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Default Biological Inertia

Meaning

The inherent tendency of a biological system, especially the endocrine axis, to strongly resist significant change from its established, often suboptimal, homeostatic baseline or set point. This inertia represents the entrenched physiological programming that makes shifting away from a current state, even a pathological one, metabolically demanding and slow. It reflects the system’s preference for the known energy landscape, regardless of its long-term efficiency or performance ceiling. Overcoming this inertia requires consistent inputs that exceed the threshold for initiating adaptive change.