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Tofu Isn't a Statin: Food as Medicine
When Tofu Isn’t a Statin
People love to say “food is medicine.” Some even claim Hippocrates himself said it. But here’s the thing: he didn’t. The phrase does not appear in any of his surviving writings. In fact, historians believe the line was created centuries later and then falsely attached to Hippocrates to give it weight.
Still, the idea persists. Even the current head of HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has repeated the myth. And when RFK Jr. is your fact-checker, you know you’re in trouble.
Now, as someone certified in Culinary Medicine, I believe food is incredibly powerful. Eating the…
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