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Category: Health & Medicine
A Balanced Life
We are creatures, composed of body and soul, and we cannot be happy when we do not maintain a balance in life that provides for the health of both. When we think of the motto of St. Benedict — “Ora et Labora” (Pray and Work) — we find this balance. If we read the lives…
Study of Hippocrates’ “On Ancient Medicine” – Part 1, by William C. Michael
Hippocrates on Modern Medicine
“Medicine has existed in its entirety for ages, possessing both a beginning and an established method, by means of which many and excellent discoveries have been made over a long period of time; and what remains will also be discovered, if an inquirer is competent and, being cognizant of the discoveries already made, conducts his…
Getting Started with Ancient Natural Philosophy and Medicine
In modern consumer society, most people have no idea what substances are in their bodies at any time because they consume complex products in a way that men never did in world history. When modern men read ancient texts in natural philosophy or medicine, they can’t comprehend what they’re reading or how it could be…
Garlic
Garlic cloves are planted in the fall. More than just a source of flavoring, garlic is one of the most important plants in the garden. Pliny listed over 60 known remedies provided by garlic. Garlic cloves for planting can be purchased easily online. Note that “hardneck” varieties are recommended for colder climates and “softneck” for…
Temperance and Health
Pliny (23-79 AD) “The most wholesome nutriment for man is plain food. An accumulation of flavours is injurious, and still more so, if heightened by sauces. All acrid elements are difficult of digestion, and the same is the case if food is devoured greedily, or in too large quantities. Food is also less easily digested…