可通过小打卡完成每日练习 Food as medicine is not a new idea. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates is commonly quoted as saying, 'Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.' Hippocrates is often called the “father of modern medicine” even though he was born around 460 B.C. B...
The ancient Greek physicianHippocratesmay be well-known for his saying, “Let medicine be thy food, and food be thy medicine,” however he also said, “Walking is man’s BEST medicine.” It does not matter where in the world they live, their altitude, climate, or culture,all centenarians...
If you've ever seen pictures of ancient Greek statues (or been lucky enough to view them in person) you may have wondered why a certain part of the male anatomy tends to be on the small side. The answer is that size matters quite a bit, or at least it did to the ancient Greeks. ...
The first description of hepatitis, dating approximately 400 B.C., is ascribed to the Greek physician Hippocrates, commonly acknowledged as the father of western medicine. He noted the unique course of the disease called “epidemic jaundice” and wrote: “The bile contained in the liver is full...
One of the earliest attempts in the Western world to formulate principles of health care based upon rational thought and rejection of supernatural phenomena is found in the work of the Greek physician Hippocrates. Little is known of Hippocrates who lived around 400 B.C. not even whether he ...
The earliest written records displaying an intentional study of mental illness come from 400 BC when the Greek physician Hippocrates (of the Hippocratic Oath) began to treat mental illnesses as physiological conditions. Prior to this, the mentally ill were considered victims ofdemonic possession, ...
In antiquity, the Greek physician Hippocrates discussed the function of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ). On the basis of his study of animals, he concluded that the SIJ was normally immobile but that some mobility was possible during pregnancy [1]. In the early twentieth century, the SIJs were ...
The prosciutto and melon combination has its roots in the writings of Hippocrates, the ancient Greek philosopher and physician celebrated as the father of Western medicine. He classified foods based on four humors – warm, cold, moist, and dry – and believed that equilibrium was needed between ...
The first herbal “Rhizotomika” was written by Greek physician Diocles of Carystus (c. 350 BCE), known as “younger Hippocrates.” Most of his work is fragmentary and deduced from quotes of later physicians such as Galen, Celsus, and Oribasius. In description of medicinal plants, Diocles ...
HIPPOCRATES, the celebrated Greek physician, was a contemporary of the historian Herodotus. He was born in the island of Cos between470 and 460 B.C., and belonged to the family that claimed descent from the mythical AEsculapius, son of Apollo. There was already along medical tradition in Gree...