‘Food is medicine’ might be an increasingly fashionable term right now, but it was coined by Hippocrates, regarded as the father of Western medicine, 2500 years ago. He believed wholesome food is the basis of good health. ‘Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food,’ as the quote goes.
This much we know. There is no one miracle food or cure-all superfood. There are plenty of occasions when what you need is medicine. However, eating a good range of healthy foods can have a huge impact on your physical and mental wellbeing. What you eat plays a critical role in controlling inflammation levels, balancing blood sugar, regulating cardiovascular health (blood pressure, cholesterol levels), how you absorb nutrients, and more.