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Biological Overhead

Meaning

Biological Overhead describes the aggregate metabolic and energetic cost required to maintain non-productive or sub-optimal biological processes within the human organism. This expenditure includes the energy tax associated with chronic low-grade inflammation, continuous cellular repair from cumulative damage, or the maintenance of excess, metabolically inactive adipose tissue. A persistently high biological overhead diminishes the total energy available for high-level cognitive function, physical performance, and systemic repair. Minimizing this inherent overhead is a strategic imperative in longevity and performance medicine protocols.