This is sooo good! I have been sharing the evolutionary hypothesis for PMOS with a lot of caveats when women ask me why it happens (and the truth is we don’t know for sure). Such a great thorough explanation of what we do know, thank you!
Thank you! It's so incredibly powerful to zoom out and understand that we have generations after generations before us, and things don't always happen by chance. I also love people to understand that they exist in an environment, not by themselves, and often that environment influences us much more than we'd like to think.
Looking at conditions through an evolutionary lens can change the conversation from “what is wrong with the body?” to “why might this trait have existed in the first place?” The challenge is balancing that perspective with the reality of modern environments, where traits that once helped survival may interact differently with today’s lifestyle and exposures.
Exactly. I do believe it allows a more objective view of what is happening to you to remove some of the guilt associated with this condition. I also think it says just that: we evolve in specific environmental conditions an the one we are in today can create some additional issues - but I want to emphasise ENVIRONMENT so people understand that is not fully your responsibility for the issues we are facing in women’s health today. It’s like having a plant in the wrong soil. We are trying so hard to change the plant, without keeping the soil accountable.
This is sooo good! I have been sharing the evolutionary hypothesis for PMOS with a lot of caveats when women ask me why it happens (and the truth is we don’t know for sure). Such a great thorough explanation of what we do know, thank you!
Thank you! It's so incredibly powerful to zoom out and understand that we have generations after generations before us, and things don't always happen by chance. I also love people to understand that they exist in an environment, not by themselves, and often that environment influences us much more than we'd like to think.
Looking at conditions through an evolutionary lens can change the conversation from “what is wrong with the body?” to “why might this trait have existed in the first place?” The challenge is balancing that perspective with the reality of modern environments, where traits that once helped survival may interact differently with today’s lifestyle and exposures.
Exactly. I do believe it allows a more objective view of what is happening to you to remove some of the guilt associated with this condition. I also think it says just that: we evolve in specific environmental conditions an the one we are in today can create some additional issues - but I want to emphasise ENVIRONMENT so people understand that is not fully your responsibility for the issues we are facing in women’s health today. It’s like having a plant in the wrong soil. We are trying so hard to change the plant, without keeping the soil accountable.