Food is medicine - Ishokudogen

Japanese: 医食同源 - いしょくどうげん
Food is medicine - Ishokudogen
Both medicines and food are essential for nourishing human life and maintaining health, and they have the same source.

[Example of use] Food is medicine, this is my belief, and I try to eat a well-balanced diet. [Hashida Sugako * Oshin's Heart | 2013]

[Explanation] This term is said to be based on the ancient Chinese idea that if you eat a balanced diet, it will be good for your health and you won't need any medicine.

Source: Dictionary of Four-character Idioms About Dictionary of Four-character Idioms Information

Japanese:
医薬品も食物も共に人間の生命を養い、健康を保つ上で欠くことができないもので、その源は同じだということ。

[使用例] 医食同源、これは私の信条でもありますが、栄養バランスのよい食事を心がけるようにしています[橋田壽賀子*おしんの心|2013]

[解説] 物をバランスよく食べていれば健康によく、特に薬など必要としない「薬食同源」という中国の古くからの考えをもとにした造語といわれています。

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