Beauty is a helpful guidepost on the journey to better health.

Why? pic.twitter.com/Yynbwe5k0m

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Because we EVOLVED to be attracted to health.

Health is inherently beautiful, so beauty is just an easy way to measure health.

Just without the blood tests or DEXA scans. pic.twitter.com/uY8VV2afh9

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

If you remove "looks" from the equation...

Then all you've done is blur the concept of real health, and need to rely on data to measure it

You've made health "abstract" and inaccessible when in fact, it's quite concrete.

Think about it this way: pic.twitter.com/eIaXNT6dW2

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

The pursuit of beauty is something anyone can participate in.

Everyone can become more beautiful not by pursuing a shallow, superficial, plastic mimicry of beauty, but by pursuing true health.

What's more?

You'll get beauty for free. pic.twitter.com/zDFpc84jlb

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

So don't let people tell you looks don't matter.

Use it to help you find better health.

Lead by example. Take care of yourself and your surroundings.

And prove that physical beauty is a result of higher principles.

Learn more here:https://t.co/Jp2ZpqwFl6

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

This realization is inherently comforting.

Why?

It means you have to worry about one less thing... pic.twitter.com/xCzYnQXC7K

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Instead of looking for artificial and unhealthy ways to improve the looks of each body part on its own, just seek health.

And what's more... pic.twitter.com/CsfYRsp8xd

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Everyone can make progress toward greater health.

People tend to think beautiful people are "lucky", and bc humans hate randomness, we don't like valuing something so seemingly unfair.

But it's not random.

Sure, you may not have been "born with it"... pic.twitter.com/dbL3CZbN6L

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

I certainly wasn't.

And increasingly, many people aren't.

But you have the power to change your destiny of health and beauty.

The tools are there.

And that's pretty reassuring. pic.twitter.com/1OOVX7yblk

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

There is a major caveat to all this:

There is no such thing as PERFECT health.

There is better health and worse health, but never perfect.

Similarly, there is no such thing as perfect beauty.

There are just IDEALS we *aspire* to. pic.twitter.com/LUXIBDAhEk

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

Do NOT compare yourself to perfect-- it doesn't exist in reality.

To not drive yourself insane with low self-esteem, you MUST realize that during this meander through materiality, "better" is all we can hope for.

And better is always possible, hard as it may be. pic.twitter.com/B0b4nuEk4k

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

It won't happen overnight.

You have to buy the right food, cook it right, get a self-taught PhD in nutritional anthropology and biochemistry, etc. etc.

But this journey is getting easier... pic.twitter.com/SvRSlH7CBZ

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023

I got so fed up with the lack of healthy food that I quit my job to dedicate my life to corn chips.

Why corn chips?

Because they are both delicious and nutritious when made right.

And they make eating well much easier. pic.twitter.com/Wx0pzpGpx2

— Tan Man (@reallytanman) March 9, 2023