2) Physical Health (Your Body Is Infrastructure)

Your body is the foundation everything else is built on. In the chaos of immigration, career-building, and adjusting to a new country, physical health often gets neglected. But here's the truth: your energy levels, mental clarity, and ability to handle stress all depend on your physical health. This section gives you a practical system to maintain and optimize your body without spending hours in the gym or obsessing over diet.

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Establish baseline health setup (your medical home base)

Your first job is to find an in-network Primary Care Physician (PCP). Look for Internal Medicine or Family Practice doctors—they handle adult general health. Use your insurance website to search for in-network providers and check reviews on Zocdoc or Healthgrades. Schedule your free annual physical (it's covered as preventive care with no deductible). Create a 'Personal Health Vault'—a Google Drive folder with your test results, medication list, vaccination records, and health summary. You'll need this for visa medicals, new doctors, and emergencies. Learn to read your own results: 'normal' ranges are population averages, but 'optimal' is where you want to be. A fasting glucose of 99 is 'normal' but actually pre-diabetic territory.

2) Physical Health (Your Body Is Infrastructure)

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