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I like to think of my body as a city; it’s a group of communities living in a larger area, each one affecting the other in one way or another. And if I’m going to stay in good health, I need to be aware of these connections. I understand that while my habits directly affect one part of my body, they may be indirectly affecting others.
For example, my stomach could be the downtown core, where bankers make financial decisions. My brain could be another area, say uptown, close to city hall. My heart might be my neighborhood in the east side of town. And just like how the banker’s decisions impact the institutions they work for, they also influence city hall. Both of those institutions influence my personal banking, taxes, what I might be able to afford, and ultimately, who lives in what neighborhood—which could affect the neighborhood on the east side of the city, my heart.