Natural Hygiene

Natural Hygiene is a branch of alternative medicine that claims to provide "all the life requirements brought to bear upon the living organism in due proportion and according to need" of human beings for preservation and restoration of health (see Shelton 1968 Chapter X). It claims that the human body is a self-maintaining and self-healing system who's natural lifespan is between 120 to 150 years old.

Natural Hygiene vs medical science

Natural Hygiene claims to be contrary to medical science, medical schools and most medical doctors' beliefs, and that the two systems are directly opposed to each other in philosophy and practice.

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Dr Herbert Shelton, the founder of the American Natural Hygiene Society in 1948 (now known as the International Natural Hygiene Society http://inhs.ms11.net/index.html), wrote many books on the subject. In his book, "Natural Hygiene, Man's Pristine Way Of Life", he discusses 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.

Related Topics:
Herbert Shelton - 1948 - International Natural Hygiene Society - Harvey Diamond

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While most conventional practitioners would agree that Natural Hygiene's philosophies and recommendations are quite different from their own, they would generally agree that most drugs are dangerous to the body. The disagreement is about whether they can nonetheless serve the purposes of healing, if used in a properly controlled manner. Natural Hygiene practitioners cite the preponderance of evidence of the harmful effects 1 of medical therapies and treatments, as well as the long list of discontinued drugs 2 and the harmful side effects 3 of currently prescribed drugs.

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Natural Hygiene practitioners acknowledge that in cases of emergency, such as stroke, heart attack or automobile accident, emergency medical science plays an important role.

Related Topics:
Stroke - Heart attack

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