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Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.

Hippocrates

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Hippocrates
Greek Physician
Philosopher
Physician
Cos
Hippokrates
Hippokrates of Kos
Hippocrates of Cos
Chiropractic
Medicine
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