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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.

Nutritional Influences on Illness: A Sourcebook of Clinical Research
1987
Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D.
A compendium of nutritional research on treating specific illnesses and disease conditions.
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine
1987
Ronald F. Schmid, N.D.
A call to return to unprocessed, whole foods.
Healthy Lifestyle
healthy-lifestyle
The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine
1988
Jean Carper
Jean Carper wrote several books on nutrition in the 1980s era.
General nutrition
general-nutrition
In Bad Taste: The MSG Syndrome
1988
George R. Schwartz, M.D.
An important look at the commonly used food additive and neurotoxin, monosodium glutamate.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet
1988
Harvey Levenstein
An historical look at American eating habits, focusing on 1880- 1930.
History
history
Other Healers: Unorthodox Medicine in America
1988
Norman Gevitz, ed.
An edited collection of essays on a range of "unorthodox" modalities including herbal medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, etc.
History
history
Healthy Healing: An Alternative Healing Reference, Linda Rector Page
1989
Linda Rector Page, N.D.
A holistic manual incorporating botanicals, vitamins, and foods for optimizing health
Botanical / Herbal
botanical-herbal
General Health
general-health
General nutrition
general-nutrition
Vitamins
vitamins
Appetite for Change: How the Counterculture Took on the Food Industry
1989
Warren J. Belasco
A history of the counterculture's relationship with the food industry.
Hippies and the Counterculture
hippies-and-the-counterculture
History
history
1989 Report on USDA Human Nutrition Research and Education Activities: A Report to Congress
1989
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
Report submitted to Congress.
General nutrition
general-nutrition
Body Love: The Amazing Career of Bernarr Macfadden
1989
William R. Hunt
A fun biography of Bernarr Macfadden.
Biography
biography
The Swiss Nature Doctor’s Book of Fourteen Amazing Herbal Medicines
1990
Dr A. Vogel
Presents natural remedies from Swiss herbal traditions.
Botanical / Herbal
botanical-herbal
Empty Harvest: The Link Between Our Food, Our Immunity, and our Planet
1990
Bernard Jensen and Mark Anderson
A look at the decline in soil health and overall food quality due to modern agricultural practices.
Organic Agriculture
organic-agriculture
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
1990
K.K. Jain, M.D.
Important book on the often underappreciated dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Our Sustainable Table
1990
Robert Clark, ed.
Thought provoking essays by leading authors in the world of sustainable food production and culinary values.
Essays
essays
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Challenging Orthodoxy: America's Top Medical Preventives Speak Out!
1991
Kurt Greenberg
Interviews with a range of holistic and progressive thinking medical doctors and Ph.D.s
Essays
essays
Earl Mindell’s Herb Bible
1992
Earl Mindell
A guide to the medicinal uses of herbs for everyday health concerns.
Botanical / Herbal
botanical-herbal
American Health Quackery
1992
James Harvey Young
Historical look at medical fraud and scams throughout American history.
History
history
Quackery
quackery
Panic in the Pantry: Facts and Fallacies about the Food you Buy
1992
Elizabeth M. Whelen, M.P.H. and Fredrick J. Stare, M.D.
Whelen and Stare's anti- health food screed by two food scientists who were funded by the sugar and breakfast cereal industries.
Quackery
quackery
The People’s Chronology: A Year by Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present
1992
James Trager
An amazing reference coving every year and what the significant social, scientific, cultural events were.
History
history
Hydrogen Peroxide: Medical Miracle
1993
William Cambell Douglass, M.D.
A concise guide to the uses of food-grade hydrogen peroxide.
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
Natural Progesterone: The Multiple Roles of a Remarkable Hormone
1993
John R. Lee, M.D.
An overview and review of natural progesterone- an extraordinary molecule!
Minerals and Supplements
minerals-and-supplements
Beating the Food Giants
1993
Paul A. Stitt
A candid look inside the food industry by a former employee and food scientist.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
From Humors to Medical Science: A History of American Medicine
1993
John Duffy
A well rounded historical look at the history of American Medicine.
History
history