Tag: Ann wigmore

Inspired by the ancient physician often called the "Father of Medicine," the Hippocrates diet is a modern interpretation of holistic health developed by Ann Wigmore and the Hippocrates Health Institute. Rooted in the belief that food is medicine, this lifestyle program emphasizes the consumption of raw, organic, plant-based foods to promote natural healing and vitality.

Ann Wigmore's 'Living Foods' diet, a raw, vegan regimen, was inspired by her recovery from illness in the mid-20th century, prompting her to found the Hippocrates Health Institute. This distinctive diet emphasizes uncooked, plant-based foods, particularly nutrient-dense sprouts and freshly-juiced wheatgrass, to promote natural healing and vitality.

While wheatgrass boasts ancient origins traced back to Egyptian civilizations over 5,000 years ago, its rise to prominence in the Western world is a far more recent development. The question of when did wheatgrass become popular is a two-part answer, involving early 20th-century scientific research and a later, more dramatic, shift towards juicing and raw food diets.