“Samuel, why are you cooking food after spending many years studying medicine? Your friends are preparing to practice. Why are you doing this? Are you sure of what you are doing?” my school agent grizzled at me after she heard I was going into the food business. Yes, I could understand her. She asked out of curiosity and concern. But as for me, my case is settled. I know what I am in for and why I have decided to go into food after studying medicine for 10 years.
The first thing you may want to know is that “why.” Of course, I will tell you. When I was growing up, I had a passion for medicine. I dreamed every day of becoming a medical doctor. I was further inspired by a young doctor when I was admitted to the hospital for a serious illness. That young doctor inspired me and helped me discover the seed of caring for people within me.
All along, I went through the hurdles and rigors of becoming a medical doctor. Eventually, I became one after 10 years in medical school. Perhaps you may ask, “Why did it take 10 years when the normal duration is 6 years?” That would be a story for another day, but in a nutshell, I attended two medical schools, spent five years in each, and finally graduated.
Now, why did I end up cooking food, and what is the goal?
Many people do not understand how food is related to medicine, or rather, how food is medicine. They may have heard it before, but they do not fully understand how it works. Cooking food is a way of practicing medicine. Food is medicine. Therefore, working with food, especially preparing it for human consumption, is truly an art of medicine.
First, we must understand why food is medicine. Everyone knows food is good for the body. It provides nutrients and energy. But how is it medicine? Medicine focuses on one thing: health. Food has a profound influence on health. The top three deadliest diseases in the world today are closely related to food.
Any misuse of food will always lead to dis-ease. In other words, when we take food in appropriate amounts, we maintain good health, which is the foundation of medicine. But when we do otherwise, we create problems for our bodies. This cannot be overemphasized.
Now, why am I cooking food? I love it. I enjoy combining ingredients myself and seeing how they turn out. I love to directly contribute to people’s health by preparing what they eat. I want to treat disease and illness through food. There is more to food than what we have known, and I am passionate about digging deep and bringing out its treasures for the sake of humanity. I want to solve food problems. I want to solve health problems.
You may not understand how happy I feel when people tell me how much they enjoy my food. To me, that is practicing medicine and giving health. When people eat well and stay healthy, they become more productive and useful in society. That is the best kind of medicine I can offer, even without side effects or contraindications. And that is the way I have chosen to practice my own medicine after 10 years of studying medicine.
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