The term ‘Food as Medicine’ was originally coined by Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine. He believed that eating nutritious food is the basis for good health. He said almost 2500 years ago “Leave your drugs in the chemist's pot if you can heal the patient with food". He believed that fundamentally illness stems from inadequate nutrition and bad eating habits and that if people were to learn healthy eating habits then optimum health would be restored.

Unfortunately, over the years we have moved away from the healing power of nature and have embraced packaged synthetic drugs and artificial remedies to deal with illness. We have completely shifted away from natural remedies and many of us rely on a diet of processed, fatty and sugar-laden food. The consequences are that rates of obesity and disease have increased significantly. Food which is meant to work as medicine in our body has turned a silent killer.

Being healthy means putting the right fuel into your body and having your internal engine run smoothly. If food has the power to prevent much of the chronic illnesses, we experience today then it makes sense to alter our diets to use it to our advantage to not only heal and restore the body but also to prevent illness. Thinking about what is at the end of your fork can help you avoid specific illnesses that arise due to years of unhealthy eating. Every meal that you consume influences the way you feel one way or another. Therefore the more nutritious foods you choose, the healthier you will be. Whole foods act as medicine to heal and protect your body and give the immune system a break from dealing with toxins, preservatives, additives and chemicals that are included in today's processed foods.

Although taking pharmaceutical drugs for ailments may be useful, they often come with short and long term side effects and contribute to the toxic build up in our bodies. While drugs are important in life threatening situations, if long term conditions can be managed with diet and lifestyle changes then using food as medicine must be considered as an initial way of tackling the issue and preventing future health problems. The good news is that most of the diseases can be reversed with the help of a properly planned natural diet.

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