Book Excerpt
What Is Adaptive Medicine
If you’re thinking of adaptation, consider yourself at the top of the class. Now, before we dive into the groundbreaking concept of Adaptive Medicine, let’s get on the same page about health and disease. Health and disease are a spectrum; health is on one side, representing optimal function of the systems needed for life, while disease calls the other end home and represents dysfunction in those same systems. That’s it: health equals function, and disease equals dysfunction. Following this train of thought, it’s logical to assume that by enhancing function through positive adaptation, we can move the needle toward health.
And as it turns out, this simple concept is starting to become recognized, as demonstrated in a study published by the International Journal of Neuroscience, which states, “A greater range of adaptability is a sign of greater health of the system.”(1) This statement, along with a mountain of evidence demonstrating that optimal function is synonymous with health, lays the groundwork for Adaptive Medicine.
Adaptive Medicine is a system designed
to improve the function of life!
To fully grasp this revolutionary concept, it’s essential to understand that all life-forms operate as integrated systems. This means that each part of the system impacts the larger whole. I bring this up because this principle seems to have been forgotten despite its vital role in health and disease. Additionally, it’s essential to understand that living organisms are constantly adapting to their environment. And more often than not, these adaptations are set in motion by challenges to our ability to function, thereby giving life-forms three options: adapt, endure, or die!
Thankfully, over millions of years, life has adapted to these unpredictable challenges by developing regulatory mechanisms known as stress-response pathways. These pathways are a conserved, unifying trait found in almost every life-form, including humans.(2-5) The purpose of these pathways is simple: improve function and ensure survival. So why should you care? Because unlocking these ancient pathways not only holds the key to preventing, treating, and reversing disease, but it also improves performance, quality of life, and longevity.
Book Information
Book title: Your Life Your Choice: The Rise of Adaptive Medicine
Author name: Dr. Cody Strodtman
Page count: 389 pg
Genre: Non-fiction: Health & Wellness / Self-Help / Alternative Medicine / Lifestyle
ISBN number: 979-8-9903399-1-0
Publisher: Adaptive Medicine(TM)
Publication date: January 28, 2025
Sales price: $23.99
Book Formats: Paperback, Ebook, and Audiobook
Retailers: Amazon
Book synopsis:
Your Life Your Choice: The Rise of Adaptive Medicine by Dr. Cody Strodtman is a revolutionary guide to understanding and transforming health. With 80% of chronic diseases linked to lifestyle, this book empowers readers to prevent, treat, and reverse disease by embracing Adaptive Medicine—a groundbreaking approach that redefines how we think about health and disease.
Adaptive Medicine is rooted in the idea that health is a spectrum: optimal function lies on one end, while dysfunction defines disease on the other. By addressing the root cause of dysfunction, Adaptive Medicine combines environmental hormesis with a functional circadian rhythm to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic disease while enhancing performance and quality of life. By incorporating stressors such as fasting, cold and heat exposure, intermittent hypoxia, exercise, and other simple techniques, Adaptive Medicine briefly activates the body’s stress response pathways, temporarily boosting function. Over time, these pathways evolve into adaptive pathways, improving resilience and unlocking long-term health benefits from reversing chronic diseases to enhancing cognition, strength, and vitality.
Inside the book, readers will discover:
A new understanding of health and disease as a spectrum of function and dysfunction.
How fasting, movement, and temperature can activate the body’s innate healing response.
The critical role of circadian rhythm in determining when to act for optimal health.
Insights into treating and even reversing diseases like Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and more.
The hidden pitfalls of modern nutrition and how to reclaim a diet that heals.
Backed by cutting-edge science and practical tools, Your Life Your Choice empowers readers to design a life that is Living- Breathing medicine. Dr. Strodtman’s vision goes beyond treating symptoms to offer a universal system that strengthens health at its core.
The future of health has arrived. Choose the optimal path.