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Natural Hygiene is a branch of alternative medicine that claims that the human body can and will heal itself if the causes of disease are removed. However, it does acknowledge that this concept is not helpful for some conditions, such as diabetes and others. For chronic conditions and serious diseases, it recommends being under the supervision of a professional practitioner. It has been suggested that Complementary and alternative medicine be merged into this article or section. ...
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Theories of Natural Hygiene
It is characterized by several Theories as follows: Natural Hygiene claims to enable people to get well by removing the causes of disease, rather than by treatment with medicines and other foreign substances. As in all therapeutic systems, determining the true cause of a disease is a vital part of Natural Hygiene. Proponents claim that other health systems begin treatment without knowing the cause, or falsely stating that the cause is unknown, or describing as the cause what is merely a description of the disease, e.g. the cause of arthritis is claimed to be a stiffening of the joints. Human anatomy or anthropotomy is a special field within anatomy. ...
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A disease is an abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person. ...
A disease is an abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person. ...
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Toxemia is another term for blood poisoning, or the presence in the bloodstream of quantities of bacteria or bacterial toxins sufficient to cause serious illness. ...
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A disease is an abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person. ...
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Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία) or treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis. ...
A disease is an abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person. ...
Arthritis(from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation) is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body. ...
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History of Natural Hygiene While Natural Hygiene is promoted as a new discovery, it in fact has roots in a number of alternative therapies that go back to the early nineteenth century. Dr. John H. Scheel, a German-born homeopath, coined the word naturopathy in 1895 for a system of dietary restrictions and herbal nostrums that conspicuously included fasting as a treatment, all founded on a sort of vitalism that was in vogue at the time, and was promoted as a philosophy by Henri Bergson, among others. Scheel's "naturopathy" itself stemmed back to the thought of the Rev. Sylvester Graham, a Presbyterian clergyman and inventor of the Graham cracker, who believed that diet and morality were related and who taught that vegetarianism helped keep the libido in check. Some such as James Redfield even claimed a pure diet is a key step on the path to spiritual awareness and enlightenment. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Naturopathic medicine is the practice of assisting in the health of patients through the application of natural remedies. ...
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Vitalism is the doctrine that vital forces are active in living organisms, so that life cannot be explained solely by mechanism. ...
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Sylvester Graham (July 5, 1794 - September 11, 1851) was born in Suffield, Connecticut, and was ordained in 1826 as a Presbyterian minister. ...
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The role of fasting Natural hygiene holds that the true cause of disease is toxemia, or poisoning, in the blood. Natural Hygiene claims that these toxins are a normal product of metabolism or living. Advocates claim that enervating habits, or nerve energy destroying personal habits, such as worry, stimulants, or vaccinations; builds up toxins in your blood. Enervation (i.e., wasted nerve-energy ) is claimed to stop toxins from being eliminated from your blood. Natural hygiene theories rely on fasting as treatment for toxemia. Toxemia is another term for blood poisoning, or the presence in the bloodstream of quantities of bacteria or bacterial toxins sufficient to cause serious illness. ...
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Human blood smear: a - erythrocytes; b - neutrophil; c - eosinophil; d - lymphocyte. ...
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Santorio Santorio (1561-1636) in his steelyard balance, from Ars de statica medecina, first published 1614 Metabolism (from μεταβολισμος (metabolismos)) is the biochemical modification of chemical compounds in living organisms anggjgjhnd cell (b). ...
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A stimulant is a drug which increases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and produces a sense of euphoria or awakeness. ...
Toxemia is another term for blood poisoning, or the presence in the bloodstream of quantities of bacteria or bacterial toxins sufficient to cause serious illness. ...
Natural Hygiene practitioners often operate fasting clinics and fasting retreat centers patients undergo fasts and then they may be placed on a raw-food diet for a length of time equal to the number of days of their fast.. They claim that, as a result of fasting, people often recover from cancer, arthritis, asthma, digestive problems, high blood pressure, heart problems, and many other diseases.[citation needed] The abbreviation FAST may have several meanings, depending on context: Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope – The world largest single dish radio antenna in southwest China. ...
In nutrition, the diet is the sum of the food consumed by an organism. ...
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Arthritis(from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation) is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body. ...
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Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. ...
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For the purposes of Natural Hygiene, fasting means eating nothing, drinking only distilled water and getting lots of rest. Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time. ...
Distilled water is water that has had virtually all of its impurities removed through distillation (boiling the water and re-condensing the steam into liquid water). ...
According to natural hygiene advocate Dr Herbert Sheltonthe body enters a state of Autolysis or self-digestion in about the fourth day of a fast in which the body can break down even cancerous tissues and eliminate them. Herbert M. Shelton (b. ...
In chemistry, autolysis is the production of a substance which catalyses the reaction it was made in, or catalyzes its own transformation into another compound. ...
Advocates say that attempting to do a long fast (more than 14 days) without the supervision of a Natural Hygiene practitioner is NOT recommended. Furthermore, they do not recommend fasting for the treatment of diabetes, cancer of the kidneys, cancer of the liver and severe anemia.[citation needed] This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...
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Natural Hygiene vs medical science Natural Hygiene claims to be contrary to medical science and that the two systems are directly opposed to each other in philosophy and practice. See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ...
In "Natural Hygiene, Man's Pristine Way Of Life", Dr Herbert Shelton, the founder of the American Natural Hygiene Society (now known as the International Natural Hygiene Society [1]wrote about the conflicting ideas between Natural Hygiene and Medical Science. Others have also shared these views including Harvey Diamond who co-wrote the Fit for Life book series in the 1980's. Herbert M. Shelton (b. ...
Natural Hygiene claims that drugs and medicines are poisons to the human body and have no healing properties. Natural Hygiene maintains that drugs have the effect of masking symptoms or changing symptoms, but not for the better.[citation needed] The United States, the FDA approves drugs. ...
The term symptom (from the Greek syn = con/plus and pipto = fall, together meaning co-exist) has two similar meanings in the context of physical and mental health: A symptom can be a physical condition which shows that one has a particular illness or disorder (see e. ...
Natural Hygiene practitioners acknowledge that in cases of emergency, such as stroke, heart attack or automobile accident, emergency medical science plays an important role.[citation needed] For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ...
A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...
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Natural Hygiene vs naturopathy The beliefs of natural hygiene and naturopathy are quite similar. Naturopathy developed from the water and nature cure in Europe during the 19th century. Natural hygiene developed from the water cure in America during the 19th century. Natural hygiene talks about blood toxemia while naturopathy talks about the accumulation of morbid matter. Naturopathic medicine is the practice of assisting in the health of patients through the application of natural remedies. ...
However, Natural hygiene prohibits all use of drugs including herbal and homeopathic medicines. Natural hygiene's primary treatment method is fasting, and does not use any manipulative therapy, while Naturopathy uses both herbal and homeopathic medicines as well as the manipulative therapies of body work or massage therapy, osteopathy, and chiropractic. Manipulative therapy involves use of body work or massage therapy and other physical manipulation of the body for healing, such as osteopathy, and chiropractic. ...
In alternative medicine, body work or massage therapy refers to any treatment which involves some form of touching or physical manipulation. ...
See also: Osteopathic medicine Osteopathy is a system of healthcare that applies a unique philosophy to diagnosis and treatment. ...
Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative health care profession which focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system and their effects on the nervous system and general health. ...
See also Christian vegetarianism is the dietary practice of vegetarianism or veganism based on the belief that Jesus Christ, the twelve apostles and the early Messianic Jewish followers of Jesus (the Ebionites) were vegetarians. ...
A fruit stall in Barcelona Fruitarians (or fructarians) are a subgroup of vegans who eat only the fruit of plants. ...
The logo of the worlds first Vegan Society, registered in 1944 [3] Veganism is a philosophy and lifestyle that avoids using animals and animal products for food, clothing and other purposes. ...
Vegetarianism is the practice of not eating meat, including beef, poultry, fish, and their by-products, with or without the use of dairy products or eggs. ...
References - Natural Hygiene, Man's Pristine Way of Life - by Herbert Shelton, Dr. Shelton's Health School, San Antonio, Texas, 1968.
- A collection of Hygienic Review articles - by Dr. Herbert Shelton.
- Toxemia Explained: The True Interpretation of the Cause of Disease - John Tilden, MD. Denver, Colorado, revised 1935.
- Fasting Can Save Your Life - by Herbert Shelton.
- Health For The Millions - by Herbert Shelton.
- The Hygienic Care Of Children - by Herbert Shelton.
- Orthotrophy Volume II - The Hygienic System - by Herbert Shelton.
- Orthotrophy Volume III - Fasting and Feeding - by Herbert Shelton.
- Fasting for Renewal of Life - by Herbert Shelton.
- Fit For Life - by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond ISBN 0446300152
- Fit For Life II - by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond ISBN 0446358754
- Fit For Life: A New Beginning - by Harvey Diamond ISBN 1575667185
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