So much of our food today is not in its original state. Most people buy foods that have been processed in some way, stripped of nutrients, packaged into a box, and shipped hundreds of miles to then sit on a shelf at your local grocery store. Although some people may consider this a normal diet, it is so far removed from food in its natural state. Food that grows from plants, picked when it is most ripe is difficult unless you have your own farm, vegetable garden, or fruit trees.

Experiencing any physical discomfort in the body is the worst! It’s not fun to feel pain, inflammation, stiffness, bloating, digestive disturbances, skin irritations, you name it, the list of possible aches and pain is endless. Not to mention feeling like you have ZERO energy to do anything can be extremely irritating! We have been so conditioned to believe that symptoms in the body are a bad sign, and they certainly can be especially if you keep ignoring them.

The great Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food,” or so they say. Whether Hippocrates said this or not, it certainly seems simple enough. Hippocrates’ life dates back to somewhere around 460-370 BC, and is often termed the “Father of Medicine.” He brought forth a new idea at the time that suggested health had more to do with the environment and the physiology of the body, than the previous belief in supernatural causes.