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.
HIPPOCRATESJust as food causes chronic disease, it can be the most powerful cure
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Who could have foretold, from the structure of the brain, that wine could derange its functions?
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If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.
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A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.
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And he will manage the cure best who has foreseen what is to happen from the present state of matters.
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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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He who wishes to be a surgeon should go to war.
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The combination of these two things makes regimen, when proper attention is given to the season of the year, the changes of the wind, the age of the individual, and the situation of his home. If there is any deficiency in food or exercise, the body will fall sick.
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Positive health requires a knowledge of man’s primary constitution and of the powers of various foods, both those natural to them and those resulting from human skill. But eating alone is not enough for health. There must also be exercise, of which the effects must likewise be known.
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The patient must combat the disease along with the physician.
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Divine is the task to relieve pain
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Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear.
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Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.
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If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him.
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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food
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I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.
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