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Each of the substances of a man’s diet acts upon his body and changes it in some way and upon these changes his whole life depends.

Hippocrates

Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm, especially from abusing the bodies of man or woman, bond or free. And whatsoever I shall see or hear in the course of my profession,
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Abstarin Do Enter Especially Harm Help House Intension Into Sick Whatsoever Wrong
When in sickness, look to the spine first.
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First Look Sickness Spine When
It is better to be full of drink than full of food.
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Better Drink Food Full
The forms of diseases are many and the healing of them is manifold.
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Disease Form Heal Many Them Manifold
Sleep and watchfulness, both of them, when immoderate, constitute disease.
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Both Constitute Disease Immoderate Sleep Watchfulness
All parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and exercised in labors in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well developed and age more slowly, but if unused they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly.
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Accustomed All Body Each Excercise Function Labor Moderation Part Therapy Use
Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.
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Choose Least Physician Remedy Sensational Several
The physician treats, but nature heals.
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Heal Nature Physics Treat
Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.
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Both Female Fuse Male Power Same Solid Soul Thing
Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.
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Great Opportunity Time Weather Wherein
And if this were so in all cases, the principle would be established, that sometimes conditions can be treated by things opposite to those from which they arose, and sometimes by things like to those from which they arose.
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All Case Condition Establish Opposite Principle Sometimes Those Treat
Science begets knowledge; opinion, ignorance.
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Begin Ignorance Knowledge Opinion Science
Life is short, science is long; opportunity is elusive, experiment is dangerous, judgement is difficult.
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Dangerous Difficult Elusive Experiment Judgement Life Opportunity Science Short
Even when all is known, the care of a man is not yet complete, because eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise. For food and exercise, while possessing opposite qualities, yet work together to produce health.
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Al Alone Care Complete Eat Even Excercise Keep Known Man Must Take When
The chief virtue that language can have is clarity.
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Chief Clarity Language Virtue
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. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness.
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Doctor Everyone Help Her Him Just Work

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