Naturopathic Medicine History – Soil and Health Library

Health Unlimited

12 June, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

A very easy to understand summary and restatement of the basic hygienic viewpoint that would serve as an excellent introduction and guide to someone with insufficient time to study the fundamental books of the Founders (Tilden, Shelton, etc.) from which this book is drawn. It is vegetarian in outlook and disapproves of colon cleansing. Used by a chriopractic college in the United States as a basic text of diet and nutrition.

Nature Doctors: Pioneers in Naturopathic Medicine

11 June, 2015
Ed Itor

A thorough and scholarly historical survey of the development of naturopathic and nature cure practices from the 19th through the 20th century. A study of the individuals who made it happen. For many years Kirchfeld was librarian at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine.

The Philosophy of Health or Health Without Medicine

21 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

Coles' recomendations are generally sensible and accord well with the developing understanding of hygienic practice. Ellen White, founder of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, plagiarized Coles.

Discourses on the Sober Life

21 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

Long title: "How to Live 100 Years, or Discourses on the Sober Life Being the Personal Narrative of Luigi Cornaro" This document is often mentioned in late 19th Century and early 20th Century hygienic literature.

Natural Hygiene: Man’s Pristine Way Of Life

21 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

Contentiously, painstakingly, passionately puts forth the key concepts of Shelton's version of Natural Hygiene. There is also an excellent history of the development of the Hygienic movement.

How And When To Be Your Own Doctor

9 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

This book was written after 25 years of clinical practice. Dr. Moser was not a rigid, doctrinaire natural hygienist. She incorporated into her practice what she considered the most useful aspects of many disciplines, including vitamins and other food supplements, protomorphogens, massage, accupressure, colonics, dietary restriction, etc.

Practice of Natural Therapeutics – fifth edition

9 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

The practical how-to of Lindlahr's methods explained in detail.

Nature Cure: Philosophy and Practice Based on the Unity of Disease and Cure

9 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

Lindlahr brought German Nature Cure to the States. In this remarkable century-old book will be found every new-agey, new-thought, self-help therapy currently in the public mind as well as the best of natural medical wisdom.

A Guide To Health: Being an exposition of the principles of the Thomsonian system of practice, etc.

7 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

Thomsonian doctors asserted that common sense and a little learning was a better doctor than professionals seemingly addicted to bloodletting, purging with heavy metals, and heroic cleanses.