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What does it mean?
Simple food is presented as the most effective remedy for health issues.
In plain terms
Apple pie and cheese are the best medicine.
What can you take from it?
Comfort food is often valued over medical treatment.

Where it applies

  • seeking comfort
  • rejecting medicine
  • valuing simple pleasures

Putting it to work

  • comfort eating
  • health advice
  • humor

Questions to consider

  • What food do you turn to when sick?
  • Is comfort enough for health?

Another view

Real medical conditions require professional treatment.

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