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Earlier generations would have laughed at that because they had mostly figured it out --- though not via studies, just over the millenia. Early to rise, tend to

Earlier generations would have laughed at that because they had mostly figured it out --- though not via studies, just over the millenia. Early to rise, tend to the ranch or the herd, a little bit of this repair a little bit of that repaint, flowers for the bees, good amounts of siesta, good amounts of fiesta, spring/rain/well water and fresh local nourishing food from better soils with no processed concoctions engineered for hyper-palatibilty.. (And to be sure: not all of them all of the time, sure there were all kinds of health issues rampant throughout the centuries but chiefly for those who couldn't follow such a tranquil pastoral life, the warriors the slaves the city-folks etc, sure --- just enough in the numerous lucky fertile peaceful not-overpopulated-or-overfarmed pockets of all continents) Most of this above ends up echoing again and again throughout all the various seemingly-diverse "healthy living" fads and manifestos. Yeah it's a bit silly we need to label the fairly old-school natural and all-out mundane aspects of a conducive-to-human-health regimen "organic" or "fresh & regional" or "paleo/primal" or "intermittent fasting" (or take some obscure berry or seed from some remote forest tribe and blow it up as the next "super food"), but that's just how human memetics have always worked, since well before the days of the "yellow press", so .. so what =)

bsder 9y ago
> Earlier generations would have laughed at that because they had mostly figured it out --- though not via studies, just over the millenia. Early to rise, tend to the ranch or the herd, a little bit of this repair a little bit of that repaint, flowers for the bees, good amounts of siesta, good amounts of fiesta, spring/rain/well water and fresh local nourishing food from better soils with no processed concoctions engineered for hyper-palatibilty.. Uh, yeah. Get up for third shift at the mill or mine (sleep disruption increasing accidents). Breathe toxic fumes the entire time you're there. Lay on your back the entire shift while they roll boxcars over you for you to weld. Quitting time--shower and then stop in to local bar and drink until your back/side/whatever quits hurting so much. Head home, crash into bed, and maybe help with the gardening or livestock you are raising in order to not starve. Get terribly sick in your mid-fifties and die from something horrible before you reach 65. Yeah, the previous generation had it soooooo figured out.
- dualogy 9y ago
  Uhh I covered that sort of stuff in the parenthesized disclaimer..
- ticviking 9y ago
  There were like 2-3 generations where that was the majority lifestyle. Most humans in all of history had an existence that more closely resembled the one you quoted.
  - bsder 9y ago
    Roughly 1850-1970 is 3 generations even if I classify a generation as 40 years instead of 20. It's roughly 6 generations if I classify them as 20. And, I suspect most people wouldn't want to live in the world much prior to 1850. There was a fairly nice article where husband and wife historians attempted to live a colonial/pastoral lifestyle. The wife had a nervous breakdown because all she basically did was cook and clean, and the husband came home completely exhausted day in/day out. Being "healthy" doesn't matter much if it takes all your energy to survive. There was a reason why colonial America consumed so much alcohol ...
Broken_Hippo 9y ago
"Earlier generations would have laughed at that because they had mostly figured it out --- though not via studies, just over the millenia. Early to rise, tend to the ranch or the herd, a little bit of this repair a little bit of that repaint, flowers for the bees, good amounts of siesta, good amounts of fiesta, spring/rain/well water and fresh local nourishing food from better soils with no processed concoctions engineered for hyper-palatibilty.." Yeah... or you know, be pregnant once every year or two and have lots of children, all ending with a real chance of death. Grind your own flour and hope you have enough food in the root cellar to last the winter. Slave away in the kitchen most days, and laundry takes all day - when you do it. Lose some of your children to polio or smallpox, cholera is more of a threat, and an infected cut can lead to death. All while also taking care of your mother-in-law. Oh, and I almost forgot - don't own property or have control of your own wages. And it can be even worse if you are a minority, servant, or slave.

bsder 9y ago

> Earlier generations would have laughed at that because they had mostly figured it out --- though not via studies, just over the millenia. Early to rise, tend to the ranch or the herd, a little bit of this repair a little bit of that repaint, flowers for the bees, good amounts of siesta, good amounts of fiesta, spring/rain/well water and fresh local nourishing food from better soils with no processed concoctions engineered for hyper-palatibilty.. Uh, yeah. Get up for third shift at the mill or mine (sleep disruption increasing accidents). Breathe toxic fumes the entire time you're there. Lay on your back the entire shift while they roll boxcars over you for you to weld. Quitting time--shower and then stop in to local bar and drink until your back/side/whatever quits hurting so much. Head home, crash into bed, and maybe help with the gardening or livestock you are raising in order to not starve. Get terribly sick in your mid-fifties and die from something horrible before you reach 65. Yeah, the previous generation had it soooooo figured out.

dualogy 9y ago
Uhh I covered that sort of stuff in the parenthesized disclaimer..
ticviking 9y ago
There were like 2-3 generations where that was the majority lifestyle. Most humans in all of history had an existence that more closely resembled the one you quoted.
- bsder 9y ago
  Roughly 1850-1970 is 3 generations even if I classify a generation as 40 years instead of 20. It's roughly 6 generations if I classify them as 20. And, I suspect most people wouldn't want to live in the world much prior to 1850. There was a fairly nice article where husband and wife historians attempted to live a colonial/pastoral lifestyle. The wife had a nervous breakdown because all she basically did was cook and clean, and the husband came home completely exhausted day in/day out. Being "healthy" doesn't matter much if it takes all your energy to survive. There was a reason why colonial America consumed so much alcohol ...

Broken_Hippo 9y ago

"Earlier generations would have laughed at that because they had mostly figured it out --- though not via studies, just over the millenia. Early to rise, tend to the ranch or the herd, a little bit of this repair a little bit of that repaint, flowers for the bees, good amounts of siesta, good amounts of fiesta, spring/rain/well water and fresh local nourishing food from better soils with no processed concoctions engineered for hyper-palatibilty.." Yeah... or you know, be pregnant once every year or two and have lots of children, all ending with a real chance of death. Grind your own flour and hope you have enough food in the root cellar to last the winter. Slave away in the kitchen most days, and laundry takes all day - when you do it. Lose some of your children to polio or smallpox, cholera is more of a threat, and an infected cut can lead to death. All while also taking care of your mother-in-law. Oh, and I almost forgot - don't own property or have control of your own wages. And it can be even worse if you are a minority, servant, or slave.