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“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.”— Attributed to Hippocrates🌿“Leave your drugs in the chemist's pot if you can heal the patient with food.”— Attributed to Hippocrates🌿“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”— Thomas A. Edison🌿“No illness which can be treated by diet should be treated by any other means.”— Maimonides (commonly attributed)🌿“When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when diet is correct, medicine is of no need.”— Ayurvedic proverb🌿“Medicine and food share a common origin.”— Traditional Chinese medicine saying🌿“Food is medicine is not only an idea whose time has come; it is absolutely essential.”— Dr Dariush Mozaffarian🌿“Nature is the true healer. The physician is only nature's assistant.”— Attributed to Hippocrates🌿“All that man needs for health and healing has been provided in nature; the challenge of science is to find it.”— Attributed to Paracelsus🌿“Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.”— Leonardo da Vinci🌿“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”— Attributed to Voltaire🌿“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”— Benjamin Franklin🌿“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.”— Attributed to Hippocrates🌿“Eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise.”— Hippocrates, On Regimen🌿“Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life.”— WHO Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion🌿“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”— Sir William Osler🌿“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being — not merely the absence of disease.”— WHO Constitution🌿“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin🌿“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”— Michael Pollan🌿“Do not eat anything your great-grandmother would not recognise as food.”— Michael Pollan🌿“Diet-related diseases produce crushing health and economic burdens.”— Dr Dariush Mozaffarian🌿“One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.”— Sir William Osler🌿“Good food is a right, not a privilege.”— Alice Waters🌿“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.”— Attributed to Hippocrates🌿“Leave your drugs in the chemist's pot if you can heal the patient with food.”— Attributed to Hippocrates🌿“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”— Thomas A. Edison🌿“No illness which can be treated by diet should be treated by any other means.”— Maimonides (commonly attributed)🌿“When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when diet is correct, medicine is of no need.”— Ayurvedic proverb🌿“Medicine and food share a common origin.”— Traditional Chinese medicine saying🌿“Food is medicine is not only an idea whose time has come; it is absolutely essential.”— Dr Dariush Mozaffarian🌿“Nature is the true healer. The physician is only nature's assistant.”— Attributed to Hippocrates🌿“All that man needs for health and healing has been provided in nature; the challenge of science is to find it.”— Attributed to Paracelsus🌿“Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.”— Leonardo da Vinci🌿“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”— Attributed to Voltaire🌿“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”— Benjamin Franklin🌿“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.”— Attributed to Hippocrates🌿“Eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise.”— Hippocrates, On Regimen🌿“Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life.”— WHO Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion🌿“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”— Sir William Osler🌿“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being — not merely the absence of disease.”— WHO Constitution🌿“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin🌿“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”— Michael Pollan🌿“Do not eat anything your great-grandmother would not recognise as food.”— Michael Pollan🌿“Diet-related diseases produce crushing health and economic burdens.”— Dr Dariush Mozaffarian🌿“One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.”— Sir William Osler🌿“Good food is a right, not a privilege.”— Alice Waters🌿
Prevent · Protect · Heal
Elevate · FEEL

🌊 FEEL — Mood · Calm · Composure · Resilience

63 traits in this pillar, each entered in your own words. Choose the sentence that sounds like you; the page names the strength to build, the free practice, the aid that fits and when a doctor comes first.

Mood 18

“I feel low and heavy most days, without knowing why.”Amplify Brightness · Mood
Doctor first
“I get annoyed at small things far too quickly.”Soften Patience · Mood
Soften
“I swing from fine to upset without a real reason.”Steady Emotional Balance · Mood
Doctor first
“I feel flat, like I can't really feel joy or sadness.”Amplify Emotional Depth · Mood
Doctor first
“I tear up at small things and feel embarrassed.”Steady Emotional Steadiness · Mood
Steady
“I always expect things to go wrong.”Amplify Optimism · Mood
Amplify
“I feel like things will never get better.”Amplify Hope · Mood
Doctor first
“I keep going over old hurts and feel angry.”Soften Letting Go · Mood
Practice · free
“I often feel life is unfair to me.”Amplify Self-Agency · Mood
Practice · free
“I blame myself for things that aren't my fault.”Soften Self-Compassion · Mood
Soften
“I react strongly to small things and regret it later.”Soften Composure · Mood
Soften
“I feel low when the monsoon and darker months arrive.”Steady Seasonal Brightness · Mood
Steady
“I still can't move on from a loss, even after a long time.”Steady Moving Forward · Mood
Doctor first
“I get irritable and low in the days before my period.”Steady Cycle Balance · Mood
Steady
“I have felt low and on edge since my baby arrived.”Steady New-Mother Wellbeing · Mood
Doctor first
“I feel moodier and shorter-tempered as menopause approaches.”Steady Midlife Balance · Mood
Steady
“I no longer enjoy the things I used to love.”Amplify Joy · Mood
Doctor first
“I am never quite satisfied with what I have.”Soften Contentment · Mood
Practice · free

Calm 20

“I feel tight and tense in my body and mind.”Soften Easy Calm · Calm
Soften
“I worry about almost everything, all the time.”Soften Peace of Mind · Calm
Soften
“I often feel shaky and restless, with a racing heart.”Soften Settled Nerves · Calm
Doctor first
“I get sudden waves of fear that make my body race.”Soften Grounded Calm · Calm
Doctor first
“I can't sit still; I always need to move.”Soften Stillness · Calm
Soften
“I jump at sounds and always feel on guard.”Soften Relaxed Alertness · Calm
Doctor first
“I can't switch off, even when I'm meant to relax.”Soften Switching Off · Calm
Soften
“I replay conversations and events in my head again and again.”Soften Quiet Mind · Calm
Soften
“I imagine the worst whenever a small problem comes up.”Soften Perspective · Calm
Soften
“I freeze up before speaking, exams or performing.”Soften Poise Under Pressure · Calm
Soften
“I keep worrying that something is wrong with my body.”Soften Body Trust · Calm
Soften
“I don't attempt things in case I fail.”Amplify Courage to Try · Calm
Practice · free
“I feel swamped even when the load is small.”Amplify Stress Range · Calm
Amplify
“I am worn out by work and have stopped caring.”Amplify Renewal · Calm
Doctor first
“I avoid one thing completely because it scares me so much.”Soften Everyday Bravery · Calm
Practice · free
“I feel deeply uneasy when I'm apart from my people.”Soften Ease Apart · Calm
Practice · free
“I get headaches, tummy trouble or a racing heart when stressed.”Soften Body Calm · Calm
Soften
“I keep reliving something painful and avoid anything that reminds me.”Soften Inner Safety · Calm
Doctor first
“I am always rushing, even when there's no deadline.”Soften Unhurried Pace · Calm
Soften
“I dread what's coming up, days before it happens.”Soften Forward Calm · Calm
Soften
When to see a doctor. Farmicine is wellness education, not medical advice. If a symptom is new, severe, persistent, or you take prescription medicine, are pregnant or care for a child, speak with a doctor first.