Health is a subject many take for granted. Pacific Islanders, as well as many other cultures, have historically viewed health as a birthright. Even in the United States, our health is perceived as part of our inheritance, a legacy left to us by our parents and past generations.

Unfortunately, recent generations have ignored what their ancestors taught and knew about the health and longevity of their various societies.

Your heritage deserves reflection to examine the wisdom and ways of the ancients. I hope to introduce old ideology in a new reflection that allows readers to speculate on their potential.

The belief is that once the mind is expanded to conceive and believe new ideas, reality follows in logical progression.

How many generations has it been since we stopped listening to the wisdom of our ancestors? We are grossly overfed and sadly undernourished. Obesity runs rampant in our families as an industrialized world grows fat on our economic spending.

Degenerative illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, cancer, systemic lupus, digestive disorders, etc..., continue to increase while detracting from the quality of their victims lives. We have not truly extended the life span of humanity, but we have become dependent on technology and pharmaceuticals to maintain an existence that is often difficult to compare with living. The questions begs answering, are we missing the big picture?

In an age where industrialized thought promotes technological and pharmaceutical progress as superceding that of our ancestors, ask yourself who stands to profit and what can I learn from my heritage regarding my health and well-being? ~MP