User talk:Atcovi/The Serengeti Rules

I've removed this text from my answer to question 1 pertaining to whether diseases are, majority, "abnormalities of regulation". This chunk of the answer relates to what, specifically in terms of a medical dictionary definition, is a disease. Although I percieve it as enlightening and out-of-the-box thinking, I've removed it just in case my assessor might believe this is off-topic and "unnecessary fluff", as one teacher might put it (Geometry teacher, to be specific).

Though, I don't deny that I put in quite a lot of work and research into writing this segment of the answer, so I haven't removed it completely. And if moods change, I might add this back into the answer. Firstly, the word, "disease", cannot be adequately defined in medical terms. The definition of "disease" is constantly changing. Osteoporosis and homosexuality are the most well-known cases of this.

Osteoporosis, before its recognization as a disease in 1994 by the World Health Organization (WHO), was regarded as an inevitable part of aging. Now, with advanced medical technology, we're able to observe that osteoporosis, the increased fragility of the bones, is actually a harmful, unusual condition that can be prevented with sufficient doses of calcium, vitamin D, protein and regular exercise.

Homosexuality was listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV as a "disease", believing it to be an abnormality in the hormones that was treatable by surgery to the brain. In 1974, homosexuality was removed from the list and is now viewed as an acceptable sexual orientation by the vast majority of the public.

These changes in the definition of disease perplex people, in this case, who are homosexuals/suffering from osteoporosis. How does an individual with weak bones know if he is simply aging and no treatment is required or if he is suffering from a disease that needs to be medically checked? How does a homosexual decide if he is suffering from a neurological "disease" or it is simply a sexual orientation that does not provide any disturbances to the human body?

Although the complexity, in layman's and humanistic terms, we can define "disease" as an abnormal obstruction to the regular biological functions of the human body. Using this definition, a logical stance can be taken to the statement in question. —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 14:54, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Part II answer
I'm not able to truly tackle this question in a manner that produces the best answer from me, so I will leave this open with answering half of the question and leaving here scientific resources I may jump back to when need be: —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 21:38, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Mevalonate Synthesis
 * HMG-CoA
 * HMG-CoA reductase
 * Mevalonic acid

Explanation for Seregenti Rules (model)
https://quizlet.com/224590353/the-serengeti-rules-flash-cards/ —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 23:40, 1 September 2019 (UTC)