Evidence cards
These cards are placeholders for the research layer. They separate the claim, evidence strength, explanation, and source so better citations can replace rough notes later.
"Consistent sleep is strongly associated with better health, mood, and cognitive performance."
Sleep affects recovery, appetite, attention, emotional regulation, and long-term health risk.
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"Regular physical activity is associated with lower chronic disease risk and better mood."
Even moderate weekly movement can compound across cardiovascular, metabolic, and mental health.
WHO
"Social isolation and loneliness are associated with worse health outcomes."
Connection is not decoration; it appears to be part of the infrastructure of human health.
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"Time in natural environments is linked with stress reduction and improved subjective wellbeing."
The exact dose varies, but contact with green space often supports restoration and movement.
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"Regular sugar-sweetened beverage intake is associated with higher cardiometabolic risk."
Liquid sugar is easy to consume quickly and may not produce the same satiety as whole foods.
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"Heavy discretionary screen use can displace sleep, movement, and in-person connection."
The mechanism may matter more than the device: displacement, interruption, comparison, and loss of agency.
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"Long commutes are often associated with lower life satisfaction and higher daily strain."
Commutes can convert income into lost time, stress, and reduced schedule control.
OECD
"Walking and cycling can turn travel time into regular physical activity."
The benefit depends on safe infrastructure, but active mobility can reduce the gap between exercise and daily life.
WHO
"High housing costs can crowd out savings, care, nutrition, and local participation."
Rent burden is a money measure, but its hidden costs often show up as stress and reduced options.
Eurostat
"Loneliness is associated with lower subjective wellbeing and poorer health indicators."
The audit treats relationship time and community support as core infrastructure, not soft extras.
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"Very long work weeks can increase strain and crowd out recovery, care, and health behaviors."
Work can provide meaning and income, but hours have opportunity costs that should be visible.
OECD
"Excess possessions can add maintenance, storage, financial, and attention costs."
The evidence is less settled than for sleep or exercise, but clutter is a useful signal of hidden carrying costs.
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