Why aren't we medicating with food rather than prescription pills?Why aren't we medicating with food rather than prescription pills?

A vegetarian diet can reduce blood pressure by 1/2 the drop expected from medication + it's a lot cheaper via @newhope360

The concept of food's health-promoting powers is a central tenet of the natural products industry, but this infographic from bestmasterofscienceinnursing.com puts numbers to the issue. While the costs of chronic disease in the United States are staggering, it makes a convincing argument for the power of diet choices to help cure these health conditions from the inside out.