Make healthy nutrition a FAMILY PRIORITY

Wholesome nutrition is foundational to good health and preventing disease

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“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

These famous words, attributed to Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician and father of Western medicine, are a reminder of the healing and restorative power of food. They highlight that wholesome nutrition is foundational to good health and preventing disease. Balanced and healthy meals are critical to maintaining good bone, tissue and muscle health, and optimal functioning of the digestive, nervous and other systems. If the body’s nutritional needs are adequately met through food, it won’t need medicine. The ancient Indian sciences of ayurveda and naturopathy for centuries have emphasised the curative properties of vitamin and protein-rich foods.