"The function of protecting and developing health must rank even above that of restoring it when it is impaired."
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"We must turn to nature itself, to the observations of the body in health and in disease to learn the truth."
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"Each of the substances of a man's diet acts upon his body and changes it in some way and upon these changes his whole life depends."
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"Health is the greatest of human blessings."
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"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."
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"Your foods shall be your 'remedies,' and your 'remedies' shall be your foods."
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"Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things--to help, or at least to do no harm."
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"The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine."
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"Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients."
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"Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases"
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"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food"
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"Sport is a preserver of health."
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"Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease."
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"Men ought to know that from nothing else but the brain come joys, delights, laughter and sports, and sorrows, griefs, despondency, and lamentations. And by this, in an especial manner, we acquire wisdom and knowledge, and see and hear and know what are foul and what are fair, what are bad and what are good, what are sweet and what are unsavory…. And by the same organ we become mad and delirious, and fears and terrors assail us….All these things we endure from the brain when it is not healthy….In these ways I am of the opinion that the brain exercises the greatest power in the man."
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"Primum non nocerum. (First do no harm)"
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"Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and also because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different."
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"The chief virtue that language can have is clarity."
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"It is most necessary to know the nature of the spine. One or more vertebrae may or may not go out of place very much and if they do, they are likely to produce serious complications and even death, if not properly adjusted. Many diseases are related to the spine."
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"Healing in a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity."
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"Anyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage."
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