Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius. No doubt about it. His ideas and inventions has made a foundation for modern technology. But could his ideas about eating healthy still be applicable? After all, we know a lot more about health and eating nowadays. Don’t we? Read his 12 steps to healthy living and judge them yourself.

1 Do not eat when you have no appetite, and dine lightly
2 Chew well, and whatever you take into you should be well-cooked and of simple ingredients
3 He who takes medicine is ill advised
4 Beware anger and avoid stuffy air
5 Stay standing a while when you get up from a meal
6 Make sure you do not sleep at midday
7 Let your wine be mixed with water, take little and often, not between meals, not on an empty stomach
8 Neither delay nor prolong your visit to the toilet
9 If you take exercise, let it not be too strenuous
10 Do not lie with your stomach upward and your head downward
11 Be well covered at night and rest your head and keep your mind cheerful
12 Avoid wantonness and keep to this diet

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