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A
Little Background of Biologic Living
Between 1876 and 1941 the Director
of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg
(Corn Flakes fame), utilized a system of eight simple
lifestyle concepts that were so effective in improving
the health of his patients that the Sanitarium became
the largest health resort in the world and was frequented
by the rich and famous from all over the globe.
Kellogg coined the phrase "Biologic
Living" to sum up the system of healthful living
he spent his life promoting - a system that, generally
speaking, reflected the influence of the health counsels
of Ellen White (also
a famous Battle Creek resident) as well as the era's
most sensible health reformers. This system advocated
obedience to natural law as a moral duty, necessary
to physical and mental health. Biologic living
required total abstinence from alcohol, tea, coffee,
tobacco, and animal flesh. It included a vegetarian
diet, adequate rest and exercise, fresh air, healthful
dress, and (in case of illness) simple, natural remedies. He
described the benefits of this back-to-nature lifestyle
below:
"If followed, it means health,
comfort, efficiency, and long life. It means good
digestion, sound sleep, a clear head, a placid mind,
contentment and joy to be alive. It is not an innovation.
It is a return to the 'old paths' from which the perversions
of our modern civilization have gradually diverted
millions."
It is our conviction - and our
experience - that those same health principles
form the foundation for all true healing.
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Click on photo to read Dr. Kellogg's description
of Biologic Living
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