The Best Of 2023: Part Two
The Rich Roll Podcast
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Redefining Homeostasis and Allostasis
The traditional model of homeostasis as a path of order-disorder-order is being reevaluated by researchers. Allostasis, a new concept, suggests that stability is achieved through a process of order-disorder-reorder, reflecting the idea that systems stay stable not by resisting change, but by changing. The term 'allostasis' itself, derived from 'alloe' meaning variable, and 'stasis' meaning standing, translates to 'stability through change'. This concept highlights that stability in thriving systems is achieved through embracing change. Further, it is through the process of reorder that adaptation and evolution occur, challenging the notion that only order and disorder lead to progress.
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