Modern Food
Progressively shaped by socialization,
Is a cultured modern derivative,
Of hunting tribes more primitive.
We lived in caves or somewhere outdoors,
We ate what we hunted and fished from the shores.
We foraged for berries and other fruits,
Leaves and mushrooms, stems and roots.
We evolved to seek meat, and fruit as a treat,
Thus our cravings for fat and for sweet.
The key to survival and fighting disease,
Had always been eating more calories.
For nearly all of human existence,
We lived this way with no assistance,
From complex tools or modern machines,
Survival depended on simple routines.
There were no farms, no tractors, no crops,
No mills or flour, or bakery shops.
Our natural diet did not contain,
Cereal, bread, pasta, or grain.
No hot dogs, pizza, or pepperoni,
Sausage, salami, cheese or bologna.
No cookies, pies, donuts or cake,
Or any kind of food that is fake.
Modern society has seriously faltered,
We've become addicted to the food we've altered.
The modern foods we love today -
We're just not designed to eat that way.
Once we see it the truth is so clear,
Our bodies can't handle the treats we hold dear.
The reason this problem remains unsolved,
Is due to the fact that we have not evolved,
A new set of genes to eat "modern" food,
Without getting sick, so we must conclude,
The natural way, the way that is best,
Is to eat the food we're designed to digest.
Fish and fowl, or very lean meat,
Are possible foods that we might eat.
Butternut squash, peppers and beans,
Corn, peas and beets, and all kinds of greens.
Carrots, zucchini, melons and berries,
Peaches and oranges, mangoes and cherries.
No human tribe or society,
Has ever had such a variety,
Of healthy food so easy to get,
We take it for granted we tend to forget,
Our good fortune for this cornucopia,
Some might call it a utopia.
The foods that can save us are found right beside,
The foods that will kill us and rot our inside.
We all face this challenge, we all face this choice,
We all have free will, we all have a voice.
Our future is bright, our potential is vast,
Once we learn this lesson from our distant past.
~ Michael Dansinger, MD
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