It’s been known for thousands of years just how important the food we eat affects our health.
These quotes say it so well….about how we are all responsible for taking care of ourselves, starting with healthy food and lifestyle.
Perhaps the most famous quote about food and health….
“Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food.”
– Hippocrates, Greek Physician (460 BC – 377 BC)
“You are what you eat” probably comes from….
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.”
– Brillat-Savarin, French Author of The Physiology of Taste, (1755- 1826)
Early wisdoms about looking at the body and health in a holistic way….
“To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
– Buddha, founder of Buddhism (Born in Nepal in the 6th century BC)
“The part can never be well unless the whole is well.”
– Plato, Greek Philosopher and Mathematician (est. 428 BC – 348 BC)
“Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise, will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”
– Edward Stanley, British Statesman (1826-1893)
Rethinking the definition of health…..
“Health is not simply the absence of sickness.”
– Hannah Green, American Author (1927-1996)
Predicting the future of healthcare….
“The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”
– Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor (1847 – 1931)
Differentiating between real food and fabricated products that look like food….
“Don’t eat anything your great-great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food. There are a great many food-like items in the supermarket your ancestors wouldn’t recognize as food.. stay away from these.”
– Michael Pollan, American Author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and others (1955 – )
I love being reminded of these truisms about health, food and nutrition!
These wise thoughts about food and health are even more important in the 21st Century!
Our food supply in the U.S. is not as nutritious as it used to be.
(See my blog on the changes in Soil both nutritional and microbial content.)Our environment and food supply contains many chemicals and compounds that tax our bodies — pesticides, GMO’s, additives to processed foods, trans fats, etc. — putting an added burden on detoxification.
I adhere to these age-old truisms and support clients’ health with food first. And, I also use targeted nutrition supplements for nutritional support, detoxification support and activities of everyday living.
