&gt; Perverse is taking a high-functioning part of your body (the efficiency of your gut bacteria) and destroying completely it because you don&#x27;t want to stop eating more than your body needs.<p>Viewing something operating out of normal parameters that provide desired outcomes is, as I stated upthread, a harmful microoptimization.<p>High-function is hitting the ideal for your needs, not just getting bigger numbers on some measure that ignores its role in the system. With many body systems, <i>excessive</i> function is bad, and when we understand how it is bad and how to treat it, we do.<p>We don&#x27;t complain that is bad to treat a &quot;high-functioning&quot; immune system and that people with disorders resulting from overactive immune systems should instead learn the self-control to avoid triggers rather than seeking treatment.