Tracking Your Health

You want to make the best possible choices for optimal health

You think knowledge is power, so you accumulate a wealth

Of information regarding biometrics unique to you

You wear devices that track everything you do

And the effects your activities have on your vital signs

To track your heart rate, activity level and sleep patterns, they are designed

Your reward system is activated when positive data you see

You are motivated to eat and sleep well and exercise regularly

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The constant tracking comes with a flip side-

Since your bodily rhythms have fluctuations wide

Often these devices pick up variations in your biometric signs

And send you alerts- though the findings are benign

You get worried and start tracking your data obsessively

Make appointment with your doctor to find a remedy

Without further testing you are not reassured

So time-consuming diagnostic tests you endure

To find out that nothing is really wrong with you

To stop wearing your tracking device for a while is what you need to do

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Knowledge empowers, but too much knowledge can be debilitating

With constant tracking comes the risk of your health anxiety escalating

For me personally, the risks of a tracking device outweigh

The benefits, therefore I am not going to purchase one anyway