08/20/2025
My grandma lived a long, happy life. Never counted a macro. Never tracked steps. Never owned a single supplement.
She also never struggled with her weight, had energy all day, and slept like a baby.
She was square dancing, doing chores, mowing her own lawn, knitting with friends, and staying active in her church and fire department well into her later years.
Meanwhile, I'm over here with a nutrition degree, massage therapy license, and I spent YEARS feeling like garbage while following every wellness trend that promised to "fix" me.
Plot twist: Grandma knew something we forgot.
While we're spending hundreds on greens powders, she was eating actual greens from her garden. While we're buying gym memberships we never use, she was walking everywhere and doing housework. While we're downloading meditation apps, she had her church community and Sunday dinners.
Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying all modern wellness is bad. But somewhere along the way, we made health SO complicated that we forgot the basics that actually work.
Your body doesn't need a $200 supplement routine. It needs real food, regular movement, good sleep, and genuine community.
The health industry wants you to believe you need their latest product, program, or protocol. But your grandma's approach? It's been working for thousands of years.
✨ Eat real food (not food products)
✨ Move your body daily (walking counts!)
✨ Sleep when it's dark, wake when it's light
✨ Have people who actually know your name
✨ Find purpose bigger than yourself
Sometimes the most revolutionary thing you can do is go back to basics.
What "old school" health habit do you miss most? Or what simple thing did your grandma do that you wish you still did?
Tell me in the comments - I love hearing these stories! 👇
P.S. - This doesn't mean throwing out everything modern. It means building a foundation of basics FIRST, then adding what actually serves you.
