Let food be thy medicine
Mixed clays. Glass. Yew. 77cm
‘Let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food’
Over 2000 years ago Hippocrates was teaching the importance of nutrition and lifestyle, yet in only the last 200 years industrialisation has led to a proliferation of ultra-processed food, sedentary behaviour and an abundance of chronic disease.
As Phil Whitaker wrote ..’the success of scientific medicine has led to the belief that there is a pill for every ill. Our medical forebears would be astounded by the efficacy of our drugs, but equally bemused by our inability to take care of ourselves.’
By eating ‘real food’, predominantly plants, we could address the root cause of many chronic diseases and create more calories from less land, in turn allowing for rewilding and repairing the lungs of the Earth.
Yes there is nuance but there is also simplicity.
As Michael Pollan famously summed up everything he has learnt about food and health in just seven words…
‘Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.’
Mixed clays. Glass. Yew. 77cm
‘Let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food’
Over 2000 years ago Hippocrates was teaching the importance of nutrition and lifestyle, yet in only the last 200 years industrialisation has led to a proliferation of ultra-processed food, sedentary behaviour and an abundance of chronic disease.
As Phil Whitaker wrote ..’the success of scientific medicine has led to the belief that there is a pill for every ill. Our medical forebears would be astounded by the efficacy of our drugs, but equally bemused by our inability to take care of ourselves.’
By eating ‘real food’, predominantly plants, we could address the root cause of many chronic diseases and create more calories from less land, in turn allowing for rewilding and repairing the lungs of the Earth.
Yes there is nuance but there is also simplicity.
As Michael Pollan famously summed up everything he has learnt about food and health in just seven words…
‘Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.’
