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Welcome to the
Health Food History Library
~ A Public Resource ~
This website and its archives is intended to preserve the legacy, stories, and history of the health and natural foods movement- with its eccentrics, fanatics, and visionaries.
Information is the empowering tool that allows us to make healthy choices to protect ourselves, our families and loved ones. Healthfoodhistory.org is designed to remind and rekindle our awareness of the controversies, conspiracies, and challenges faced by the pioneering men and women of the past- legacies that continue to inspire and empower people today.
Clinical Nutrition: A Functional Approach
1998
Edited by a foremost nutritional scientist, this is a compendium of essays and explorations on science and nutrition.
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
Metaphysics of Raw Foods
1998
An exploration into the philosophical and metaphysical underpinnings of the raw foods lifestyle.
Raw Foods and Juices
raw-foods-and-juices
The Second Brain
1998
An in-depth look at the relationship between the digestive system and the nervous system.
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Bragg Healthy Lifestyle: Vital Living to 120
1999
A brief overview of the Bragg principles, as envisioned by her father, Paul C. Bragg
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
eccentrics-fanatics-visionaries
General Health
general-health
Cancer establishment and alternative therapies
cancer-establishment-and-alternative-therapies
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
Nourishing Traditions
1999
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Cookbook that advocates for a return to traditional, nutrient-dense whole foods including fermented and ancestral recipes.
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
nutrient dense foods
nutrient-dense-foods
The People’s Doctors: Samuel Thomson and the American Botanical Movement, 1790- 1860
2000
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Examines the rise of Thomsonian herbal medicine in early America.
Botanical / Herbal
botanical-herbal
Origins and Early Writings
origins-and-early-writings
History
history
General nutrition
general-nutrition
The Crazy Makers: How The Food Industry is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children
2000
An overview of many of the dangerous food additives and commonly used chemicals that can affect brain health and development.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
When Healing Becomes a Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies
2000
A great history and biography of Dr Harry Hoxsey, M.D. who treated thousands of cancer patients with his "unconventional" treatments and who was repeatedly sued and arrested and harrassed by the medical establishment.
Biography
biography
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
eccentrics-fanatics-visionaries
Quackery
quackery
Cancer establishment and alternative therapies
cancer-establishment-and-alternative-therapies
When Healing Becomes A Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies
2000
An amazing journalistic forway into the true story of Harry Hoxsey and his famous cancer treatments.
Cancer establishment and alternative therapies
cancer-establishment-and-alternative-therapies
Brush With Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning
2000
A well researched history of lead poisoning.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Environment
environment
Biography
biography
The Cholesterol Myths
2000
Challenging conventional wisdom and standard medical practices around lowering cholesterol. to fight heart disease.
Pushback against medical orthodoxy
pushback-against-medical-orthodoxy
The Botany of Desire
2001
Michael Pollan’s exploration of how plants and humans have co-evolved to satisfy mutual desires.
Botanical / Herbal
botanical-herbal
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
2001
Best selling book in 2001 about fast food restaurant chains.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Pushback and Regulations
pushback-and-regulations
Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America
2002
An overview of how Americans have always turned to natural cures throughout its history, especially when the mainstream medical profession failed to deliver.
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Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution
2002
How corporate pollution and political interests have historically allowed toxic chemicals and pollutants to endanger the public health and welfare.
Environment
environment
Natural Remedies
natural-remedies
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Essays
essays
General nutrition
general-nutrition
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