Health gone haywire

How did we get to the point where we

Struggle so hard to get healthy?

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We forgot we were meant to sleep at night

Now research shows our ancestors were right

The brain gets rid of waste during sleep

And that is how our mental faculties we keep

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We seem to have forgotten how to cook well

To eat fast and processed foods we feel compelled

How did we come to assume that artificial “low calorie” stuff

Was better for us, that real food was not good enough?

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We devised lifestyles where movement was least required

And after obtaining luxuries desired

We realized we were not getting enough exercise

We started searching for ways to prioritize

Exercise that used to be built into our days

To move more, we try to come up with creative ways

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Sometimes I wish we would just go back a century

And learn how life in those days used to be

If we were to observe people in that era with an open mind

Invaluable clues to maintaining our health we could find

With the wisdom of old times and advancements in medical knowledge new

We can achieve optimal health too