Let Food Be Thy Medicine Let Medicine Be Thy Food
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. We have all grown up listening to this simple proverb and probably even followed it to a great extent. Although the wisdom here does not merely focus on eating apples, but rather on the greater holistic concept of eating healthy foods to stay fit and healthy.
source: https://aliveandshinecenter.com/welcome-autumn-with-baked-apples/
Eating For Convenience or Nutrition
Since early times, people have developed food cultures on the basis of available products and their dietary needs. While these traditions have evolved over time, they have always been rooted in nutrition and locally available produce. However, with increasing urbanization and globalization, food industries completely disconnected from these traditional concepts have emerged, the most prominent of which is the fast-food industry.
source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/food/the-rise-and-rise-of-the-fast-food-industry-63452
You know your diet plays a huge role in weight and energy, and even your mood. But did you know it could help save your life, too? There are many reasons why we should pay attention to what we eat. The processed, low-variety foods many of us consume regularly may be convenient and tasty, but they compromise our health.
Generally speaking, the characteristics of a poor diet include consuming too much sodium, meat (especially the red or processed variety), and sugar-sweetened beverages, or not eating enough fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains, polyunsaturated fats, and seafood-based omega-3 fatty acids.
How Can a Healthy Diet Help
Keep Disease at Bay
We especially need to pay attention to what we eat when we are sick so we can give our bodies the nutrients it needs to heal.
“We have known for literally decades that 80 percent of all chronic disease and premature death that happens in the world around us is completely preventable just by routine physical activity, not smoking, and eating optimally. The only complicated variable in that is eating optimally.”
David Katz, MD, founder and CEO of DietID in Detroit.
There are many research studies to prove that certain diet plans are scientifically supported to help prevent many chronic diseases like diabetes, lower blood pressure and LDL cholesterol, and even treating Alzheimer’s & Dementia. “Diet truly is medicine, not just prevention, not just health promotion — literally treatment and reversal of disease,” says Katz.
Dieting for Health
There are many different diet plans out there such as paleo, keto, low carb, low fat, Mediterranean, DASH, intermittent fasting and so on, most of which focus on weight loss, curb appetites, and restrict intake of calories and either carbs or fat.
source: https://www.stemjar.com/ayurvedic-diet-guide/
However, there is one type that is different from the rest - The Ayurvedic diet. It is not just a diet plan but a lifestyle based on an eating pattern focused on promoting balance within your body by following guidelines for your specific 'dosha' , or body type.
The Ayurvedic diet emphasizes eating whole foods, which can improve your overall health and boost weight loss. The diet also encourages mindful eating, a practice that may promote a healthy relationship with food.
The evidence of a healthy diet to achieve optimal health is so strong, that some clinics have now launched ‘Shop with your Doc’ programs, where the doctor accompanies patients when they go grocery shopping in supermarkets to get them to buy healthier foods.
Food As Medicine with Green Initiatives
Come join Green Initiatives and a panel of experts to dive deeper into the topic and find out how can we eat our way out of sickness.
In the second event of the Food for Good series organized by Green Initiatives in collaboration with Franke, we invite thought leaders to share how we can re-establish our connection with our food, and how it impacts individual and planetary wellbeing. Presentations will be in Chinese. However, everyone is welcome to join the event.
If you are interested in our first event, please check here for more information.
"Food For Good"
right slide to check out pictures from our first event
Some of the questions we are looking to explore are :
What is the link between our food system, disease prevalence, and environmental deterioration?
What are certain kinds of food that increase stress, and how?
What foods are good for the mind, body & planet?
How should we approach the topic of ‘processed foods’?
What are some holistic concepts pertaining to food: intermittent fasting, power foods, whole foods plant-based, energy boosters, natural foods, etc?
Event Itinerary
17:30-18:00 Registration and networking
18:00-18:30 Cooking demo by plant-based chef
18:30-19:00 Food tasting and networking
19:00-19:45 Event introduction and speaker presentations
19:45-20:45 Panel discussion and Q&A session
20:45-21:30 Food tasting and networking
Event Organiser
Event Sponsor
Reference:
https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/food-as-medicine-what-it-means-and-how-to-reap-the-benefits/
https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/food-medicine
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ayurvedic-diet#the-diet
Early Brid Price ￥50 / Door Charge ￥70
Scan QR code to sign up
(event will be in Chinese)
Date / Location
Thursday, 5th August 2021 | 17:30-21:30
Franke Kitchen World
Room 115, 501 Jiujiang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
East Nanjing Road, Exit 4, Line 10
More Articles