Correlation is not causation

And our entire understanding of health is based only on 'correlation' in my view

A lot of folks believe in eating like we did thousands or even millions of years ago like our ‘ancestors’.

Part of this comes from the whole line of thought that we should be eating hard foods and that our structural issues today are often related to our ‘modern diet’ and the fact that our food is much softer.

It is also for similar reasons that some folks follow a ‘carnivore’ diet.

One line I often get as 'proof’ of this is… “that is how our ancestors ate and they had these well developed skulls and skeletons.”

But I typically answer to them… “correlation is not causation.”

And today I want to explain more what I mean.

The structure of humans is in rapid decline

The one thing that pretty much everyone agrees on is that we are in rapid decline.

• People are having far more health issues (eg. neurological disease, etc.)

• People’s bodies look a lot worse.

• Our skulls are less developed and have much less bone density

And folks generally agree that genetics do not really provide an adequate explanation for all this.

Most folks end up pointing to either our diet or the environment, or both.

And the logic is pretty much always based on correlation… for example we were healthier back when we:

• spent less times on our phones

• walked more

• ate more raw food

• ate less McDonald’s

• etc

They assume causation, but pretty much always with flawed data.

By this I mean that people love to draw on their own experience and they say things like…

• when i ate more junk food, I put on weight and felt less healthy

• when I exercised more, I looked and felt healthier

I know the mindset because I did the same exact thing for years. And i’m saying it is flawed because all of those times I refer to took place when I had declining biomechanics.

Meaning that my body was ‘collapsing’ rather than ‘inflating’.

What is the true root cause of this?

To get to the true root cause of things and prove causation… in my view you need an experiment that is not flawed.

Which can consist of two types of samples in my view:

• A person with extremely good biomechanics (models and top pro athletes are examples of this)

• A person whose biomechanics are rapidly improving (I consider myself an example of this)

When you look at these two samples.. you will start to find exceptions to all of the typical preconceived notions. For example:

• They will eat junk food and their body will not change. For example find me the top model in her prime that pigged out and got fat.

• They will spend lots of time on their phone but still perform just as well as they always do, which tends to be better than most others

• They will not exercise and they will still look the same, which tends to be better than most everyone else.

• etc.

You get my point.

And the reason why these two samples are exceptions.. is because those things were never the true root cause to begin with. Biomechanics were.

So i’ll give you an example of what i consider a ‘pure’ experiment….

Give me any model or top pro athlete… have a dentist drill the cusps of their upper and lower teeth molars flat and let’s see if they maintain their shape.

I 100% guarantee you (from having seen it on myself and hearing about similar on numerous others) that their skull and skeletons will fall apart and fall apart fast (within months). Meaning their function will also decline very rapidly and likely result in neurological disease within 1-2 years.

Don’t believe me? Make me a bet and find me someone willing to do it.

I will be happy to take your money.

And so if a shitty diet and no exercise couldn’t change the model’s body but drilling their teeth can, and very rapidly.. what does that tell you?

It tells you that one is the root cause and the other is just a smokescreen.

So biomechanics is the only ‘true’ cause

The only true way to improve your skeleton and skull is biomechanics in my experience and view.

Dieting and exercise will help you lose fat/weight, but it will not change the root cause of your skeletal issues.

Eating raw/unprocessed food might make some people that are in a state of collapse feel better, but feed the same raw food to someone who is improving their biomechanics as fast as I am… and I’m confident they won’t notice a thing.

People love to come up to me and say things like… “Ken.. I think you’re right about the importance of teeth and I can feel Reviv working… but I still think you’re wrong about the importance of diet and exercise. I can feel that it still makes a difference.”

Then I ask them something like… ok how long have you been doing Reviv and have you mastered the cycle of stretches that I call the ‘fast method’?

Meaning can they directly control the speed at which they put pressure on the skull and trigger the unwinding of the body?

Because if not, I do not really consider them a valid example of someone whose biomechanics are improving rapidly at a steady pace.

And when someone does do the ‘fast method’ effectively for several months consistently… I am very confident they will be singing the same tune I am.

That diet and exercise are pretty much a useless side show to the healing of the body.

And note that there is a small, but growing number of people that I consider to be in this ‘fast group’, and they are not exceptions to what I am saying.

Closing thoughts

While it is difficult to measure… I still think I improve my biomechanics at a more rapid velocity than anyone else out there who I am aware of.

I make this logical conclusion from how fast I can do the ‘cycle’, which is a set of stretches that build pressure on the skull and then gets absorbed by the body.

When it is absorbed by the body, I can see lines on my body and notice that the skeleton and skull have often slightly remodeled.

My body only tightens.

My function only improves.

This while making no attempt at exercise in over five years and eating whatever I want (ie. I listen to my body… but generally eat lots of processed carbs & fatty foods).

So if i’m improving my biomechanics (and therefore my ‘health’) faster than anyone else out there while throwing all of society’s notions about health out the window… that tells me only one thing.

There was no causation for those other things to begin with.

And in the years ahead… we’re gonna prove it.