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Some of the best cures are grown on farms and available in our supermarkets, says Dr. Mehmet Oz. ::


BY NICK TATE


ood is medicine. The concept dates back


nearly to ancient Greece, when Hippocrates — the


father of modern medicine — declared in 400 BC: “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” That advice still resonates today,


and it drives the message of a new book by Dr. Mehmet Oz: Food Can Fix It: The Superfood Switch to Fight Fat, Defy Aging, and Eat Your Way Healthy. The cardiologist and host of


the Emmy Award-winning Dr. Oz Show tells Newsmax food is the underappreciated key to health, wellness, and longevity. “I used to heal with steel with


a scalpel in the operation room, now I heal with meals,” quips Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon who performs 50 heart operations each year. “Some


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of the world’s best cures are grown on our farms and available in our supermarkets, ready to go to work in your body if you know what to reach for and how to prepare it.” Oz notes that a growing body of


evidence suggests foods may be as good as — or better than — drugs for a range of conditions. Research shows eating the right foods — and avoiding the wrong ones — can help boost the immune system and combat cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and other conditions. Robert Newman, a certifi ed nutritionist and wellness specialist from East Northport, N.Y., sums it up: “The science is fi nally catching up with what many of us have known for a long time — that food fuels, or compromises, your health — and Dr. Oz’s book underscores that reality.” Oz — professor of surgery at


YOUR RX Dr. Oz’s new book, Food Can Fix It, is all you need to eat your way to a more healthier you. Feel better fast — your body will thank you.


Columbia University and director of the Complementary Medicine Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital — maintains good nutrition is the cornerstone of good health. “When you walk into a grocery


store, you’re really walking into a pharmacy,” he says. “The power of


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