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Hippocrates, the ancient Greek founder of Western Medicine (circa 460 BC - 370 BC) is often quoted to have said:
"Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food."
Although this quote does not seem to appear in the writings of Hippocrates, the idea is
consistent with the importance that Hippocrates places on nutrition as a major tool used
by physicians.
Dr. Goodfood
Today, Nutritional Medicine focuses on choosing foods and dietary supplements (vitamins and minerals) to meet the individual dietary needs of each patient, in order to optimize health and wellbeing.