Hippocrates - Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food
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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for February 25th.
Now, today is Let’s All Eat Right Day, which is a day dedicated to making healthier food choices, honoring nutrition, and, let’s be honest, probably feeling a little guilty about that pizza you had last night. No judgment—I’m right there with you.
In honor of this day, I’ve chosen a quote from none other than Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician who is often called the father of modern medicine. He said:
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food."
Now, Hippocrates was onto something, even back in 400 B.C. He understood that what you put into your body directly affects your health, energy, and overall well-being. It’s a simple yet powerful idea—eat well, feel well. Eat junk, well... you might feel like junk.
Of course, in today’s world, “healthy eating” is a bit of a moving target. One day, eggs are bad for you; the next day, they’re a superfood. Fat was the enemy in the '90s, and now we’re putting butter in coffee and calling it Bullet Proof Coffee. And even coffee was bad for you and now it reduces all cause mortality and helps with a number of diseases.
But the core idea remains: real, whole foods nourish you, while processed junk... well, it mostly just nourishes the snack industry.
So, on Let’s All Eat Right Day, maybe take a moment to appreciate the power of good food. Swap out that bag of chips for some fruit, add an extra serving of veggies to your plate, or at least drink some water instead of that third cup of coffee. Small choices add up.
I remember I was at a party and people were talking about nutrition and I said I saw a documentary where a plant based diet cured people of chronic diseases after only a couple months. And I saw another documentary where a high fat, high protein diet also cured people of their chronic ailments in short order.
The people at the party said both documentaries were a load of BS. But I said what if they are both right. Because even though these diets are polar opposites of each other, the one thing they have in common is they only allow you to eat real, unprocessed food. Both diets completely eliminated processed foods.
So maybe, whether your a vegan or a carnivore. You can both be healthy as long as you don't eat anything that comes in a box or a can.
Just Food for thought...
That’s it for today’s episode Now, go forth, eat something that would make Hippocrates proud, and have an amazing day. I'll be back tomorrow, same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.