Hey everybody it's it's Mariel. Do you ever wonder how technology is shaping our bodies?

I mean think about it some of us sit and look at a screen all day and then relax

by lying down to look at another screen while

simultaneously scrolling on an even smaller screen. It's got to be doing something

to us, right? Our friends over at the Ted Radio Hour have been digging into this with their series called Body Electric.

We have an episode we thought Life Kit listeners would appreciate.

It's about myopia or nearsightedness and how we might be able to take better care of our eyes. Here it is.

Hi, it's Manouche.

All right, and let's get you a line to read.

Can you read down this line for me?

And I want to introduce you to 12-year-old Harmony.

E-S-T-L, I don't think I can see the last one.

This is her getting her regular eye check up at a clinic in Berkeley, California.

O, P, L, O, T, and then I'm really pushing you here. How about this one?

So Harmony has myopia. That means she's nearsighted.

She and her mom, Ching Thai, can't quite remember exactly when she first got diagnosed.

I was in first grade. I think I was second.

Okay, second grade. How old was I?

Second grade is?

So, six or seven, I think. So Harmony wore glasses for a while. Her parents also made

her take very regular breaks from looking at a book or a screen, which Harmony

hated.

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