Journal

Diet

Every entry in the journal tagged diet.

The Six Non-Naturals: The Operating Manual of Humoral Medicine

Air, food, sleep, motion, evacuation, and the passions of the mind were the six things a physician told you to manage. They were the working core of humoral medicine, its everyday preventive plan.

July 7, 2026 · 5 min read

The tradition

Food and the Four Humors: When Dinner Was Medicine

For centuries, every apple, cut of meat, and cup of wine carried a hidden nature, and eating well meant eating to keep yourself in balance.

June 10, 2026 · 5 min read

History

The School of Salerno, Where the Humors Came Home

On the Tyrrhenian coast south of Naples, a town of doctors became the first medical school in western Europe, the place where Galen's humors came home to the Latin world.

May 28, 2026 · 5 min read