Category: HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC)
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET V – Wine

Sweet wine, strong wine, white wine, and black wine should be administered in serious illnesses according to the following criteria: Sweet wine weighs less on the head than strong wine and affects the mind less, facilitates bowel movements more than the other, but causes swelling of the spleen and liver. They are not recommended for…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET IV – Satiety

At the beginning of satiety, people are seized by a prolonged and pleasant sleep, which continues for some time of the day. However, when the body cannot bear the continuous satiety, sleep is no longer pleasant but the person becomes agitated and thinks that he is struggling. When the person reaches this point, he is…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET III – Fruits

The following applies to fruits: Ripe ones are more laxative and fresh ones even more so than dry ones. Berries are warming, moisturizing and facilitate the bowels. Ripe pears warm, moisturize and facilitate bowel movements, while hard ones are astringent. Ripe winter pears cause bowel movements and cleanse the bowels, while unripe ones are astringent.…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET II – Foods containing flesh (meat, fish, seafood)

Meat ¨Regarding animals intended for food, everyone should know the following: Beef is tonic, astringent and indigestible. Its meat is heavy for the body, as is its milk. Goat meat is lighter than beef and more laxative. Pork gives the body more strength than beef and goat meat and facilitates bowel movements quite a bit.…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET I

“Many people, when they hear someone analyze a subject, refuse to listen to someone else analyze the same subject. They do not know that the mind can understand what has been said correctly and discover for itself what has not yet been said.” “I believe that anyone who is going to write correctly about human…