IL CIBO COME MEDICINA

FOOD AS MEDICINE

That nutrition is the basis of good health was a principle supported by Hippocrates, Greek philosopher and father of Western medicine.

Hippocrates emphasized the importance of hygiene for doctor and patient, of healthy eating habits , of life in the open air, the self-regenerating capacity of the organism and homeostasis (i.e. the maintenance of a correct balance), all important pillars of his therapeutic approach.

A famous saying is attributed to him:

May food be your medicine

Mother Nature offers us foods with powerful health properties.

The main causes of Western diseases are the lifestyle and the eating habits , and refined foods are probably at the origin of the majority of pathologies present in the Western world.

During the refining process to get the 00 flour from wholemeal flour, for example, 80% of minerals are eliminated, the 90% vitamins and almost all fibers . As a result, our energy levels can no longer compete with the frenetic pace of life we ​​lead.

Being healthy isn't just a matter of finding the right medicine or undergoing the right surgery: it's a complex process that starts with taking responsibility for your life.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, a healthy diet was the indispensable corollary of any treatment with curative purposes.

The clear separation between nutrition and health, which occurred in the 20th century, is at the origin of the inability to prevent 70% of premature deaths due to diseases widespread in the West, despite the enormous progress made by medicine.

Optimal nutrition will be the medicine of the future.

cit. Linus Pauling (Twice Nobel Prize winner)

You have to put food back in the center of your life life , if you shopped more carefully and if you knew where what you eat comes from, yours body and yours mind it would definitely be more healthy .

Nowadays people spend a lot of money on computers, smartphones, cars and holidays, while they are not willing to spend on what they eat. It's a shame, because we only have one body, and we need to take as much care of it as possible. After all, we are what we eat!

Motherland is:

  • Products as untreated as possible
  • Artisanal products
  • Products with a unique taste

If you want to start thinking about buying quality products for yourself, look for Madreterra products.

Back to blog

Leave a comment

Please note, comments need to be approved before they are published.