Explore the distinguished presenters who have generously shared their knowledge, expertise, and personal experiences at our conferences from 1949 through 2025. This comprehensive collection highlights the contributions of leaders, innovators, and pioneers across decades, reflecting the evolving landscape of natural hygiene, health, and wellness. Discover the inspiring stories and valuable insights that have shaped our community and continue to influence the pursuit of holistic health today.

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Aaron, Gladys

Co-founded the Canadian Natural Hygiene Society and earned recognition as a Senior Fitness Leader for contributions to health promotion. Learn more about her in the Health Science Magazine – Sept/ Oct 1998.

• 1987: Senior Fitness Class
• 1986: Senior Fitness Class; How to Start An ANHS Chapter
• 1985: Health Building For Those Over 50; How To Start An ANHS Chapter; How to Stage an Event: A Workshop for ANHS Chapter Members
• 1984: Starting New ANHS Chapters, Improving Existing Chapters
• 1982: My Road to Natural Hygiene
• 1981: Chapter Activities and Chapter Life

Aaron, Joseph

Co-founded and served as Director of the Toronto Chapter, later holding roles as ANHS Director, NH Press Sales Representative, and Lecturer.

• 1983: Hygienic Vegetation
• 1982: Vegetarianism and Natural Hygiene; My Road to Natural Hygiene
• 1980: Positive Ways to Deal with the Emotions Workshop

Abbott, Anita

She was an instructor specializing in flexibility and movement, promoting greater physical awareness and vitality, and was the author of a book on the topic.

• 1966: Fundamentals of Exercise & Proper Physical Movement; Physical Movements for More Flexibility and Energy

Acocella, Lisa – (DC)

Lisa Acocella, DC, is a clinical administrator and chiropractor at TrueNorth Health Center. Passionate about health promotion and disease prevention, she continually expands her expertise in the science of medically supervised fasting, strategies for extending healthspan, and the role of whole-food, plant-based nutrition in achieving optimal health.

Drawing from both her professional training and personal health journey, Dr. Acocella is dedicated to empowering patients through education and evidence-based lifestyle medicine. She believes that informed individuals are better equipped to make lasting changes that support lifelong health and well-being.

• 2026: Testimonial

Allard, Norman – (DC)

He oversaw therapeutic fasting regimens, during which he observed notable health improvements, including decreased inflammation in cases of severe rheumatoid arthritis and lowered blood pressure.

• 1989: Keynote Address; Solutions to Problems Facing Hygienic Homemakers 1987: Keynote Address; Nutritional Factors in Self Healing; Dilemma in the Care of Teeth, Hair, Eyes, and Skin
• 1986: Keynote Address; Improving Your Habits, Weight and Health; After the Fast; Health Forum
• 1985: What To Expect On First Fast; Health Care Is Self Care; Overcoming Destructive Habits; Your Individualized Food Program; Keys To Good Health: Do’s And Don’ts; Self Healing: The Role of Nutrition
• 1984: Your Own Individual Food Program; Food Selection and Food Combining; Mind Over Matter: Mental Influences on Health; Transition to a Natural Hygienic Program
• 1983: Self-Care vs. Medical Care; Feasting and Fasting: A Bad Combination
• 1982: Living Hygienically: Doing Your Best – striving for the Ideal; Food Combining Update; My Road to Natural Hygiene; Why and How We Fast; Teaching Natural Hygiene; Food Demonstration
• 1981: Eating Out-How Hygienists Do It
• 1980: Turning Back the Clock: Successful Ways to Prolong Youth and Retard Aging
• 1979: Teaching Natural Hygiene
• 1978: Update on Foods for Health and Pleasure (Food Demonstration); Teaching Natural Hygiene
• 1977: Natural Foods for Health and Pleasure (Food Demonstration); Sprouting Demonstration; Let’s Talk—About Preparing for a Happy Retirement; The Teaching of Natural Hygiene (part 2)
• 1976: Let’s Talk About Preparing for a Hapрy Retirement; Workshop & Food Demonstration: Transition to Natural Hygiene
• 1970: What You Should Know About Preparing and Combining Food: Preparing Daily Meals

Alberta, Don

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1960: Case History #7

Allen, Hannah

Hannah served as President of the American Natural Hygiene Society and was the author of Don’t Get Stuck and Foods for Pleasure and Health, along with several other works addressing topics such as fasting, protein, the dangers of immunization, and various aspects of health, nutrition, and natural hygiene. A respected lecturer and educator, she co-founded the Pasco County chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society and was a contributing author to Health Science magazine.

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• 1989: Keynote Address; Solutions to Problems Facing Hygienic Homemakers
• 1987: Keynote Address; Nutritional Factors in Self Healing; Dilemma in the Care of Teeth, Hair, Eyes, and Skin
• 1986: Keynote Address; Improving Your Habits, Weight and Health; After the Fast; Health Forum
• 1985: What To Expect On First Fast; Health Care Is Self Care; Overcoming Destructive Habits; Your Individualized Food Program; Keys To Good Health: Do’s And Don’ts; Self Healing: The Role of Nutrition
• 1984: Your Own Individual Food Program; Food Selection and Food Combining; Mind Over Matter: Mental Influences on Health; Transition to a Natural Hygienic Program
• 1983: Self-Care vs. Medical Care; Feasting and Fasting: A Bad Combination
• 1982: Living Hygienically: Doing Your Best – striving for the Ideal; Food Combining Update; My Road to Natural Hygiene; Why and How We Fast; Teaching Natural Hygiene; Food Demonstration
• 1981: Eating Out-How Hygienists Do It
• 1980: Turning Back the Clock: Successful Ways to Prolong Youth and Retard Aging
• 1979: Teaching Natural Hygiene
• 1978: Update on Foods for Health and Pleasure (Food Demonstration); Teaching Natural Hygiene
• 1977: Natural Foods for Health and Pleasure (Food Demonstration); Sprouting Demonstration; Let’s Talk—About Preparing for a Happy Retirement; The Teaching of Natural Hygiene (part 2)
• 1976: Let’s Talk About Preparing for a Hapрy Retirement; Workshop & Food Demonstration: Transition to Natural Hygiene
• 1970: What You Should Know About Preparing and Combining Food: Preparing Daily Meals

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Alper, Noah – (St. Louis, MO)

He served as Director of the Henry George School of Social Studies and completed several therapeutic fasts at Esser’s Ranch. He was also a member of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1958: Sound Economics, An Essential for a Healthy Nation

Anderson, E. – (New York City)

He was a member of the New York City Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1964: The Fluoridation Menace

Anderson, Robert W. – (ND) – (Rinebeck, NY)

He served as Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society. He also held the positions of President and Educational Director of the New York Natural Hygiene Society. He studied chiropractic and nature cure at Dr. Lust’s school and became a professional hygienist. He founded Hygiology Camp and later established the Hygiology Hotel and Country Club, where he supervised therapeutic fasts.

• 1965: Natural Hygiene, and Not Medical Care, is the Most Pressing Need of Elder People; Health Questions Answered; Pain is a Blessing in Disguise!
• 1964: The Meaning of Natural Hygiene; Nutritional and Physical Preparation for Motherhood; Practical Demonstration: Preparation of Hygienic Meals; Causes and Care of the Aging Processes; Vitamins, Minerals, and Amino Acids; Hygienic Round Table – Questions and Answers
• 1963: Causes and Care of the Aging Processes; Sex and Natural Hygiene; The Relationship of Organic Gardening to Health; Hygienic Round Table: Questions and Answers; The Meaning of Natural Hygiene; Nutritional and Physical Preparation for Motherhood
• 1961: Growing Young Gracefully; Ingredients of Better Health; Value of Fresh Air, Sunshine, and Exercise in Health; Case Histories; Health Questions Answered;
• 1960: Freedom from Sickness; Aging Gracefully Through Natural Hygiene; The Unity of Disease
• 1959: Freedom from Sickness; Prevention of Disease; Symposium and Panel Discussion; Fasting;
• 1958: Why Bother Growing Old?; Conserving Your Vital Energies; Walking Hikes
• 1957: Spiritual, Ethical, Mental Poise and Their Relationship to Health; Rejuvenation of Health in the Aged; Prevention and Removal of Disease; Natural Food Symposium and Question and Answer Period;
• 1956: Regeneration of Man by Vegetarianism; Natural Hygiene as a Way of Life;
• 1955: Nutrition During Infancy, Youth and Maturity; What is Wrong with Vegetarianism;
• 1954: Human Regeneration Through Natural Hygiene; Unfired Foods in Maintaining Health;
• 1953: Unusual Recoveries that I have Witnessed Through Natural
• Hygiene; The Regeneration of Man; Round Table Discussion on Health and Disease; A symposium on the Care of Children;
• 1952: Vegetarianism, The Rational Way of Eating;
• 1951: Rational Living; Creative Thinking in Health and Disease
• 1950: Why Vegetarians Succeed;
• 1949: The Failures of the Vegetarian Diet If Not Based on Hygienic Principles

Anderson, Scott – (MD) – (Rohnert Park, California)

He operated the Health Promotion Clinic, where he provided guidance in natural health practices and preventive care.

• 1998: The Role of Natural Hygiene in an Era of Managed Care

Andrews, Arthur D. – (California, St. Louis, MO)

He served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society and was a former President of the Missouri Natural Hygiene Society. He was a contributing author to Natural Hygiene News and Health Science magazine, and a writer for Dr. Shelton’s Hygienic Review. He held a graduate degree in health education from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The author of Fit Food for Man and Your Health is Your Business, he was also the founder of the Century Club in 1958. Throughout his career, he was an influential teacher and a dedicated promoter of natural health and hygiene.

• 1978: Drugs and You
• 1977: Marijuana-What it Does to You; Exercising to Keep Fit; Workshop: Normal Childbirth and Breastfeeding

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Atkins, Joe – (Newark, NJ)

He was a member of the Newark, New York, Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1960: Demonstration of Exercises

Bailey, Mary – (Chicago, Illinois)

She served as President of the Chicago Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society, where she led efforts to promote the principles of natural health and hygienic living.

• 1967: Convention Greetings; Demonstrations: Putting Variety into Daily Meals; Preparing an Appetizing Raw Food Meal; Preparing Sumptuous Hygienic Meals for Guests; Permanent Weight Reduction Through Natural Hygiene; Advantages of Hygienic Living for all Family Members; Preparing Daily Meals for a Family
• 1966: Case History – How Her Life Changed from Despair to Joy

Bailey, Leslie Owen – (MD) – (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

He served as President of the Natural Health Society of New South Wales, Australia. He also cared for numerous orphans and other young people on his 750-acre organic property.

• 1964: Natural Hygiene in Australia
• 1962: Progress in Australia
• 1961: Youth Group Session; Hygiene in Australia
• 1959: Vibrant Message of Health

Bailey-Stevens, Henry

He served as a professor at the University of New Hampshire and was recognized as one of the world’s foremost thinkers. His book, The Recovery of Culture, was widely regarded as an outstanding work on the betterment of humanity and is considered a classic in the literature of food reform based on vegetarian principles.

• 1957: Secrets of Nature

Balfour, Lady Eva – (England)

She was a British farmer, educator, and pioneer of organic farming, recognized as a founding figure in the organic movement. She was also among the first women to study agriculture at an English university.

• 1951: The Living Soil

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Barfield, Christa

Christa Barfield is a farmer, entrepreneur, and former healthcare professional dedicated to expanding access to fresh, organic food. After a decade in healthcare administration, a transformative trip to Martinique inspired her to pursue a new path rooted in sustainable agriculture and food justice.

• 2026: To Heal a Nation is to Feed Them Well

Barnard, Neal – (MD) – (Washington, D.C.)

An Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, hormonal symptoms, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that paved the way for viewing type 2 diabetes as a potentially reversible condition for many patients. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 100 scientific publications and 20 books for both medical and lay readers, and is the editor-in-chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, a textbook made available to all U.S. medical students. Learn more in his interview in Health Science Magazine – Fall 2017 and in his interview in the magazine Health Science – Fall 2024.

• 2024: Power Foods for Weight Management
• 2019: Keynote Speaker: Avoiding Alzheimer’s: Power Foods for the Brain; A Nutritional Approach to Type 2 Diabetes
• 1993: The New Four Food Groups: Transforming the Way America Eats

Batiste, Columbus – (MD)

A board-certified Interventional Cardiologist. He served as the Chief of Cardiology at Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley Medical Centers from 2008 until 2020. In 2011, Dr. Batiste led the establishment of the Integrative Cardiovascular Disease Program (based at Kaiser Permanente).

• 2026: Keynote: Nutritional Resilience—Protecting the Heart in a Stressed World; The Exam Room Podcast Live with Chuck Carroll & Physician Panel, featuring Joel Fuhrman, MD and Columbus Batiste, MD
• 2022: Cure for a Broken Heart

Bauer, Gemma – (St. Louis)

She is the daughter of Lee Bauer and served as Youth Representative on the Speaker’s Platform at the American Natural Hygiene Society conference.

• 1967: Natural Hygiene is Youth’s Hope for a Good Future

Bauer, Lee – (St. Louis and Hawaii)

He served as President of both the St. Louis, Missouri, and Hawaii chapters of the American Natural Hygiene Society and was a member of the Society’s Board of Directors. Read his story in Health Science, Mar/Apr 1984.

• 1976: Mental and Emotional Poise; Attaining Emotional Poise-a Necessity for Optimum Health
• 1968: Approaches to Emotional Well-Being
• 1967: Workshop: Growing Live Food; Question Seminar on Natural Hygiene; Workshop: Practical Ways of Getting the Best Air Possible
• 1962: How to Simplify Your Living Habits
• 1958: Best Ways for Getting Your Message of Natural Hygiene Across to Others
• 1956: A Layman Looks at Hygiene

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Baur, Gene

A pioneer in the field of undercover investigations and farm animal rescue, Gene has visited hundreds of farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses, documenting the deplorable conditions. His pictures and videos exposing the cruelties of factory farming have aired nationally and internationally, educating millions about the plight of modern farm animals. His rescue work has inspired an international farm sanctuary movement. Gene was instrumental in passing the first U.S. laws prohibiting inhumane animal confinement and continues working on systemic food industry reforms. His work has been covered by major media outlets, including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, the New York Times, the LA Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among others.

• 2023: Farm Sanctuary— Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food

Beale, Morris – (Washington, D.C.)

He was the author of The Drug Story.

• 1957: The Mess in Washington

Beard, Beryl – (St. Louis, MO)

She served as a proofreader for Natural Hygiene magazine. Having suffered from dangerously high blood pressure, she successfully reduced it through fasting and adherence to a hygienic lifestyle.

• 1958: Case History

Beard, Ray – (Cleveland, OH)

He was a member of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society and an accomplished artist and poet. His programs, which combined painting, poetry, and music, were widely regarded as both engaging and inspiring.

• 1965: The Creation of Life

Becker, Freida – (Detroit, MI)

She was a member of the Detroit Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1978: Answers to Your Questions About Protein
• 1977: Protein: How Much Do We Need?; What’s Wrong with the American Diet?
• 1976: What’s Wrong with the American Diet

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Bender, Ruth

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, actively supporting the advancement of natural health and hygienic living.

• 1979: Bending with Bender: Exercises for Tone and Flexibility

Benesh, Irma – (Escondido, California)

She was the wife of Dr. Gerald Benesh and a member of the Escondido Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society. She managed publicity for the chapter and was responsible for organizing its meetings.

• 1976: Being a Vegetarian; Diet for the Small Child
• 1951: Conservative Cooking and Meal Preparation

Benesh, Gerald – (DC) – (Escondido, California)

He authored numerous articles for the Hygienic Review and lectured in cities throughout the country. A past President of the American Natural Hygiene Society, he was a founding member of both the ANHS and the International Association of Professional Natural Hygienists, and he maintained a long-standing practice in Escondido, California.

He was educated at the Cleveland College of Manual Therapy, the Davison College of Naprapathy, and the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. Throughout his career, he managed several institutions for health restoration in Cleveland and Avon, Ohio, as well as in North Carolina. He served for many years as the Director of the Paradise Valley Health Ranch in Escondido, California, where he supervised therapeutic fasting programs. In Southern California, he maintained an office practice in Natural Hygiene during the last five years of his professional work.

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• 1988: Natural Hygiene: Past, Present, and Future
• 1985: The Joys of Health; How To Build Vibrant Health
• 1978: Thirty Years of Teaching Health Science; How Your Mind Affects Your Health; Setting the Tone by Self-Awareness; Organic Limitations; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1976: Outdoor Exercise Class; How Your Mind Affects Your Health; Essentials for Health; Nutrition: Exercise and Mental Poise; Exercising to Keeр Fit and to Correct Defects; How Much Protein?; Renewal of Life through Fasting: High Blood Pressure; Sleep-Recharging the Batteries; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1972: How to Have a Healthy Heart; outdoor exercise classes; The Importance of Exercise in Your Health Program; The Natural Diet for Man (Part 1 and 2); Fad Diets, such as macrobiotics, Pesticides and other environmental health hazards, etc; Fasting in Acute and Chronic Disease
• 1971: The Physiology of Respiration and Its Relationship to the Maintenance of Health; Organic Gardening; Germs Are Not the Cause of Disease; The Essential Need for Physical Activity; Hazards of Vaccination and Inoculation; Enervation: The Cause of Disease; A Panel Q&A of Natural Hygiene Doctors; Food and Feeding
• 1970: Case Histories: Conditions Overcome While Fasting; A Reliable Way to Reduce or Gain Weight thru Natural Hygiene; How To Build Your Health Future After the Convention: Through the Fasting Institution; The Physiology of the Emotions
• 1967: Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 1): “Physical and Mental Exercise”; The One Single Cause of Lack of Well Being; Question Seminar on Natural Hygiene; Your Attitude: A Vital Factor in Achieving Well Being
• 1966: Fundamentals of Water- Air – Sunshine; Youth Program: Featured Speaker; Fundamentals of Fasting; Fundamentals of Exercise & Proper Physical Movement; Health Questions Answered
• 1965: Change Your Disease Conscious Attitude and Become Health Conscious; The Importance of Proper Body Mechanics in Your Health Picture; The Individuality of Man: How Different Are You?; Physical Fitness Contests for All Ages; Health Questions Answered
• 1963: Food Combining Essentials; Hygienic Round Table: Questions and Answers; The Importance of Health Consciousness; Mechanisms of Childbirth – Normal and Abnormal; Importance of Exercise for Vibrant Health:
• 1961: Healing Crises – Remedial Action; Body Mechanics and Exercises; Art and Science of Eating; Health Questions Answered
• 1957: Natural Food Symposium and Question and Answer Period
• 1955: Welcoming Address; Selecting and Preparing Natural Foods; Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition; Nutrition During Infancy, Youth and Maturity; Rest, Sleep and Exercise for Optimum Health; The Essentials of Health
• 1954: The Future of Natural Hygiene; Food Combining for Optimum Health; Natural Hygiene in Acute Disease; Unfired Foods in Maintaining Health
• 1952: Natural Hygiene In Mental and Nervous Disorders; The Value of Physical Exercise in the Hygienic Program
• 1951: Constructive and Corrective Exercises
• 1949: Can You Think Yourself Into a Better Hygienic Condition?

Berkley, Larry (Detroit, MI)

He was a member of the Detroit Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society and served as the moderator at the 1974 Conference.

• 1974: Outdoor Exercise Class; Rearing Children Hygienically

Betts, Charles T. – (DDS) – (Toledo, Ohio)

He was regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on drug and mineral poisoning.

• 1952: Poisoning the Masses with Fluorine

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Blackmer, Arthur – (Pasadena, CA)

He was widely recognized as a noted athlete and a respected health educator.

• 1952: Amazing Exhibition of Strength and Skill

Bloom, Elaine

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its work in promoting natural health and hygienic living.

• 1978: Natural Hygiene and the Single Person

Boettcher, Art C.

He served as Physical Director of the American Turners, overseeing physical education programs and promoting fitness and athletic development. The American Turners was a German-American physical education movement that emphasized physical fitness, gymnastics, and intellectual development, founded in the tradition of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn.

• 1967: Physical Fitness Demonstration Class and Workshop

Boutwell, George David – (Indiana)

He delivered a lecture for Dr. Shelton at the 1949 Natural Health Week Program in New York City, presenting “Is Your Social Attitude a Vital Factor for Health” and contributing to the promotion of holistic health principles.

• 1949: Natural Hygiene, a Basic for Social Behavior

Boyce, Helen – (Highland Park, Illinois)

She was a member of the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1961: Health Salad Preparations

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Branscome, E.E. – (Miami Shores, FL)

A member of the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1965: Natural Hygiene and the Bible

Braumeller, Louise

She was a former President of the Syracuse Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1981: Symposium: Why I Chose Hygienic Living

Brenner, Joseph – (South Orange, NJ)

He served as President, Vice President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society, and chaired numerous committees during his tenure. He was also a member of the Society’s Executive Committee. As the founder of the New Jersey Chapter—and its guiding force for more than fifteen years—he provided consistent leadership and direction.

He distinguished himself in times of crisis: in both 1960 and 1976, he rose to the forefront with bold and effective plans of action that resolved the severe financial challenges facing the American Natural Hygiene Society. He gave generously of his resources, contributing his financial support, exceptional business acumen, and personal energy to the advancement of Natural Hygiene. He also served as a Trustee of the American Natural Hygiene Society’s Greater Miami Chapter.

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• 1977: Organic Gardening
• 1976: Organic Gardening
• 1974: Organic Gardening
• 1967: Workshop: Growing Live Food
• 1965: Organic Gardening
• 1961: Welcoming Address
• 1960: One of the speakers on the Platform (topic unknown)
• 1958: How I Became A Natural Hygienist
• 1957: Natural Hygiene in Humanity; Case History

Bressack, Dennis – (DDS) – (Woodstock, NY)

He was a practicing dentist in New York and a former health director at Shangri-La in Florida. He served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society and was a contributing editor of Health Science magazine. The husband of Marsha Bressack, he was also a dentist, writer, and lecturer based in Woodstock, New York.

• 1982: Caring for Your Teeth; Natural Hygiene: Dental Care; Workshop: Hygienic Living Series Hygienic Care of Teeth,
• 1979: Natural Care of Teeth
• 1978: The Natural Way to Dental Health; You and Your Teeth; A Film Presentation: Normal Childbirth
• 1976: Natural Hygiene and Dental Health; Look Ma, No Cavities! How to Have Healthy Teeth; Vitamins-What about supplements?; Combining Economic Realism with Natural Living
• 1975: How to Have Healthy Teeth

Bressack, Marsha – (Woodstock, NY)

She was a contributing editor of Health Science magazine. Marsha Bressack, the wife of Dennis Bressack, drew upon her extensive personal experience in her workshop on “Rearing Children Hygienically.” She also led a session for nursing mothers and served as the narrator of a film depicting both a hospital birth and a home birth.

• 1981: Workshop: Rearing Children Hygienically
• 1979: Natural Childbirth Films Hospital birth—Home birth; Rearing Children Hygienically
• 1978: Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding; A Film Presentation: Normal Childbirth
• 1975: Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding

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Bretts, George J. – (DDS) – (Lancaster, PA)

He was a hygienic dentist and a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1957: Fluoridation

Brickman, Rose

She was a member of the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1962: Exercise and Swim Sessions

Brock, Al

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its work in promoting natural health and hygienic living.

• 1962: Exercise and Swim Period; Exercise for Women

Brosious, John M. – (DC, ND, DDT) – (Harrisburg, PA, and St. Petersburg, FL)

He was a graduate of the National College of Chiropractic and turned to Natural Hygiene in 1942 while still a student. He supervised fasting in St. Petersburg, Florida, and practiced as a hygienic clinician for decades, caring for patients with a wide range of conditions. His extensive experience gave him authoritative knowledge of bodily function and impairment, which he conveyed in his lectures with clarity and simplicity. He was a frequent speaker at conventions and a former contributor to the Natural Hygiene Educator. He was the husband of Dorothy Brosious.

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• 1974: The Importance of Fresh Air, Sunshine and Sleep to You; Degenerative Diseases: Diabetes; Neurological Diseases: Multiple Sclerosis; Fasting in Health and Disease; Fasting: The Great Equilibrator; Building a Better World-Living Today for Tomorrow; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1973: The Science of Food Combining (Parts 1 and 2); Degenerative Diseases: Arthritis and Heart Disease; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene; Meals, Menus, Munching; Surgery and Transfusions: Blood Transfusions
• 1972: The Natural Diet for Man (Parts 1 and 2)
• 1971: The Evils of Cooked Food; Physiology of Circulation and Its Relationship to the Maintenance of Health; Injurious Effects of Drugs
• 1970: Why Food Supplements and Vitamin Pills Have No Place in Health Achievement; The Role of Rest and Sleep in Good Health; The Case Against Drugs in Health Recovery and Their Harmful Effects; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome While Fasting
• 1969: Physiology of Reproduction; Colds, Influenza, Pneumonia; Wonderful World of Natural Hygiene; Colitis and Ulcers
• 1968: Course Series on Natural Hygiene
• 1967: Question Seminar on Natural Hygiene; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 5) “Fresh Air”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 6) “Sleep”; The Cause and Care of Arthritis Through Natural Hygiene
• 1966: Fundamentals of Proper Feeding and Fasting; Youth Program- Featured Speaker; Heart Disease
• 1964: Infant and Childhood Feeding: Orthodox and Hygienic; Heart Disease; Vitamins, Minerals and Amino Acids; Hygienic Round Table – Questions and Answers
• 1962: Food for Pregnant Mothers; Hygienic Round Table Q&A
• 1958: Rheumatism and Arthritis – Does Real Help Exist?
• 1957: Natural Hygienic Care Versus Medical Treatment; Natural Food Symposium and Question and Answer Period;
• 1955: Case Histories of a Natural Hygienist

Brosius, Dorothy – (Harrisburg, PA, and St. Petersburg, FL)

She served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society and was the wife of John Brosius. As director, she assisted her husband in operating their fasting establishment in St. Petersburg, Florida. She also participated in a pre-teen workshop on how plants provide nutritious food and demonstrated food preparation for adults at the 1974 Convention.

• 1979: Food Demonstration and Menu Planning
• 1978: Feeding the Family: Recipes, Party Foods, Raw Meals
• 1977: Ideas for Feeding the Family; How to Steam Vegetables; Party Foods; Recipes
• 1976: Food Demonstration: Feeding your Family; Let’s Learn to Make Sprouts!
• 1975: How to be Healthy and Happy; Hygienic Meal Preparation; Why You Should Be A Vegetarian
• 1974: Plants and How They Provide Good Food for Us; The Importance of Fresh Air, Sunshine, and Sleep; Selection and Preparation of Hygienic Meals
• 1972: Why be Bothered with Arthritis?

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Burg, Fanny

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its work in promoting natural health and hygienic living.

• 1960: One of the speakers on the Platform (topic unknown)

Burkham, Sally – (St. Louis)

She was a former Vice President and Editor of the St. Louis Natural Hygiene Society. An active practicing hygienist for decades, she lectured to her chapter and participated in many of the Society’s conventions over the years. She possessed an exceptional ability to adapt hygienic principles to her surroundings and was an enthusiastic advocate of sprouting as a means of providing fresh, nutritious food.

• 1970: What You Should Know About Nutritious Food: Best Sources; What You Should Know About Preparing and Combining Food: Sprouting
• 1969: Workshop for Hygienic Travelers; Food Demonstration: Sprouting Protein-Rich Food
• 1968: Sprouting; Seminar on Ways Chapters Can Develop Food Cooperatives
• 1967: Seminar: Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding; Class: Preparing Protein and Starch Meals; Salad Preparation
• 1966: Outdoor Physical Activity; Food Preparation – Daily Meals & Special Occasions; Fundamentals of Emotional Poise – Rest – Sleep
• 1961: Three Square Meals a Day
• 1960: One of the speakers on the Platform (topic unknown)

Burkham Smith, Caroline

A new young mother described her experience with natural childbirth and the hygienic care of her infant.

• 1967: Seminar: Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding

Burns, Dolores – (Chicago, Illinois)

She served as the head of the Natural Hygiene School in Chicago, where she developed courses in emotional development, speech improvement, body strengthening, and weight training for both women and men. She held the position of Executive Secretary for both the Chicago Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society and the national ANHS, and she was a former editor of Natural Hygiene News. She served on the Board of Directors of the ANHS and contributed articles to Natural Hygiene News.

• 1974: Workshop for Long-Term Hygienists (Parts 1 and 2)
• 1969: Emotional Development; The Wonderful World of Wellbeing
• 1968: Natural Hygiene Institute – a Dynamic New Tool for Expanding Hygienic Knowledge
• 1967: Preparing Party Food the Healthful Way; Advantages of Hygienic Living for all Family Members
• 1966: Why the American People Must Adopt Natural Hygiene; ANHS Profile: Past, Present, Future
• 1965: 135 Years of Meeting America’s Greatest Education Need
• 1964: The American Natural Hygiene Society; Film: “Normal Childbirth”; Workshop – Chapter Organization
• 1963: Chapter Organization; The American Natural Hygiene Society; Film: “Biography of the Unborn”; Chapter Organization
• 1961: Health Salad Preparations

Burt, Mary Louise

Certified Yoga Instructor

• 2019: Restorative Yoga
• 2018: Gentle Yoga
• 2017: Yoga

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Burton, Alec – (MSc, DO, DC) – (Australia)

He was a graduate of the British College of Osteopathy, the College of Naturopathy, and the Northern College of Natural Therapeutics. He served as co-director of the Arcadia Health Center in Sydney and was a co-founder, member, and past President of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians. He was also an accomplished writer and lecturer.

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• 2011: What Happens When You Fast?; Understanding Bodily Changes While Fasting
• 2010: Fasting for Health and Recovery, Lifestyle is Much More than Diet
• 2009: Fasting for the Recovery of Health, Epidemics
• 2007: The Evolution of Disease, Little-Known Effects of Fasting
• 2006: Does Fasting Cure Disease?, Doing Nothing Intelligently
• 2005: The Fundamental Basis of Fasting, The Difference of Hygiene— and the Difference It Makes
• 2004: Fasting, The Recovery of Health
• 2000: Health Care vs. Medical Care: Understanding the Difference
• 1999: Natural Hygiene: A Health Philosophy Based on Science, The Biological Basis of Health Care
• 1998: Hygienic Care vs. Therapeutic Care; What Is This Thing Called Natural Hygiene?
• 1997: What Is This Thing Called Natural Hygiene; What You Should Know about Fasting
• 1996: Recovery of Health; Emerging Infectious Diseases
• 1995: The Scientific Basis of Natural Hygiene; The Difference of Hygiene and the Difference It Makes; How and When to Fast
• 1994: The Healing Principle; Care vs. Therapy; The Dynamics of Fasting; The Essentials of PostFasting Care
• 1993: A New Concept of Health; Fasting: Regeneration and Rejuvenation; Common Ailments: The Natural Hygiene Perspective
• 1992: The Biological Basis of Hygienic Care; Health and the Remedial Processes of Disease; Fasting: Regeneration and Rejuvenation
• 1991: What Natural Hygiene Offers to Humanity; Fasting and Its Benefits; Fasting Workshops
• 1990: Natural Hygiene in Perspective; Diet and Nutrition from the Natural Hygiene Perspective
• 1989: Beyond Self Care: The Role of the Natural Hygiene Doctor; Diet and Nutrition: The Natural Hygiene Perspective; Fasting Can Save Your Life; Depression; Mind over Matter: How to Develop a Healthy Psychology
• 1988: The Philosophy of Natural Hygiene; Advanced Concepts in Fasting; Health Forum; The Germ Theory; Immune Function and Immunization
• 1987: The Evolution of Hygiene Past, Present and Future; Understanding Cancer; Allergies, Arthritis and Gastrointestinal Disease: The Common Link; Health Forum; The Role of Philosophy in Natural Hygiene
• 1986: The Biological Crisis of Man; Health, Disease and Healing: A Modern Synthesis; Health Forum; The Structure/Function Dichotomy: Hygiene and Therapeutics; Natural Hygiene Is A Biocentric Philosophy
• 1985: Health Care: The Need For Change; Physiological Mechanisms in Health & Disease; Natural Childbirth: Before, During & After; A New Life: Commitment to Excellence
• 1984: Healing is a Biological Process; Therapeutic Fasting: Duration, Frequency, Motivation, Contraindications; Surgery – Its Uses and Abuses: Bypass, Transplants, Vasectomy, etc.; Why We Avoid Vaccinations?; Do Inoculations Damage the Body?
• 1983: Case Histories: Health Problems Overcome Through Fasting; AIDS, Herpes & Hepatitis: The Hygienic Answer; Coping With Colds, Fevers, and Allergies; Allergies and Hay Fever: The Hygienic Explanation; Dangers of Chelation
• 1982: The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Heredity, Environment and Health; The Causes of Disease; Why We Reject Immunization; Coping with Medical Emergencies -Tetanus, X-rays, Transfusions; Philosophy of the Hygienist
• 1981: Symposium: Laetril and Cancer Therapies; Symposium: Case Histories of Illnesses Overcome by Fasting; How to Do Your Own Health Check; Symposium: Coping with Emergencies; The Immune System
• 1980: Is Vitamin B12 Deficiency a Danger for Hygienists?; Blood Transfusions, Health Emergencies and Natural Hygiene; Fats and Cholesterol: the Physiological Perspective; Breastfeeding and Natural Childbirth Workshop; Proper Use of the Body: the Alexander Technique; Panel: Case Histories of Chronic Diseases Overcome by Fasting; Case Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting-Tumors, Arthritis, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hypoglycemia; Bicycle Clinic
• 1979: Health and Disease- Health and the Remedial Process of Disease; The Immunization Syndrome: A Hygienic Objection; Acute and “Contagious Diseases: A Healing Process; The Nutritional Sufficiency of the Hygienic Diet: Protein, B12 myths; Cases Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting Arthritis, Tumors, Hypoglycemia, Heart Disease, Colitis, Anemia, High Blood Pressure; Bicycle Tour; Panel: Exercise Techniques: Training or Straining?
• 1978: The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Setting the Stage by Fasting; The Germ Theory: Fact or Fallacy; Inoculations; Natural Hygiene: How It Changed My Life and How It Can Change Yours; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1977: How Your Mind Affects Your Health/How Your Health Affects Your Mind; Mysteries and Miracles: Understanding Degeneration and Regeneration; The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Abnormalities of the Reproductive Organs: The cause of problems with Breast, Ovaries and Uterus (Lumps, Cysts, Tumors, Cancer, Vaginal Infections); Drugs, Vitamin Supplements and Junk Foods: How They Interfere with Proper Nutrition; Harmful Effects of Synthetic Vitamins and Herbal Medicine; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Thru Natural Hygiene
• 1976: Marijuana-What it Does to You; The Health Dangers of Stress and Tension and How to Deal with Them; Mysteries and Miracles: Understanding Degeneration and Regeneration; The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Female Biological Liberation Abnormalities of the Reproductive Organs: The Cause of Problems with Breast, Ovaries and Uterus; The Germ Theory: Fact or Fallacy; A Critical Appraisal of Hygienic Philosophy; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1975: The Germ Theory and Immunization Fact or Fallacy; The Psychology of Sex; Degenerative Diseases: Heart Disease; The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Nutrition: Exercise and Mental Poise; Let’s Discuss Sex; Scientific Basis for Natural Hygiene; Fasting Case Histories: Psoraisis and other Skin Problems; Natural Hygiene as a Career; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene; Let’s Talk About Vaccinations and Drugs; Living More Naturally in Today’s World; Population Control and Ecology
• 1974: The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene: The Natural Laws of the Human Body that Govern Health or Disease; Degenerative Diseases: Cancer; Neurological Diseases: Parkinson’s Disease; Germ Theory Fallacy: Dangers of Transfusions, Immunization; Changing Fashions in Medical Treatment; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1973: Germs: Why They Do Not Cause Disease; Exercise and Body Ecology (Parts 1 and 2); Degenerative Diseases: Cancer; Hygienic First Aid; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene; Natural Childbirth: Overcoming Fears and Traditions; Surgery and Transfusions: Organ Transplants
• 1972: The Laws of Human Life (Parts 1 and 2); Say Goodbye to Respiratory Ailments; Fad Diets, such as macrobiotics, Pesticides, and other environmental health hazards, etc; Germs and Communicable Diseases; Mental, Emotional, and Motivational Factors in Life; Better Ecology through Natural Hygiene
• 1971: The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene (Parts 1 and 2); Ecological Basis for Human Survival (Parts 1 and 2); Workshop on Normal Childbirth and Family Care; The Essential Need for Rest and Sleep; A Panel Q&A of Natural Hygiene Doctors; Food and Feeding
• 1970: Germs and Viruses are Not the Cause of Disease; Simplified Biochemistry (Part 1, 2 and 3); Natural Hygiene: Life’s Greatest Drama – the Remarkable Process of Health Maintenance and Health Restoration; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome While Fasting; Organic Limitations; The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene (Part 1 and 2) -an Explanation of the Internal and External Reactions of the Body; How To. Build Your Health Future After the Convention: -Through the College
• 1969: Why Germs Do not Cause Disease; The Laws of Human Life; Tumors; The Physiology of Rest and Sleep; Raising Children the Natural Hygiene Way; Problems of the Aging Process and How to Retard it; Heredity and Genetics; The Folly of Heart Transplants and Blood Transfusions
• 1968: Course Series on Natural Hygiene; The Germ Theory: Mankind’s Greatest Health Hoax; Emotional and Mental Factors in Health
• 1967: Question Seminar on Natural Hygiene; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 1): “Physical and Mental Exercise”; Well Being Depends on Healthful Living Habits; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 2) “Rest”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 3) “Live Food”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 4) – “Pure Water”; Natural Hygiene is the Answer to Circulatory Disorders; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 5) “Fresh Air”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 6) “Sleep”; Fasting is Your Best Aid to Body Renovation; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 7) “Light and Sunshine”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 8) “Emotional Well Being”

Burton, Nejla – (MSc, DO, DC) – (Australia)

Co-director of the Arcadia Health Centre and member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians. Served as a psychologist, lecturer, and teacher. Learn more about Nejla in the Health Science Nov/Dec 1996 issue.

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• 2011: Exploiting Your Biological Clock
• 2010: The Cure Within
• 2009: Inflammation: Friend and Foe
• 2007: The Food Trip, Science of Wellbeing
• 2006: Selling Sickness, When the Brain Says “No”
• 2005: Not About the Food, Dealing With Pain
• 2004: Mind/Body Unity, Female Health Problems
• 2000: Detoxification: Facts and Fallacies
• 1999: Women: Reclaim Your Health
• 1998: Coping with Depression
• 1997: The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene
• 1996: Health Concerns of Men and Women; The Anatomy of Change
• 1995: Health Concerns of Women; The Psychology of Change
• 1994: Super Immunity through Natural Hygiene; Facts and Myths about Aging
• 1993: Stress: The Hygienic Perspective; Women’s Health Issues
• 1992: The Stress Factor; Understanding Your Hormones
• 1991: The Unity of the Body; The Psychology of Eating
• 1990: Psychological Factors in Health and Disease
• 1989: Osteoporosis; The Cause and Prevention of Back Pain; Solutions to Women’s Health Problems
• 1988: Stress and Enervation; Attitudes on Being Different
• 1987: Stress and Distress; Brain Fitness
• 1986: Enervation and Stress; Health Forum
• 1985: Mental and Emotional Health
• 1981: Dealing with Peer Pressures
• 1980: How to Be a Happy Non-Conformist; Breastfeeding and Natural Childbirth Workshop
• 1979: Happiness: Your Key to Health
• 1978: Attitudes-On Being Different; Sex and Its Role in Healthy Living

Burwinkel, Marie

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1982: Food Demonstration: Sprouting Made Simple
• 1981: Sprouting Made Easy

Buss, Helen

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1973: Rearing Children Hygienically

Calhoun, Mike

He served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society, held the office of President of the Greater Miami Chapter, and contributed articles to Health Science magazine.

• 1982: My Road to Natural Hygiene; Symposium: Why I Chose Hygienic Living

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Calore, Richard – (Cleveland, OH)

He served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society, participated in the 1953 Convention Committee, and contributed as an author to the Journal of Natural Hygiene.

• 1954: The Psychological Factors in Over-eating

Campbell, Jean

Named Miss Natural Hygiene in 1950. She studied for several months with Drs. Benesh, Esser, and Gian-Cursio and served as Vice President of the Miami Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1954: Tomorrow’s World-Your Responsibility
• 1953: Normal Children, The Reflection of Nature
• 1952: A Moral Challenge

Campbell, T., Colin – (PhD)

A biochemist specializing in the effects of nutrition on long-term health, he serves as the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University. Campbell is widely known for his advocacy of a low-fat, whole-foods, plant-based diet. He authored more than 300 research papers and four books: The China Study (2005), recognized as one of America’s best-selling works on nutrition; Whole (2013); The Low-Carb Fraud (2014); and The Future of Nutrition (2020). He is featured in the Health Science Jan/Feb 1995.

• 2023: Two Visions of Human Health
• 2007: Keynote Speaker: Health Care Means Nutrition Care, Not Disease Care
• 2000: New Thinking in Nutrition: Why Change Is Urgently Needed
• 1999: Why a Change in Our Approach to Diet Is Urgently Needed
• 1998: New Frontiers in Nutrition
• 1995: Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet
• 1991: Diet, Lifestyle and Mortality in China: From diseases of poverty to diseases of affluence

Carrington, Hereward – (PhD)

He was a contributing author to Natural Hygiene and the author of Vitality, Fasting and Nutrition, Fasting for Health and Long Life, and The Natural Food of Man. He also worked at Health Research in Pasadena, California.

• 1956: The Germ Theory of Disease

Carroll, Chuck

Chuck Carroll is the host of the Physicians Committee’s popular “The Exam Room” podcast and is known widely as The Weight Loss Champion. At just 5 feet 6 inches tall, Chuck weighed 420 pounds and had a 66-inch waist before adopting a radically different diet, transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle. Before that, like so many others, he tried and failed countless times to lose weight. Any success he achieved was short-lived as the weight came pouring back on and then some.

• 2026: The Exam Room Podcast Live with Chuck Carroll & Physician Panel, featuring Joel Fuhrman, MD and Columbus Batiste, MD
• 2025: Exam Room Podcast Live with Drs. Joel Fuhrman, Stephan Esser
• 2024: Lessons from the Weight-Loss Champion

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Ceigand, Joseph – (Buffalo, NY)

He was a member of the Buffalo Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1959: Case History – His journey to Natural Hygiene

Chapman, Philip – (DC)

Member of the International Association of Professional Natural Hygienists and served on the ANHS Board. During the conference, he led morning aerobics classes.

• 1981: The Laws of Life (How the body deals with all agents and forces); Panel: Laws of Life and Fasting; Is Natural Hygiene Holistic Medicine?; Becoming a Professional Hygienist
• 1979: Workshop on Becoming a Professional Hygienist; American Diet Crazes; Vigorous Physical Conditioning; Panel: Exercise Techniques: Training or Straining?

Cheatham, R.J. – (Bonita Springs, FL)

He served as Past President of the American Natural Hygiene Society and worked as Manager of the Shangri-La Resort. In 1959, he held the position of Convention Manager and was featured in the October 1956 issue of Natural Hygiene News. He was the father of Wendy Cheatham.

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• 1976: Diagnosis: Cancer
• 1975: Living for Health; The Importance of Fresh Air, Sunshine and Sleep; Rest and Sleep and You; Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding
• 1974: Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding
• 1973: Rearing Children Hygienically; How We Get Sick and How To Get Well
• 1972: Food Additives and Their Effects on You; The Natural Diet for Man (Parts 1 and 2); Leukemia, Cancer and Tumors; Make Your Emotions Work for You!
• 1971: The Essential Need for Natural Food
• 1970: Natural Hygiene: The Solution to the Sickness of Our Time; What You Should Know About Nutritious Food: How to Select; The Time Factor in Recovery
• 1969: An Explanation of Natural Hygiene; Everyday Living the Natural Hygiene Way
• 1968: Course Series on Natural Hygiene
• 1967: Question Seminar on Natural Hygiene; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 1): “Physical and Mental Exercise”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 2) “Rest”; Understanding the Step by Step Process of Health Achievement; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 4) – “Pure Water”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 6) “Sleep”; Proper Eating Methods for Well Being
• 1966: Health Independence Thru Natural Hygiene; Fundamentals of Proper Feeding and Fasting; Fundamentals of Water- Air – Sunshine
• 1962: The Search for Health
• 1961: My Cancer Operation
• 1960: Welcoming Address; Case History #4
• 1958: Case History: Cancer; The Role Of Local Society as an Effective Force in Community Life
• 1957: Antique Versus Modern Diet of Man; Case History: Cancer

Cheatham, Wendy – (Bonita Springs, FL)

She served as co-director of Shangri-La in Bonita Springs, Florida, and dedicated her career to natural hygiene. In 1978, she was elected Miss Florida and subsequently delivered lectures for the Miss Florida program. She is the daughter of R. J. Cheatham. Learn more in the Health Science 1980 Magazine

• 1980: Sprouting Demonstration: Good Nourishment for Pennies a Day; Socializing Healthfully: What about Birth Control?
• 1972: Fad Diets, such as macrobiotics, Pesticides, and other environmental health hazards, etc
• 1971: The Essential Need for Sunshine
• 1970: Your Health is Your Business!

Chutkan, Robynne – (MD, FASGE)

A gastroenterologist, bestselling author of Gutbliss, The Microbiome Solution, The Bloat Cure, and The Anti-Viral Gut, and host of The Gutbliss podcast. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Yale and her medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she also completed her internship, residency, and served as chief resident. After completing her gastroenterology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital, she joined the faculty at Georgetown University Hospital in 1997. In 2004, she founded the Digestive Center for Wellness, an integrative practice focused on identifying the root causes of GI disorders through microbial optimization, nutritional therapy, mind-body approaches, and lifestyle interventions.

• 2025: A Foundational Approach to Gut Health

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Cignetti, Mary Jean – (Pittsburgh, PA)

She served as President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society, providing leadership and guidance to the organization during her tenure.

• 1961: Health Salad Preparations; Case History
• 1960: Case History #6
• 1958: Best Ways for Getting Your Message of Natural Hygiene Across to Others

Cinque, Ralph – (DC)

He was a contributing author to Health Science magazine and the author of Quit for Good. He graduated from UCLA in 1972 and from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon, in 1976. After completing his chiropractic education, he worked for two years (1976–1978) with Dr. Herbert Shelton in San Antonio, Texas, and in 1989 completed a second residency with Dr. Alec Burton. He supervised fasting for most of his adult life and founded the Hygeia Health Retreat in Yorktown, Texas, which operated from 1979 to 1994. On April 1, 1995, he became the director of Dr. Cinque’s Health Retreat in Buda, Texas. He also established the Portland, Oregon, ANHS Chapter and was featured in the June 1979 issue of Health Science.

• 1996: Evaluating Blood Tests from a Hygienic Perspective: Part 1 and Part 2
• 1994: Evaluating Health Information: Separating Fact from Fiction: Part 1 and Part 2
• 1993: How to Tailor the Natural Hygiene Diet to Meet Your Individual Needs; Do Nuts and Seeds Belong in the Natural Hygiene Diet?
• 1992: Changing Habits: How to Live Hygienically in the Real World; How to Have a Successful Fasting Experience
• 1991: Separating Food Facts from Food Myths; Fasting Workshops; How to Break a Bad Habit
• 1990: Setting Your Goals as a Natural Hygienist; The Importance of Physical Activity
• 1989: Alternative Therapies; Diabetes; The Abundant Nutrient Content of the Natural Hygiene Diet
• 1988: Foods for Optimal Health; Health Forum; How to Break a Bad Habit
• 1986: Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Health Forum; Maintaining Optimal Weight; Securing Optimum Nutrition with Today’s Food Choices
• 1985: Superior Nutrition; Foods for Optimal Health; Criteria For An Adequate Diet: How Your Body Uses Nutrients; The Vegetarian Child
• 1984: Dealing with Colds, Fevers, Allergies; Is Fruitarianism Dangerous?; Fasting: Facts and Myths
• 1980: Losing or Gaining Weight Hygienically; Inherent Constitutional Strengths and Weaknesses: Their Impact on Health; Panel: Case Histories of Chronic Diseases Overcome by Fasting; Case Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting-Tumors, Arthritis, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hypoglycemia; Panel: On Becoming a Professional Hygienist
• 1979: Nutrition: A Hygienic Perspective; Workshop on Becoming a Professional Hygienist; Symposium: Cancer Therapies and the Laetrile Controversy; Food Cures, Food Fragments and Other Nutritional Fallacies; American Diet Crazes; Securing Vitamins and Minerals Hygienically; Cases Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting Arthritis, Tumors, Hypoglycemia, Heart Disease, Colitis, Anemia, High Blood Pressure; Panel: Exercise Techniques: Training or Straining?
• 1978: Vitamin and Mineral Content of a Hygienic Diet; Separating the Food from the Junk; Stimulation vs. Revitalization; Your Health Problems; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1976: The Folly of Nutritional Supplements; What Medicine Can Do for Colitis

Clark, John T.

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1956: The Human Side of Food

Cockburn, Madge – (Sydney, Australia)

She served as President of the Natural Health Society of Australia in Sydney and also as President of the Youth Welfare Association of Australia. Read about her life of health and service in Health Science, Jan/Feb 1993.

• 1975: Message from Australia
• 1973: Message from Australia
• 1971: Living in Harmony with Nature

Cohen, Jay

Jay demonstrated a lifelong passion for yoga, complementing his extensive involvement in various athletic pursuits. He maintained a consistent yoga practice throughout his life. He completed his 200-hour teacher training at Studio Oxygen in Canfield, Ohio, followed by a 500-hour certification at Live Love Teach in Rhode Island and Texas.

• 2019: Yoga
• 2018: Gentle Yoga

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Coppa, Ramona

She was a youth member of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1977: How to Cope with Being Different

Corbett, Margaret

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1956: Corrective Eye Exercises

Correale, Carl – (Glendale, CA)

He contributed articles to Natural Hygiene Magazine. Check out his article on fasting from May 1959 in Natural Hygiene.

• 1958: How to Combine Your Foods and Why; The Hygienic Approach to Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels

Cott, Allan – (MD) – (New York)

Dr. Cott was the author of the best-selling paperback Fasting: The Ultimate Diet and was recognized as the first medical doctor to publish a positive book on fasting.

• 1976: Fasting: The Ultimate Diet

Crichton, Don

He served as President of the Montreal chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society, contributed to the development of educational materials on natural hygiene for young people, and served on the Society’s Board of Directors. He was also a contributing author to Health Science magazine.

• 1982: What is Natural Hygiene?; What We Should Eat and Why?; Why We Get Sick and How to Get Well; Why We Don’t Take Shots; Fasting Isn’t Starving; How to Explain Natural Hygiene to Friends

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Cridland, Elaine – (RN, RMT) – (Canada)

She was a licensed massage therapist at the Fundamental Health Centre in Stouffville, Ontario, and the wife of Ronald Cridland.

• 1988: Relaxation Workshop

Cridland, Ronald – (MD) – (Canada)

He served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society and contributed articles to Health Science magazine. A specialist in sleep medicine, he was affiliated with the Canadian Sleep Institute in Calgary, Alberta, and held the designations MD, CCFP, and FAASM. Dr. Cridland graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1982 and earned his certification from the Canadian College of Family Physicians in 1984. In 2005, Dr. Ron Cridland established the Kelowna Sleep Clinic. This was the first publicly funded, private sleep lab in Western Canada.  Read his interview in Health Science Fall, 1994.

• 2000: The Healing Power of Rest and Sleep
• 1999: Self-Care and Beyond: Three Ways to Work with a Hygienic Physician
• 1998: Sleep: The Most Important Factor in Health and Healing
• 1997: Everything You Need to Know to Maximize the Healing Process; How to Raise Healthy Children
• 1996: What is Natural Hygiene?; Energy, Healing, and Sleep
• 1994: Health Care vs. Disease Care; Sleep and Healing; The Hygienic Care of Children
• 1993: The Causes of Health: Understanding the DEAP Factors; Energy: The Key to Health; Environmental Factors and Health
• 1991: Why the Natural Hygiene Diet Is Your Best Choice; Overcoming Stress with Sleep
• 1990: Natural Hygiene: The Science of Health; Energy: The Key to Health
• 1989: The Health and Disease Continuum; Infectious Diseases; Overcoming Eating Disorders: Let’s Be Happy Instead
• 1988: The Health and Disease Continuum; Health Care vs. Disease Care; Health Forum
• 1987: Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Health Forum; Recognition and Resolution of Acute Disease; The Recognition and Management of Emergencies
• 1986: Hygienic Management of Common Illnesses; When Is Medical and Surgical Care Necessary?
• 1985: Leadership: Setting A Good Example; Fasting Facts and Myths; Serious Illness: Identification and Assessment of Symptoms

Davidson, Adele – (New York City)

She served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society, held the office of Secretary for the New York Natural Hygiene Society, and chaired the Youth Department of the ANHS. She was also a contributing author to Natural Hygiene News. Active in hygiene education alongside her husband, Irving, she was a teacher by profession and lectured both locally and at ANHS conventions for many years. She raised her children in accordance with hygienic principles and was recognized for her exceptional ability to convey the teachings of natural hygiene to her audiences.

• 1975: Hygienic Meal Preparation; Why You Should Be A Vegetarian
• 1974: Selection and Preparation of Hygienic Meals
• 1973: Rearing Children Hygienically; Hygienic Meal Planning: Daily menus, Seasonal Variations; Selecting, Storing and Sprouting Hygienic Foods; Foods for Special Occasions
• 1970: Natural Hygiene Equips Young People to be Good Parents; What You Should Know About Nutritious Food: Methods of Storage in the City; What You Should Know About Preparing and Combining Food: Preparing Meals for Special Occasions
• 1969: Workshop for Parents of Growing Children; Food Demonstration: How to Buy, Select, Store, Prepare Natural Food
• 1968: Proper Selection, Preparation, and Storing of Food; Raising Children Hygienically
• 1967: Class: Selecting Food for Well Being; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 3) “Live Food”; Class: Preparing Protein and Starch Meals; Salad Preparation; Demonstration: Steaming Vegetables; Preparing a Salad for Appetite and Good Nutrition
• 1962: Human Body Allergic to all Drugs
• 1960: Preparation of Meals the Hygienic Way; Sprouting; Film: Blood of the Beast; Guest lecturer for Youth Group;
• 1957: Hygiene of Pregnancy

Davidson, Bernice

She was a member of the Chicago Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society

• 1967: Demonstration: Preparing Hygienic Food for Special Occasions; Preparing Sumptuous Hygienic Meals for Guests

Davidson, Irving – (New York City)

He was a founding member and former President of the American Natural Hygiene Society, as well as a former President of the ANHS New York City Chapter. In addition, he was an attorney based in New York.

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• 1975: The Irresistible Logic of Natural Hygiene
• 1974: Keynote Address; How to Live Longer and Stay Younger
• 1973: The Rewards of Hygienic Living
• 1972: Man: Vegetarian with a Sense of Humor; Proper Sexual Activity of Man
• 1971: Health for the Millions (parts 1, 2, and 3); Prорег Sexual Activity of Man
• 1970: Natural Hygiene Helps to Eliminate and Overcome All Forms of Addiction; Natural. Hygiene Lessens the Pollution of Our Environment
• 1969: Laughing Your Way to Better Health; Laughter: An aid to the Disease Process
• 1968: Course Series on Natural Hygiene
• 1967: Question Seminar on Natural Hygiene; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 1): “Physical and Mental Exercise”; Seminar: Normal Sex; The Human Body: Greatest Wonder in the World; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 5) “Fresh Air”; Old Age is a Reward Not a Curse; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 7) “Light and Sunshine”
• 1966: Fundamentals of Water- Air – Sunshine; The Causes of Disease; Health Questions Answered
• 1964: Address of Welcome; Humor: Key to Emotional Poise; Compassion, Love and Understanding in Natural Hygiene; The Art of Normal Living
• 1963: Humor, Key to Emotional Poise; Compassion, Love and Understanding in Natural Hygiene; The Art of Normal Living
• 1962: Surgery is Detrimental; Humor-Key to Emotional Poise; Hygienic Analysis of Aging
• 1961: Exposing Popular Fallacies in the Health Field; The Sunny Side of Life
• 1960: The True Meaning of Sex; The True Meaning of Sex; Presented at Meeting for Youth Group; To Be a Hygienist, You Must Have a Sense of Humor
• 1959: To Be a Hygienist, You Must Have a Sense of Humor
• 1958: Humor: An Ingredient in Balanced Living; How to Get Natural Hygiene Before Youth; Happy Tho’ Healthy
• 1957: Hygiene’s Experimental Laboratory- Healthy Peoples of the World; To Be a Hygienist You Must Have a Sense of Humor
• 1955: Human Aspects of Eating
• 1952: Man Does Not Live By Food Alone

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Davis, Brenda

Brenda Davis, a Registered Dietitian and leading pioneer in plant-based nutrition, is an internationally acclaimed speaker and widely regarded as a “rock star” in her field. She has spoken at medical, nutrition, and dietetic conferences in over 20 countries across six continents. A prolific writer and sought-after consultant, Brenda has authored numerous videos, PowerPoint presentations, and books. Her recent works include Plant-Powered Protein (2023), Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families (2020), Kick Diabetes Essentials (2019), and The Kick Diabetes Cookbook (2018).

• 2022: Getting It Right: Adequacy in Plant-Based Diets from Birth to Geriatrics and Everything in Between; Designing an Optimal Diet for Disease Prevention and Reversal

Davis, Faye – (Miami Beach, FL)

She was a member of the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1957: Case History

Delhi, Sylvia – (New York City)

She served on the 1957 Banquet Committee and was a member of the New York Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1960: Preparation of Meals the Hygienic Way
• 1959: Speaker for the Youth Group
• 1957: Case History

Denning, Robyn

She is a Certified Health Educator with a deep passion for wellness and a commitment to supporting others in their health journeys. Robyn teaches Ashtanga-inspired yoga, emphasizing asana (posture building) and pranayama (breathwork).

• 2026: Ashtanga-Inspired Yoga—Breath & Movement
• 2024: Yoga
• 2023: Stretch class, Yoga

DeSalvo, Deborah – (New Jersey)

Deborah and Jason DeSalvo are deeply committed to environmental stewardship and minimizing their personal impact on the planet. Guided by these values, they undertook a multiyear effort to design and construct an energy-efficient, locally sourced, low-carbon “forever home” that harmonizes with its surrounding landscape. They assembled a dedicated design-build team that shared their vision and determination. The result is Cold Brook Farm—a homestead that not only generates its own energy but also restores the land on which it stands.

• 2026: Whole Grains—Myths vs. Reality
• 2025: Your Life in Balance—Yes, All Seven Lifestyle Pillars Apply

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DeSalvo, Jason – (New Jersey)

Deborah and Jason DeSalvo are deeply committed to environmental stewardship and minimizing their personal impact on the planet. Guided by these values, they undertook a multiyear effort to design and construct an energy-efficient, locally sourced, low-carbon “forever home” that harmonizes with its surrounding landscape. They assembled a dedicated design-build team that shared their vision and determination. The result is Cold Brook Farm—a homestead that not only generates its own energy but also restores the land on which it stands.

• 2026: Whole Grains—Myths vs. Reality
• 2025: Your Life in Balance—Yes, All Seven Lifestyle Pillars Apply
• 2024: Maximizing the Health Benefits from Whole Grains for You and Our Planet; Why the NHA Deserves Your Support

Deutsch, Jerry – (North Carolina)

Former President of the National Health Association and of the Nutritional Research Project.

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• 2022: Reasons to Support the NHA
• 2021: Reasons to support the NHA
• 2010: President’s Welcome
• 2009: Welcome and Conference Highlights
• 2006: President’s Welcome

Diamond, Harvey – (Florida)

He was the author of You Can Prevent Breast Cancer! and Your Heart–Your Planet, and co-author of Fit for Life and Fit for Life II: Living Health. A respected health consultant, he was best known for co-writing the #1 New York Times bestseller Fit for Life with his wife, Marilyn Diamond. First published in 1985, the book promoted a dietary and lifestyle approach grounded in the principles of natural hygiene.

• 1996: You Can Prevent Breast Cancer!
• 1992: Live from Washington: In-depth interview
• 1990: Earth Heart
• 1989: Your Heart, Your Planet
• 1988: Changing America’s Health

Diamond, Marilyn – (Florida)

She co-authored Fit for Life with her husband, Harvey, and was the creator of Fitonics in collaboration with Don Schnell, based in Sarasota, Florida. Read her interview in Health Science, May/June 1994.

• 1994: Fitonics
• 1992: Live from Washington: In-depth interview
• 1989: Rainbows and Orchards Bright Suns and Blue Rivers
• 1988: Changing America’s Health

Dinshah, H. Jay – (Malagna, New Jersey)

Jay served as Third Vice President and Chair of the Expansion Department for the American Natural Hygiene Society. He was also a frequent speaker at conventions for many years. A vigorous advocate for non-violence, he wrote extensively on the topic and spoke eloquently in its defense.

• 1974: Why Do We Get Sick
• 1972: The Delusion of Vaccination
• 1971: The Essential Need for Emotional Poise
• 1970: Natural Hygiene: Nonviolent Revolutionary Movement for Human Progress; The Role of Creative Living in Good Health
• 1969: The Creative Life and You
• 1968: Natural Hygiene Around the World
• 1967: Natural Hygiene is the True Road to Non-Violence; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 7) “Light and Sunshine”
• 1966: Trading Bad Habits for Good Health
• 1965: Trade Your Bad Habits for Good Health
• 1964: A Vital Message
• 1961: Higher Up The Scale With Natural Hygiene

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Doll, Arthur – (DC) – (Buffalo)

He was a member of the Buffalo Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society. In November 1962, he addressed a neglected aspect of natural hygiene in a talk titled “Mental Poise in Natural Hygiene.” In December, he delivered an insightful presentation on “Feasting Hygienically during the Holidays.”

• 1965: Natural Hygiene: The Best Insurance Against the So-Called “Incurables”: Asthma, Bronchitis, Sinusitis, Hay Fever, and Allergies

Dooling, James – (PhD) – (Boston)

Professor of Environmental Science

• 1968: Contamination of the Environment Through Air Pollution, Artificial Foods, and Drugging

Doyle, Dianne and Pat

Dianne and Pat are the founders of Plant Based Dallas, a community dedicated to educating and supporting individuals in adopting a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle for better health. Lifelong Dallas residents and Texas A&M University graduates, they raised their family of five children in Dallas and remain active in their church and local community.

Their journey into plant-based living began after personal experiences with cancer—Pat’s prostate cancer diagnosis in 2011 and Dianne’s DCIS breast cancer diagnosis in 2013. Following Dianne’s surgery, they began researching nutrition and chronic disease and committed to a four-week dietary change. The results were significant, including improved cholesterol levels and a return to normal inflammatory markers.

Encouraged by these results, they embraced a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle and founded Plant Based Dallas to help others explore nutrition as a tool for preventing and improving chronic disease. Today, their mission is to make evidence-based nutrition accessible and to inspire healthier choices for individuals, families, and future generations.

• 2026: Food Prep Made Easy

Douglas, Sue

She was the co-owner and director of Weston Inn in Weston, Vermont, and a dedicated lecturer. Additionally, she served on the Board of Directors for the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1985: Raising Healthy Children
• 1984: Workshop: Preparing for Your First Child, Raising Healthy Children
• 1982: Symposium: Why I Chose Hygienic Living
• 1981: Sprouting Made Easy

Dunn, Ronald

Ronald Dunn, a 24-year-old student at a Chicago-area chiropractic college, showed bright promise as a New Hampshire educator. He delivered an insightful, thoroughly researched lecture. In his presentation, he addressed the dangers associated with high-protein diets and emphasized the health benefits of consuming uncooked foods. His work was later featured in the November 1973 issue of Natural Hygiene News.

• 1976: Becoming a Hygienic Vegetarian
• 1975: Why We Get Sick; Becoming a Hygienic Vegetarian

Dunn Trop, Jack – (Florida)

He was a founding member and former president of the ANHS, served on its Board of Directors, and held the position of editor for the organization. He produced the film The Greatest Adventure and authored several works, including You Don’t Have to Be Sick, Please Don’t Smoke in Our House, and A Gift of Love and Health. He also served as editor of Health Science and as Educational Director of the New York Natural Hygiene Society. He was the husband of Sylvia Dunn Trop. Click here to see articles and references. Read his eulogy by Mark Huberman in Health Science – July/Aug, 1992.

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• 1984: Healthcare Education: Vegetarian Health, Science and Natural Hygiene Press
• 1983: Health Care is Self-Care
• 1982: President’s Message; Living a Full Hygienic Life
• 1981: The Art of Normal Living
• 1980: Introduction and Discussion of the film The Greatest Adventure; Living Hygienically in an Unhygienic World
• 1978: Film: The Greatest Adventure; Living Life to Live It Longer
• 1977: Film: The Greatest Adventure; How to Live Long; Let’s Talk -About Scientific Vegetarianism
• 1976: Film: The Greatest Adventure; Let’s Talk -About Scientific Vegetarianism; Non-Smokers’ Bill of Rights
• 1975: Film: “The Greatest Adventure“; The Causes of Health; The Mind and its Role in Health; Debunking Health Myths
• 1974: Film: “The Greatest Adventure“; Rewards of Hygienic Living
• 1973: Film: The Greatest Adventure
• 1972: What is Natural Hygiene?; The Laws of Human Life (Parts 1 and 2); Film: The Greatest Adventure
• 1971: You Don’t Have to Be Sick (parts 1, 2, and 3); Film: The Greatest Adventure; The Power of Love
• 1970: Natural Hygiene Takes the Anxiety out of Living; Film: “The Greatest Adventure“; Moderation is an Important Key to Good Health
• 1969: Natural Hygiene has the Answer to the Young Generation Revolution; Three Square Meals a Day Will Kill You!
• 1968: Life from Conception Through Childhood; Life from Childhood to Middle Age; Life from Maturity to Death
• 1967: Let Natural Hygiene Turn You On – Not LSD; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 2) “Rest”; Film: “The Greatest Adventure“; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 3) “Live Food”; Become a Health Watcher; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 6) “Sleep”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 8) “Emotional Well Being”
• 1966: Film: “The Greatest Adventure“; Fundamentals of Proper Feeding and Fasting; The Meaning of Real Beauty; Fundamentals of Emotional Poise – Rest – Sleep; The Health Watchers; Three Square Meals a Day
• 1965: Film: “The Greatest Adventure“; Stop Being a Slave to Three Meals a Day; Natural Hygiene: The Best Weapon Against America’s Big Three Disease Killers; Are you Clean on the Outside, but Dirty on the Inside?; Health Questions Answered
• 1964: Film “The Greatest Adventure“; What Natural Hygiene Is, What it is Not; The Art of Normal Living
• 1963: Film “The Greatest Adventure“
• 1962: Film “The Greatest Adventure“; What Natural Hygiene is, What it is Not; The Art of Normal Living; Slave to Three Meals a Day
• 1961: The Ethics of Natural Hygiene; Film -“The Greatest Adventure“; Youth Group Session; From the Dark Ages to the Space Age; Morning Walk and Exercise
• 1960: Morning Walks Through Central Park; Morning Walks Through Central Park; The True Meaning of Natural Hygiene; Film: The Greatest Adventure; Presented at the Meeting for the Youth Group
• 1959: Film -“The Greatest Adventure“; Case History
• 1958: The Importance of Balanced Living; Film -“The Greatest Adventure“
• 1957: Film -“The Greatest Adventure“; Man Does Not Live By Food Alone; Exercise and Natural Hygiene
• 1956: The Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene
• 1955: Feasting Naturally Hygienically

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Dunn Trop, Sylvia – (Florida)

She was a member of the New York Natural Hygiene Society and the wife of Jack Dunn Trop.

• 1967: Preparing Sumptuous Hygienic Meals for Guests
• 1960: Preparation of Meals the Hygienic Way

Duvall, Paula

She was a lecturer and the author of The New World of Eating. She contributed articles to Health Science magazine and served on the ANHS Board of Directors.

• 1999: A Practical Approach to Feeding Your Family Healthfully
• 1998: Transforming Your Family’s Diet
• 1997: Creating a Hygienic Kitchen
• 1996: Strategies for Feeding Your Family Healthfully
• 1995: The New World of Eating
• 1994: Healthy Recipe Planning
• 1988: Food Demonstration
• 1987: The Natural Hygiene Diet – What We Recommend and Why
• 1986: Food Demonstration: How to Be A Natural Gourmet; Raising Healthy Children
• 1985: Exciting Natural Food Recipes; Raising Healthy Children; Feeding Your Family
• 1984: Food, Combining for Efficient Digestion; Workshop: Preparing for Your First Child, Raising Healthy Children
• 1981: Workshop: Rearing Children Hygienically

Dworin, Kayla – (Michigan)

She was a member of the Detroit chapter. She conducted children’s sightseeing tours and assisted with registration for the 1974 Convention.

• 1970: What You Should Know About Preparing and Combining Food: Preparing Daily Meals

Dyer, Jim

Publications Director for the St. Louis Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1973: Rearing Children Hygienically

Effer, Edwin – (Alegan, MI)

In addition to being a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living, he practiced organic gardening.

• 1959: Organic Gardening

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Egizi, Muriel – (Coral Gables, FL)

She was the Managing Director of the Antilla Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida, where hygienic food was served and the establishment was operated in accordance with hygienic principles by trained Hygienists. The hotel offered facilities and catering specifically designed to make vacationing Hygienists and their families wish to return year after year.

• 1958: Case History

Eisenstein, M. – (MD) – (Chicago)

He was a physician who specialized in home deliveries.

• 1976: Natural Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Engle, David – (DC) – (California)

He worked under Alan Goldhamer at the Center for Conservative Therapy in Penngrove, California, and served as vice president of the ANHS Executive Committee. He was also a member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians (IAHP) and served on its Board of Governors. In addition, he authored How the Body Heals Itself.

• 1997: How to Live after a Fast to Get the Greatest Benefit
• 1996: Stress and Your Emotions
• 1995: How the Body Heals Itself
• 1993: Listening to Your Body: Meeting Your Specific Health Needs

Epstein, Lois

She served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was a former director of the ANHS Florida Chapter. She also chaired the Children’s Camp Site Study Committee and served as director of the Children’s Camp Project. A mother of four and a lifelong Hygienist, she was the wife of Mark Epstein.

• 1974: What We Should Eat and How We Should Eat it; Food Combining; Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding

Epstein, Mark – Current NHA Board Treasurer

Mark was a former president of the ANHS and current NHA board treasurer. He embraces an aspiring farming lifestyle while promoting a plant-based diet and healthy living, inspired by his family’s long-standing connection to the National Health Association. He is the husband of Lois Epstein and the brother of Pamela Epstein.

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• 2025: My WFPB Life and My Heart Attack—8 months later
• 2002: Welcome from NHA President Mark Epstein

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Epstein, Pamela

She was a youth member of the ANHS and the sister of Mark Epstein.

• 1977: How to Cope with Being Different

Crile Esselstyn, Ann – (Ohio)

She is a true force for change within the plant-based movement and created all the recipes for Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. She was also the co-author of The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook. Together, Ann and Jane Esselstyn formed a mother-daughter team with decades of experience developing delicious, healthful dishes for their family and for Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn’s many grateful patients.

• 2024: Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior! Live Fierce, Stay Bold, Eat Delicious!

Esselstyn, Jr., Caldwell B. – (MD) – (Ohio)

He was a surgeon, researcher, and clinician at the Cleveland Clinic for more than thirty-five years and served as president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. He organized the first National Conference on the Elimination and Prevention of Heart Disease and was the inaugural recipient of the Benjamin Spock Award for Compassion in Medicine in 2005. He authored Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease and, together with his wife, Ann, counsels patients in Cleveland, Ohio.

• 2024: The Nutritional Reversal of Cardiovascular Disease— Fact or Fiction?
• 2009: Keynote Speaker: Making Yourself Heart Attack Proof

Esselstyn, Jane – (RN) – (Ohio)

Alongside her work as a nurse, researcher, middle school sex-education teacher, and mother of three, Jane co-hosts a widely followed YouTube channel with her vibrant mother, Ann Crile Esselstyn. She is also the recipe creator behind the #1 New York Times bestsellers Plant-Strong and The Engine 2 Seven-Day Rescue Diet.

• 2024: Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior! Live Fierce, Stay Bold, Eat Delicious!
• 2022: Benefits of Plant-Based Eating – Above and Below the Belt

Esser, Stephan, – (MD) – (Florida)

Graduate of the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. A passionate proponent of lifestyle medicine, he completed advanced training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard University and is actively engaged in writing, speaking, and clinical care. Grandson of Founder Dr. William Esser, he is fourth-generation plant-based and founder of Esser Health.

• 2026: Play, Connect, and Belong; Plunges and Platitudes—The Foundation of Health
• 2025: Morning Walk with a Doc, From Gym to Table—The Nutrition of Muscle and Bone
• 2024: Sleep and Health, Q&A Doctors’ Panel
• 2023: The Science of Regeneration: Maximizing Potential and Recovery; Case Presentations and Q&A; Break and Stretch
• 2022: Performance and Potential: The Role of Nutrition and Your Orthopedic Health; Personal Choices: Discovering Your Health One Bite, One Step at a Time
• 2021: Food, Inflammation, and your Orthopedic Health; Exercise-Prevention, Performance, and Potential; Q&A Panel
• 2019: Autoimmune Disease: Quelling the Fire Within; The Intersection of Orthopedic Medicine, Movement and Nutrition: Why What You Do and How You Move Affects Your Orthopedic Health
• 2018: Greens, Genes & Cancer Blues: The Link of Lifestyle and Cancer; Living a Healthy Lifestyle: Pitfalls & Pragmatism
• 2017: Plants, Brains and Feelings: The Science of Emotion and Eating; Plant-based Myths Busted
• 2012: The Economics of Personal Choice and Exercise and Alzheimer’s
• 2011: CPT, Stroke: Is It All in Your Head? and Oh, Those Aching Joints: Knee and Back Pain
• 2010: Basic Fitness Evaluations, Common Myths and Misconceptions about Exercise
• 2009: Exercise as Medicine: from Evidence to Action, Type 2 Diabetes: Examining the Sugar Cube

Esser, Tiffany – (Florida)

A personal trainer and dance instructor, and the founder of Restore Training, she creates goal-oriented, creative programs tailored to each individual.

• 2012: Yoga by the Pool and Fitness Walk on the Beach
• 2011: Stretching Exercises and Yoga; Q&A All-Women’s Panel
• 2010: Power Yoga, Basic Fitness Evaluations, Morning Walk
• 2009: Yoga on the beach, Stretching

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Esser, William – (ND, DC, ) – (Florida)

Founding member and past president of the American Natural Hygiene Society. A graduate of the American College of Naturopathy and the American College of Chiropractic, he has more than 45 years of experience supervising therapeutic fasting. He served as director of Esser’s Ranch in Lake Worth, Florida, and is the author of Dictionary of Man’s Foods as well as numerous articles in the Hygienic Review. Read his interview in the May/June 1996 Health Science Magazine and Health Science, Nov/Dec 1992.

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• 1982: Health Care is Self Care; The Causes of Disease
• 1979: Keynote Address:  An Inspiring Journey To Our Hygienic Roots; Symposium: Cancer Therapies and the Laetrile Controversy; American Diet Crazes; Chronic and Degenerative Diseases: A Pathological Evolution; The Importance of Food Combining; Case Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting: Arthritis, Tumors, Hypoglycemia, Heart Disease, Colitis, Anemia, High Blood Pressure; Psychological Factors in the Disease Process
• 1978: Proper Food Combining; Natural Hygiene, Me, and You; Overcoming Disease: Cancer; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1977: The Philosophy of Fasting; Fasting: Its Role in Health
• 1976: Overcoming Health Barriers: Genetics; Rearing Healthy Children; Nutrition: Food; Organic Limitations; Renewal of Life through Fasting: Diabetes and Hypoglycemia; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1974: Psychological Factors in the Disease Process; Exercise and Competitive Athletics; Neurological Diseases: Hypoglycemia; Rearing Children Healthfully from Infancy to Adolescence; Fasting Case Histories: Respiratory Problems; Psychological Factors in Disease; Relationship of Patient to Practitioner; Why We Need Fresh Air, Exercise and Sunshine; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1973: The Human Animal: Carnivore, Frugivore or Omnivore; Respiratory Problems: Asthma; Mental Conditions and Nervous Disorders: Schizophrenia; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene; Natural Hygiene for Senior Citizens
• 1970: The Fasting Process Simplified; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome While Fasting; The Evolution of Illness Out of Enervation; The Role of the Emotions in Good Health; The Role of Fresh Air, Light & Sun in Good Health; How To Build Your Health Future After the Convention: Through the Fasting Institution
• 1969: Gall Bladder and Liver Disorders; The Physiology of Fasting (Parts 1 and 2); Wonderful World of Natural Hygiene; Problems of the Aging Process and How to Retard it; Cause and Remedy of High and Low Blood Pressure, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Arteriosclerosis
• 1968: Hygienic First Aid; Course Series on Natural Hygiene; The Hygienic Answer to the Folly of Heart Transplants
• 1967: Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 4) – “Pure Water”; Successful Human Relations Depends on Emotional Well Being; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 5) “Fresh Air”; The Cause and Care of Respiratory Ailments Through Natural Hygiene; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 6) “Sleep”
• 1965: Natural Hygiene is the Solution to Constipation and Headaches; Health Questions Answered; You Can’t Have Good Health Without Mental and Emotional Poise; First Aid Without Drugs or Modalities
• 1963: Stomach-Intestinal Sickness; Рopular, Orthodox Health Fallacies; Hygienic Round Table: Questions and Answers; Infant and Childhood Feeding-Orthodox and Hygiene
• 1962: Essentials of Good Digestion; Correct Combinations of Food; The Requirements of Normal Pregnancy; Fasting and Longevity; Normal Childbirth; Why Natural Foods Are Best; Hygienic Round Table Q&A
• 1960: Essentials of Health; The Physiology of Digestion and Correct Food Combining; The Cause and Removal of Headaches
• 1959: President’s Welcoming Address; Cause and Removal of Catarrh; Symposium and Panel Discussion; Hygienic Raising of Children
• 1958: Address of Welcome; Applying the Law of Cause and Effect to Human Health; Enervation and Toxemia – Their Relationship to Disease
• 1957: Address of Welcome; Resurgence of Health Through Natural Foods; Cause, Prevention and Removal of Catarrh; Natural Food Symposium and Question and Answer Period
• 1956: Prenatal Nutrition; The Mind and Health; Essential Food Factors-Their Sources; Feeding Children from Two to Ten; Natural Hygiene-The Oldest and Newest Remedy; Fasting Infants and Children; Round Table Discussion; Feeding the Aged
• 1955: Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits and Vegetables; Sunshine and Health; Eating Once or Twice a Day; Nutrition During Infancy, Youth and Maturity; Attaining Health and Happiness
• 1954: President’s Welcoming Address; Abundant Years Through Natural Hygiene; Overweight, Underweight and Normal Weight; Unfired Foods in Maintaining Health
• 1953: Heart Disturbances-Their Prevention and Removal; The Prevention and Removal of Catarrah; Round Table Discussion on Health and Disease; A symposium on the Care of Children
• 1952: The Heart, and How To Treat It; Catarrh, Its Cause and Prevention
• 1951: Constipation: Its Cause and Correction; Which Rung of Health Can You as an Individual Reach?
• 1949: Living Hygienically in an Un-Hygienic Environment

Evans, Sylvia

Former vice president of the Chicago Chapter of ANHS, who later moved and became the vice president of the Central Indiana Chapter.

• 1968: Proper Selection, Preparation, and Storing of Food

Evans, (Rose) Mary – (Granite City, Ill)

Mary served as secretary of the ANHS and was a member of the ANHS Board of Directors. She also acted as secretary of the St. Louis ANHS Chapter and served as the Illinois Regional Director for Parents Without Partners.

• 1967: Workshop: Problems of the Hygienic Parent Without a Spouse

Fabian, Pamela & Alan

Known for the Couple to Couple League.

• 1976: Workshop: Conception; Contraception: A Natural Alternative to Harmful Birth Control

Filenbaum, James

An attorney who focused on vaccination-related legal matters.

• 1991: How to Avoid Compulsory Inoculation
• 1990: Compulsory Inoculation: What Are Your Rights?
• 1984: How to Avoid Inoculations: Your Legal Rights

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Finn, Tom

An attorney who focused on vaccination-related legal matters.

• 1984: How to Avoid Inoculations: Your Legal Rights

Fisher, Cathy

Cathy Fisher is the creator of StraightUpFood.com, a website offering free recipes and resources on whole-food, plant-based eating without salt, oil, or sugar. She also teaches cooking classes at TrueNorth Health Center and the McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, California. Cathy adopted a plant-based lifestyle in 1999 and published her first cookbook in 2016: Straight Up Food: Delicious and Easy Plant-Based Cooking Without Salt, Oil, or Sugar.

• 2018: Cooking demonstration
• 2017: Cooking Demonstration

Fitzgerald, Greg – (DO, DC) – (Australia)

Dr. Greg Fitzgerald is an Australian naturopath, chiropractor, and osteopath who specializes in natural hygiene and lifestyle medicine. His approach focuses on the body’s innate capacity for self-healing, supported through whole-food plant-based nutrition, therapeutic fasting, and appropriate exercise. A 1983 graduate of both the Pacific College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Sydney College of Chiropractic, he now offers a 21-day natural hygiene–based program at his Sydney clinic as well as consultations worldwide via Zoom. Dr. Fitzgerald is also the founder of the Cronulla Health For Life Centre in New South Wales, Australia. Check out the interview with him in Health Science Magazine – Summer 2018.

• 2024: Energy for Life—From Tired to Terrific in 21 Days!; The Conference in a Nutshell— Don’t Be Normal, Be Healthy!
• 2019: The 5 Keys to Stop Falling Apart in 21 Days; How Relevant is Natural Hygiene in Our High-tech Medicalized
• 2018: Health Is an Orchestra: Are You Missing Any Instruments?; Unlock the Miracle from Within: The Enduring, Unique Message of the NHA
• 2017: Why Modern Healthcare is Failing: Looking for Answers in All the Wrong Places!
  

Flatto, Dr. Edwin

A member of the Greater Miami Chapter of the ANHS, he is also a frequent lecturer for ANHS chapters throughout Florida.

• 1967: Outdoor Activities: Hiking, Beach jogging, Calisthenics; Practical Ways of Exercising in the Daily Routine; Workshop: Practical Ways of Preparing the Diet and Making Use of It

Floyd, Ann – (Libertyville, Illinois)

Former President of the North Shore (Chicago) Chapter of the ANHS and wife of Oscar Floyd. She also served on the Planning Committee for the 1967 Convention.

• 1970: What You Should Know About Nutritious Food: Methods of Storage in the Country
• 1961: Health Salad Preparations

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Floyd, Oscar – (Libertyville, Illinois)

Past President of ANHS and 1961 Convention Director, Oscar was an unwavering advocate for organized natural hygiene for decades and was remarkably prolific in proposing ideas for growth and expansion. A firm believer in the value of vigorous physical activity—especially after age sixty—he developed the foundational concept for the “Over 60 Club,” a program designed to help individuals in this age group “get young” and “stay young.” He was also highly inventive in developing strategies for financing the organization and served as President of the Century Club. He was the husband of Ann Floyd.

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• 1972: Ten Years on the Firing Line for the American Natural Hygiene Society
• 1971: Workshop on Expanding the Natural Hygiene Movement
• 1970: Welcome from Convention Chairman; How To Build Your Health Future After the Convention: Through the Hygienic Community
• 1968: Course Series on Natural Hygiene
• 1967: Convention Greetings: Convention Committee Chairman; Automation Can Work Cooperatively with Nature; Workshop: Growing Live Food; Chapter Workshop: How to Have a Workable Structure with Proper Financing
• 1966: Organic Gardening; The Dual Role of the Individual: What He Is and What He Does
• 1965: Keynote Address: Natural Hygiene Convention: The Answer to America’s Mounting Health Problem; 1965: Organic Gardening;
• 1964: Presidential Address of Welcome
• 1963: Presidential Address of Welcome
• 1962: Presidential Address of Welcome
• 1961: Declaration of Health Independence Through Organic Gardening

Ford, Edward – (MSW)

He is a private family and personal counselor, consultant, and lecturer, as well as a faculty member and certified practitioner of the Institute for Reality Therapy. He is also the author of Choosing to Love, Why Marriage, and Permanent Love.

• 1985: Choosing To Love: A New Way To Respond

Fowler, Ian

Youth Delegate and president of the Australian youth group, he has been a committed hygienist since the age of 15.

• 1974: A Message from Australia

Fraley, Alan – (DC) – (Pengrove, CA)

A staff doctor at the Center for Chiropractic and Conservative Therapy in Penngrove, California.

• 1992: The Lifelong Benefits of Being Raised as a Natural Hygienist

Frantin, Jean – (New Jersey)

Miss Natural Hygiene of 1951.

• 1952: The Problem of Youth in the Natural Hygiene Program

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French, Roger – (Australia)

Recipient of the L. O. Bailey Award, which annually sponsors a young delegate from the Hopewood Youth Development Association of Australia to attend our conventions.

• 1972: Fad Diets, such as Macrobiotics, Pesticides and other environmental health hazards, etc

Frey, Asa – (DC) – (Puerto Rico)

Dr. Asa Frey is a chiropractor and practitioner of hygienic healthcare in Puerto Rico, specializing in controlled fasting and dietary therapy for chronic illness. He and his wife, Joanna, founded the “Back to the Garden” clinic, where they promote health through natural methods and support patients locally and around the world. Dr. Frey is recognized for his work in improving patient well-being through fasting, nutrition, and lifestyle-based care.

• 2023: Q&A with Fasting Panel; The Fundamentals of Health & Disease: How It Is Lost and How to Find It Again
• 2018: The Unseen Advantages of Fasting: Understanding the Principles of Health Through the Fasting Experience

Frey, Joanna – (DC) – (Puerto Rico)

Dra. Joanna Frey is the co-founder and co-director of Clínica Back to the Garden in San Juan, Puerto Rico, home to the only physician-supervised fasting and education center in Latin America. She lectures and leads webinars on healthful living and has authored two recipe e-books. Together with her husband, Dr. Asa Frey, and their children, she has practiced a health-promoting lifestyle and has followed an exclusively whole-plant-food diet—without added salt, sugar, or oil.

• 2023: Q&A with Fasting Panel
• 2018: Overcoming the Challenges of Raising Healthy Children

Fry, T.C.

He served as Third Vice President of the ANHS Board and acted as Publicist for the New York Regional Conference in 1973. He was also a frequent speaker for the New York City ANHS Chapter. The husband of Helen Fry, he authored the Program for Dynamic Health and later served as editor of the Healthway Advisor.

• 1973: Natural Hygiene: Past, Present, and Future

Fry, Helen

She was the wife of T. C. Fry and served on the ANHS Board as Recording Secretary.

• 1976: Food Demonstration: Feeding Your Family

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Fuhrman, Cara – (ND)

A licensed naturopathic doctor, she specialized in naturopathic oncology, women’s health, and nutritional therapeutics. As the daughter of renowned physician Joel Fuhrman, M.D., she brought a lifelong grounding in nutritional science to her evidence-based, lifestyle-centered approach to medicine.

• 2025: Preventing Breast Cancer and Acne

Fuhrman, Joel – (MD) – (New Jersey)

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors. Dr. Fuhrman is a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutrition and natural methods. His distinctive expertise enabled thousands of patients to recover from conditions typically regarded as chronic and irreversible. A leading authority on nutrition and natural healing, he appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs, including Good Morning America, CNN, and Good Day New York. He is the author of Eat to Live, Cholesterol Protection for Life, Disease-Proof Your Child, Fasting and Eating for Health, Eat Right America, and Eat for Health.

• 2026: The Medical Illusion—The Long-term Failure of Modern Medicine and Real Solutions for a Better Life
• 2025: Nutritional Excellence to Protect Your Future, Emotional Wisdom for Your Personal Health
• 2024: Combat Overeating with Robust Emotional Health, Q&A Doctors Panel
• 2023: Timely Teachings for a Healthful and Successful Life, Case Presentations and Q&A
• 2022: Super Immunity to Protect Against Cancer and COVID; Breaking Free from Food Addiction
• 2021: Slow Aging to Maximize Longevity; Eating & Cooking to Beat Heart Disease & Cancer; Exercise
• 2019: Applying Principles of Human Longevity to Slow Aging; Cooking Techniques and Recipes for Great Health
• 2018: Fast Food Genocide; Live 100 Years in Great Health
• 2017: Principles to Maximize Longevity; Interactive Seminar – Advanced Applications for Reversing Disease
• 2008: Keynote speaker – Eat For Health; Reverse Disease, Look Younger, Live Longer
• 2006: Say No to Heart Disease, Social Impediments to Healthful Eating
• 2005: Disease-Proof Your Child, An Eat To Live Workshop
• 2002: The Greatest Diet on Earth for Spectacular Weight Loss – Parts I and II and Conquering Disease
• 2000: The Crucial Role of Diet in Health and Disease
• 1999: Remarkable Recoveries through Fasting
• 1998: Prevent and Reverse Disease through Nutritional Methods
• 1997: Are You Dieting for Life or for Death?
• 1996: Why Aggressive Nutritional Changes Are Superior to Conventional Medical Care; Is Your Child Sick Too Much?
• 1995: Fasting and Eating for Health: Validation by Modern Research
• 1994: Stopping the Epidemic of Autoimmune Diseases
• 1993: Cancer and Diabetes: Recognition and Resolution; Health Care of the Future
• 1992: Preventing and Reversing Arthritis and Osteoporosis; Women’s Health Problems: Breast and Ovarian Cancer
• 1991: The Truth about Herbal Extracts, Vitamins and Supplements
• 1990: The Environmental Factors of Health; Necessary Medical Care
• 1989: Overcoming Common Childhood Health Problems; How to Handle Emergency Situations
• 1988: Exercise: Its Role in Optimum Health; Health Forum

Funk, Kristi – (MD, FACS, DipABLM)

Kristi Funk, MD is a board-certified breast cancer surgeon, physician, bestselling author, international keynote speaker, and passionate advocate for women’s health. Widely recognized for her expertise in breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, she is dedicated to empowering women with evidence-based information to help them make informed decisions about their health.

As an ambassador and leading contributor to the Pink Lotus Power Up community, Dr. Funk regularly writes Breast Cancer 101 articles, translating the latest scientific research into practical guidance for women seeking to reduce their risk and optimize their well-being. She is the bestselling author of Breasts: The Owner’s Manual, an acclaimed resource that has been published in more than 20 countries and translated into over 10 languages. Through her clinical practice, writing, and speaking engagements around the world, Dr. Funk continues to educate and inspire audiences on the powerful role that nutrition, lifestyle, early detection, and informed medical care play in promoting lifelong breast health.

• 2026: Keynote speaker: How Diet & Lifestyle Affect Breast Cancer Risk & Outcomes

Gajapati, Prince – (PV) – (Raju, India)

A distinguished scholar of an ancient and respected philosophy.

• 1965: Natural Hygiene and Hindu Philosophy

Gay, Therese – (NYC, NY)

A bright young star in Natural Hygiene, she brought a poetic sensibility that greatly enriched the field. She was also a contributing author to the Journal of Natural Hygiene.

• 1958: Give Life New Meaning
• 1957: Natural Foods for Feminine Beauty
• 1955: Natural Foods for Feminine Beauty; Optimum Living
• 1952: Liberation of the Ego through Natural Hygiene

Gershfeld, Nathan – (DC) – (California)

Dr. Nathan Gershfeld is a chiropractor and the founder of Fasting Escape, a health center dedicated to medically supervised, therapeutic water-only fasting. His transition from electrical engineering to chiropractic medicine was inspired by a profound, life-changing health experience involving a tumor.

• 2022: Get Healthy, Fast; Fasting: Benefits & Risks, Updates on Research
• 2021: Q & A Panel; Becoming Your Own Best Doctor; Q&A Panel
• 2019: Balance: Living Healthy in an Unhealthy World; Q&A Fasting

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Gian-Cursio, Christopher – (ND) – (Chevy Chase, MD)

In 1936, Dr. Christopher Gian-Cursio took a significant step in advancing health and wellness by founding the first modern Natural Hygiene Society in Rochester, New York. Initially named the Rochester Physiological Society, the organization was firmly rooted in the traditions of its predecessors, adopting the constitution of the original Boston group. Dr. Gian-Cursio’s efforts continued to shape the movement for decades; in 1950, he played a pivotal role in establishing both the Buffalo Natural Hygiene Society and the Washington Natural Hygiene Society. He later became a co-founder and Past President of the ANHS and served as Editor of the Journal of Natural Hygiene.

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• 1956: Food Preparation, History of Natural Hygiene; How Health Happens; Experiences in Fasting; Round Table Discussion; The Importance of Rest in Both Health and Disease; The Hygiene of Pregnancy
• 1955: The Value of Unfired Food; The Law of the Minimum in Nutrition; Fasting for Optimum Nutrition; Nutrition During Infancy, Youth and Maturity; The Prevention of Removal of Disease
• 1954: Natural Hygiene in Acute Disease; The Causes and Their Removal of Chronic Disease; Fasting, Rest and Nutrition
• 1953: Welcoming Address from the President; The Truth About Elimination Diet; Health and Its Essentials; Round Table Discussion on Health and Disease; Fasting for Acute and Chronic Diseases
• 1952: Preparing and Combining Natural Foods; Fasting In Health and Disease
• 1951: Hygienic Care of Mothers and their Offspring; Natural Hygiene: Its Past, Present and Future
• 1950: Destructiveness of Eating in Sickness
• 1949: Hygiene: The Science Relating to the Preservation and Improvement of Health; Is Hygienic Fasting an Effective Method to Maintain or Regain Health

Goldberg, Paul – (MPH, DC, DACBN) – (Georgia)

He is the founder of The Goldberg Tener Clinic for Chronic Disease Reversal in Kennesaw, Georgia, and has lectured, written, and published extensively on the topic. For 23 years, he was a University Professor of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology at Life University in Atlanta. He was also a certified member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians.

• 2011: Connect to the Earth and The Will to Get Well
• 2000: Common Health Mistakes That People Make When Starting Out
• 1999: Understanding Nutrition from a Natural Hygiene Perspective

Goldhamer, Alan – (DC) – (California) – Current Board Member

He was the founder of TrueNorth Health Center and director of its residential education program, a faculty member at Bastyr University, the author of The Health-Promoting Cookbook, and the co-author of The Pleasure Trap. Dr. Goldhamer currently serves on the NHA Board. Read his interview in Health Science Magazine Sept/ Oct 1998, Health Science Magazine Sept/Oct 1993, and Health Science Nov/Dec 1994. Read his article “Do You Need to Fast” in the March/April 1995 Health Science Magazine.

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• 2026: Increasing Healthspan—A Whole Body Approach
• 2024: Can Fasting Save Your Life?
• 2023: How to Use Fasting to Delay Death and Avoid Debility: What Does Modern Research Say About This Ancient Practice?, Q&A with Fasting; Case Presentations and Q&A Panel
• 2022: Fasting: Benefits & Risks, Updates on Research
• 2021: Can Fasting Save Your Life?; Q&A Panel
• 2019: The Transformation of Clinical Fasting from Quackery to Cutting-edge Research; Q&A Fasting
• 2018: Escaping the Pleasure Trap; Fasting: A Modern Look at an Ancient Practice
• 2017: The 10 Most Important Actions to Ensure Optimum Health; Fasting Can Save Your Life
• 2012: Fasting: How Does it Work? – and Diet: Vegan and SOS-Free
• 2010: How to Successfully Maintain a Health Promoting Diet and Lifestyle, Question & Answer Session, Fasting Can Save Your Life
• 2007: Fasting: Back to the Future
• 2006: Designing a Health Promoting Diet in a Pleasure Trapped World
• 2005: Escaping the Pleasure Trap, Fasting Can Save Your Life
• 2004: The Pleasure Trap
• 2000: Fasting-The New View of This Ancient Practice
• 1999: Prevention and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
• 1998: Fasting Can Save Your Life: Why, When, & How to Fast
• 1997: How to Design a Diet That Is Exactly Right for You
• 1996: How to Tailor the Natural Hygiene Diet to Meet Your Individual Needs; How the Body Heals Itself
• 1995: New Perspectives on the Principles and Practices of Hygiene; Understanding the Many Benefits of the Hygienic Diet
• 1994: The Causes of Health; In Pursuit of Health
• 1993: Natural Hygiene and the Meaning of Life; The Role of Diet in Health and Disease
• 1991: The Four Essential Factors of Health; The Importance of Living Healthfully after a Fast
• 1990: The Benefits of Fasting
• 1989: Natural Hygiene, The Science of Health; How to Maximize Your Energy; Cardiovascular Disease
• 1988: Components of the Hygienic Diet; Health Forum; Beyond Magic
• 1987: The Role of Diet in Health and Disease; Health Forum; Therapeutic Fasting: Its Use and Abuse; Immune System: Key to Health
• 1986: Life Extension: Fact and Fantasies; How to Fast; Health Forum
• 1985: Dynamic Health: The Requirements; The Joy of Living
• 1983: Case Histories: Health Problems Overcome Through Fasting; The Fallacy of Vitamin Supplementation; The Vitamin Fallacy

Goldstein, Corinne – (Michigan)

She served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was President of the Detroit Chapter of the ANHS. She was also the wife of Jack Goldstein.

• 1978: Feeding Your Family Hygienically: Infants, Children, Adults; Meeting of Chapter Officers and Those Wanting to Start New Chapters
• 1977: Feeding Infants and Children Hygienically; Ideas for Feeding the Family; How to Steam Vegetables; Party Foods; Recipes
• 1976: Food Demonstration: Feeding Your Family
• 1975: Hygienic Meal Preparation
• 1974: Rearing Children Hygienically; Selection and Preparation of Hygienic Meals
• 1973: Hygienic Meal Planning: Daily menus, Seasonal variations; Selecting, Storing and Sprouting Hygienic Foods; Foods for Special Occasions

Goldstein, Irwin

Member of the ANHS

• 1977: How to Cope with Being Different

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Goldstein, Jack – (DPM) – (Michigan)

Dr. Jack Goldstein was born in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. He earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree with honors from Wayne State University in 1952. Following his graduation, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Upon returning home, he established a private podiatry and foot surgery practice in 1954.

A respected figure in his field, Dr. Goldstein lectured extensively across the United States and was a frequent guest on both local and national radio and television programs.

In 1964, Dr. Goldstein’s life took a transformative turn. After being severely debilitated by ulcerative colitis—a condition that brought him to the brink of death—he embarked on a six-week fast at Pawling Health Manor in Hyde Park, NY, rooted in the principles of natural hygiene. His dramatic recovery sparked a new passion for natural health and healing, which he chronicled in his book Triumph Over Disease by Fasting and Natural Diet.

Following his recovery, Dr. Goldstein and his family became a dedicated advocates for natural hygiene. He lectured widely, consulted individuals seeking alternative paths to wellness, and eventually became director of Point Retreat, a hygienic health center in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. 

He served as Past President of the ANHS and was a member of the ANHS Board of Directors. He also chaired the 1974 Convention. He was the husband of Corrine Goldstein. Read about his journey in Health Science, May/June 1984.

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• 1984: Triumph Over Disease; Food Cures, Food Supplements, and Other Nutritional Fallacies; Tapping Your Mind’s Potential: Visual and Mental Relaxation Techniques
• 1983: My Six-Week Fast: Recovery From a Nearly Fatal Illness; Visualization and Mental Relaxation Techniques-Tapping Your Mind Potential
• 1978: Overcoming Disease: Digestive Problems; Chemicals and Your Health; Triumph Over Disease by Fasting and Natural Diet: A Story of Recovery from Ulcerative Colitis
• 1977: ANHS President’s Greetings; Feeding Infants and Children Hygienically; Fad Diets, Food Additives and You; Triumph Over Disease-A Recovery from Ulcerative Colitis
• 1976: ANHS President’s Greetings; Food Additives; Colitis Recovery: My Six Weeks Fast
• 1975: Dangers of Food Additives; My Six Weeks Fast
• 1974: What is Natural Hygiene?; Dangers of Food Additives and Fad Diets; My Six-Week Fast: Triumph Over Death
• 1973: My Six-Week Fast; Natural Hygiene and Fad Diets
• 1971: Case History of My 42 Day Fast

Gordon, Eleanore – (MD) – (Cleveland, OH)

Dr. Gordon had been a hygienist since 1955. At the 1965 conference, at the age of eighty, she demonstrated her exercises for attendees and led the morning outdoor activities.

• 1965: Outdoor Session; Demonstration of Slantboard Exercises

Gould, Symon

He was one of the founders of the ANHS and was widely recognized as a prominent publicist and health critic. A driving force within the vegetarian movement, he became known as its “human dynamo.”

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• 1952: The Value of Natural Hygiene To Modern Man
• 1951: Making the American Public Natural Hygiene Conscious

Graham, Douglas – (DC)

He was the director of Club Hygiene in Marathon, Florida.

• 1993: Total Commitment: Why Consistency Brings the Best Results; Energy, Exercise, and Recovery
• 1992: Contagion and Immunity: The Hygienic View; Setting and Realizing Your Hygienic Goals
• 1991: Food Demonstration; How to Design Your Personal Exercise and Fitness Program
• 1990: How Natural Hygiene Transforms Your Life; How to Design a Health Program that Works for You
• 1989: How to Be Healthy in an Unhealthy World; The Importance of Physical Activity in Your Health Program
• 1988: How to Set Up Your Personal Exercise Program; Proper Use of the Body
• 1987: Health on the Installment Plan

Grega, Meagan

She is a physician, co-founder, and Chief Medical Officer of the Kellyn Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making healthy choices easier through a community-based, immersive approach. A board-certified Family and Lifestyle Medicine physician and a Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Grega also contributed to national lifestyle-medicine initiatives through her service on multiple task forces. She previously served in the United States Navy. Check out the interview with her in Health Science, Spring 2025.

• 2025: Epigenetics: Playing to Win with the Hand You Were Dealt

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Greger, Michael – (MD) – (Washington, D.C.)

He is a physician and an internationally recognized speaker on key public health issues. He served as Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States and was a founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He also taught portions of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s esteemed nutrition course at Cornell University and served as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey during her meat-defamation trial. He was the author of Carbophobia: The Scary Truth About America’s Low-Carb Craze and Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching.

• 2011: The Latest in Human Nutrition 2010 and 2011

Gross, Debbie – (New York)

She attended her first NHA conference at just five months old, and as she became older, she helped her mother in her food demonstrations. The daughter of Joy and Robert Gross, she began her involvement as a youth member and eventually became Youth Director. She also served on the ANHS Board of Directors.

• 1980: Socializing Healthfully: What about Birth Control?
• 1977: How to Cope with Being Different

Gross, Harry

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1968: How an Octogenarian Keeps Himself Fit

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(Jacaruso) Gross, Joy – (New York)

She served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was a former secretary-treasurer. She also served as the Program Committee chair for numerous conventions. A health expert and pioneer in the field since the 1950s, she attended her first ANHS conference in 1955. For more than thirty years, she owned and operated the well-known Pawling Health Manor in New York. She was the author of four books, including Joy’s Recipes for Living Younger… Longer!, and a contributing writer for Health Science magazine.

• 2011: Q&A All-Women’s Panel
• 1998: Fabulous Food Festival
• 1997: Fabulous Food Festival
• 1995: Fabulous Food Festival
• 1994: Fabulous Food Festival
• 1993: Fabulous Food Festival
• 1992: Fabulous Food Festival
• 1991: Fabulous Food Festival
• 1990: Fabulous Food Festival
• 1987: Spectacular Natural Food Festival
• 1986: The Joy Gross Food Festival
• 1984: Private Party with Joy Gross; The Joy of Natural Living and Food Preparation; A Food Festival; Workshop with Joy Gross; The Battle of the Bulge
• 1983: Workshop: The Joy of Natural Living & Food Preparation
• 1982: Selecting and Preparing Foods for Family and Friends; My Road to Natural Hygiene
• 1981: Hygienic Living Series How Natural Hygiene Helped Me-Accident and Hospitalization; Eating Out-How Hygienists Do It
• 1980: Teenage Health Problems Forum; Practical tips for Daily Meal Preparation and on Special Occasions
• 1979: Diet Tips and Food Demonstration
• 1978: Program Highlights; Overweight and Obesity
• 1977: From Heartache to Health: How I Overcame Psoriasis; Keeping Off the Weight You’ve Lost
• 1976: Program Highlights; Obesity, Overweight and Your Health
• 1975: Program Highlights
• 1974: Rearing Children Hygienically; Problems of Young People
• 1973: Rearing Children Hygienically; Hygienic Meal Planning: Daily menus, Seasonal Variations; Selecting, Storing and Sprouting Hygienic Foods; Foods for Special Occasions
• 1962: Preparation of Daily Hygienic Meals
• 1960: Case History #3; Exercise for Health and Weight Reduction
• 1959: Case History: How I Overcame Psoriasis
• 1958: Progress Report; A Short Series of Practical Exercises for Everybody
• 1957: Progress Report 1956-1957; Exercise and Weight Reduction for Women
• 1956: Natural Childbirth

Gross, Robert – (DC) – (New York)

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was the Manager of the 1957 Convention. He held a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Philadelphia College of Medicine and Osteopathy and pursued additional academic work on the medical faculties of the University of Amsterdam in Holland and the University of Rome in Italy. Together with his wife, Joy Gross, he co-founded the Pawling Health Manor in New York. An international authority and lecturer in sports medicine, he also worked as a consultant and specialist in fasting and obesity.

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• 1981: Illness Is Unnatural; Symposium: Laetril and Cancer Therapies; Are There Limits to Natural Hygiene?; Symposium: Case Histories of Illnesses Overcome by Fasting; Symposium: Coping with Emergencies
• 1980: Health Care – Not Sick Care: the Promise of Natural Hygiene; The Unity of Health and Disease
• 1979: Symposium: Cancer Therapies and the Laetrile Controversy; American Diet Crazes; Cases, Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting: Arthritis, Tumors, Hypoglycemia, Heart Disease, Colitis, Anemia, High Blood Pressure; The Hygienic Answer to Obesity; Panel: Exercise Techniques: Training or Straining?
• 1977: Renewal of Life through Fasting: Diabetes & Hypoglycemia; Dangers of Overweight; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Thru Natural Hygiene; The Drama of Fasting
• 1975: How To Cope with a Difficult World; Overweight, a Threat to Health (Part 1 and 2); Nutrition: Fasting; Fasting as an Essential for Nutritional Change; Drugs and What They Do To You; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1963: Vitamins, Minerals, and Proteins; Film: “The Work of the Kidneys”; The Cancer Story; Mental, Emotional Sickness and Natural Hygiene; The Weight Reduction Problem; Hygienic Round Table: Questions and Answers; Film: “Fundamentals of the Nervous System”; Heart Disease
• 1962: The New Look in Child Feeding; Mechanism of Childbirth; Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins; The Law of Totality; Misconceptions in Hygiene; The Final Common Pathway of Metabolism; Popular Nutritional Fallacies; Vaccination and Inoculation of Children; Hygienic Round Table Q&A
• 1961: The Cancer Story; Hygienic Nutrition Concepts; Hormones and Sickness; True Meaning of Mental Diseases; True Meaning of Mental Diseases; Stomach – Intestinal IIIs; The Poliomyelitis Saga; Unity of Disease; Health Questions Answered
• 1960: Film: Normal Childbirth; Mental and Nervous Disorders – Causes and Cures; The Meaning of Arthritis
• 1959: Essentials of Health; Normal Childbirth; Symposium and Panel Discussion
• 1958: Medically Induced Diseases; A Discussion of Various Diseases
• 1957: Convention Agenda; Toxemia Versus Germs: Basic Cause of Disease; Devils, Drugs and Physicians; Natural Food Symposium and Question and Answer Period
• 1956: The Germ Theory of Disease; Toxemia

Grudnik, Lynn – (Florida)

She was the former Executive Director of the National Health Association and a former editor of Health Science magazine.

• 2009: Welcome and Conference Highlights
• 2006: Conference Highlights
• 2005: Conference Highlights

(Mariani) Haag, Tosca – (San Antonio, TX, Florida)

She is the daughter of Dr. Virginia Vetrano and was raised hygienically from birth. A vibrant spokesperson for the natural hygiene way of life, she excelled in physical fitness and was actively involved in the Youth Program. She also served as editor of The New Dawn, the ANHS youth publication. For many years, she was the assistant editor and a contributing writer for Dr. Shelton’s Hygienic Review. She later graduated from medical school, having already gained extensive experience working at Dr. Shelton’s Health School alongside Dr. Shelton and Dr. Vetrano.

• 1975: Coke is Not Where It’s At
• 1974: Appreciation of Animals, Why Eat Them; Problems of Young People
• 1970: Natural Hygiene is the Best Cause for Youth to Pursue; What is Normal?
• 1969: Welcome to Youth
• 1968: Youth Talk: What Natural Hygiene Has Done for Me

Haag, Gregory – (MD) – (Florida)

Former Health Director at the Bahia Harbor Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is the husband of Tosca Haag.

• 1989: How to Achieve Your Optimum Weight
• 1978: Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding
• 1977: Birth Control; Workshop: Normal Childbirth and Breastfeeding

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Hervey Johnson, James – (San Diego, CA)

Johnson served as Convention Manager for the 15th Annual Convention in 1963 at the U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego and was also President of the highly active San Diego Chapter. Following his passing in 1988, the James Hervey Johnson Charitable and Educational Trust was established to support organizations aligned with his health philosophy. The NHA has been a grateful recipient of many substantial grants from the Trust, helping to advance its mission.

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• 1979: The Year-Round Garden; Starting a Food Co-op
• 1978: Organic Gardening & Homesteading
• 1963: Address of Welcome

Hirsch, Lolly & Jeanne

Jeanne Hirsch Ingress is the daughter of Lolly Hirsch, author of The Breeders. Together, they created a newsletter dedicated to supporting women in the practice of natural childbirth.

• 1981: Home Birth and Gynecological Self-Help

Hoffman, Bob

Four-time head coach of the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team and winner of more than 600 trophies in various competitive sports.

• 1965: Physical Training and Its Benefits

Holmes, Dillon – Current Board Member

Dillon Holmes serves on the NHA Board and founded the Well Your World YouTube channel and Facebook group to offer support and community to individuals transitioning to and maintaining a health-promoting lifestyle.

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• 2023: Forces Against Us: Obstacles to Maintaining a Plant Exclusive Diet
• 2022: Cooking Demo – Healthy Fast Food
• 2021: Cooking Demo

Holzgreen, Harold – (Los Angeles, CA)

He led a group of individuals committed to living hygienically, helping them navigate the challenges of maintaining such a lifestyle within a conventional world. He was the husband of Sophie Holzgreen.

• 1966: Physical Movements for More Flexibility and Energy

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Holzgreen, Sophie – (Los Angeles, CA)

She served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was a former President of the ANHS Los Angeles Natural Hygiene Society chapter. In 1985, she was presented with a service award from the board for her tireless efforts in promoting natural hygiene in the Los Angeles area. She had also been associated with the Natural Hygiene Press. She was the wife of Harold Holzgreen. Learn more about Sophie in the Health Science Magazine (May/Jun 1995).

• 1985: How To Start An ANHS Chapter; How to Stage an Event: A Workshop for ANHS Chapter Members
• 1982: My Road to Natural Hygiene
• 1980: International Folk Dancing
• 1979: Folk Dancing
• 1977: Folk Dancing
• 1975: Folk Dancing
• 1974: Folk Dancing; Workshop for Long-Term Hygienists (Parts 1 and 2)
• 1973: Folk Dancing; Selecting, Storing, and Sprouting Hygienic Foods
• 1972: Folk Dancing
• 1971: Folk Dancing
• 1970: The Natural Hygiene Movement: A Glorious Era in Human Progress
• 1969: Folk Dance Class; Effective Procedures for Introducing Natural Hygiene; Food Demonstration: Sprouting Protein-Rich Food
• 1968: Proper Selection, Preparation, and Storing of Food
• 1967: Class: Preparing Three Daily Meals; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 3) “Live Food”; Demonstration: Preparing Hygienic Food for Special Occasions; Sprouting Live Food
• 1966: Why the American People Must Adopt Natural Hygiene; Food Preparation – Daily Meals & Special Occasions; Fundamentals of Emotional Poise – Rest – Sleep
• 1965: Are the Stories of the Healthy Hunzas True?
• 1963: A Dramatic Return to Health Through Natural Hygiene
• 1958: How I Became a Natural Hygienist; The Local Society as an Effective Force in Community Life

Honoroff, Ida

She was the author of Vaccination, The Silent Killer, and a consumer activist in California. She also spoke publicly about her visit to Japan, where she reported on the lingering effects of radiation in Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

• 1982: Pesticides and Our Poisoned Planet; FILM: The Silent Spring
• 1979: The Immunization Menace and Hazards of Pesticides

Hoogerwerf, Bud – (Detroit, MI)

Member of the Detroit Chapter of the ANHS

• 1959: Morning Walk and Exercise Period

Horvat, Paul

Member of the ANHS

• 1976: Co-op Food Program

Howk, Jen

Dr. Jen Howk is an author, researcher, and interdisciplinary social scientist. She earned her Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Washington in Seattle and completed her Master of Arts and Ph.D. in political science at Harvard University. Her graduate studies and ongoing research have examined issues at the intersection of social vulnerability, resilience, and well-being.

• 2021: It’s Not Your Fault, But it is Your Responsibility; Reimagining the Pleasure Trap

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Huberman, Mark – (Ohio) – Current NHA President

Mark has been a hygienist almost from birth. Natural Hygiene has been so deeply inbred in him that he is committed to it with a devotion that circumstances cannot change. Since 1949, 19 people have served as president. Mark has served over 30 of those years as president, as well as various other roles, starting with the Youth Group and serving in various roles on the board throughout his life.

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• 2026: Welcome, Conference and Orientation, and closing remarks
• 2025: Conference Preview and Welcome
• 2024: Conference Preview and Welcome
• 2023: Conference Preview and Welcome, The Rich 75-Year History of the NHA
• 2022: Conference Welcome
• 2021: Conference Welcome
• 2019: Conference Welcome
• 2018: Conference Welcome
• 2017: Meet and Greet with NHA President
• 2005: President’s Welcome
• 1999: President’s Welcome
• 1998: President’s Welcome; 50th Anniversary Tribute to Longtime ANHS Members
• 1997: President’s Welcome and Conference Highlights
• 1996: President’s Welcome and Conference Highlights
• 1995: President’s Welcome and Conference Highlights
• 1994: President’s Welcome and Conference Highlights
• 1993: President’s Welcome and Conference Highlights
• 1992: President’s Welcome
• 1991: President’s Welcome
• 1990: President’s Welcome
• 1986: How To Avoid Compulsory Inoculations
• 1985: President’s Welcome; Inoculation Exemption Workshop
• 1984: Our 36th Annual Health Learning Experience; President’s Message and Program Highlights; Growing Up as a Natural Hygienist; How to Avoid Inoculations: Your Legal Rights
• 1983: President’s Message and Program Highlights; Avoiding Innoculations
• 1982: Program Highlights; My Road to Natural Hygiene; Avoiding Compulsory Immunization; The Natural Hygiene Press and Library of Natural Hygiene; Natural Hygienic Pet Care
• 1981: A Historical Turning Point; Avoiding Compulsory Immunization
• 1980: Natural Hygiene for the 80s; Avoiding Compulsory Immunization Workshop
• 1979: ANHS President’s Greetings; Avoiding Compulsory Immunization
• 1978: ANHS President’s Greetings
• 1977: Program Highlights; Forum: What’s on Your Mind?
• 1974: Problems of Young People; How to Cope With Being Different
• 1973: Conference Preview; Rearing Children Hygienically
• 1972: Fad Diets, such as macrobiotics, Pesticides, and other environmental health hazards, etc
• 1971: The Essential Need for Pure Air and Water
• 1970: Natural Hygiene is the Best Cause for Youth to Pursue; The Role of Natural Hygiene in the Student Movement
• 1969: Practical Ways of Communicating Natural Hygiene
• 1968: Youth Talk: What Natural Hygiene Has Done for Me
• 1965: Weight Lifting Demonstration

Huberman, Max

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was a former Vice President of the Standards Committee of the National Nutritional Foods Association. He was also a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society of Youngstown and a contributing author to Health Science magazine. He was the husband of Ruth and the father of Mark and Jeff Huberman. Featured in Health Science Magazine from June 1978 and in the Jan/Feb 1998 issue.

• 1987: Irradiation Action Workshop
• 1986: The Truth About Food Irradiation
• 1985: The Health Foods Industry: Standards and Integrity
• 1984: The Best is Organically Grown
• 1983: Humor and a Hygienic Life: A Perfect Combination
• 1982: My Road to Natural Hygiene; Exercising for Fun and Fitness; Laugh and Live Longer; Why We Should Avoid X-rays
• 1981: Organic Gardening
• 1979: The Hazards of Nuclear Power
• 1978: Health Foods, Health Freedom, and Natural Hygiene
• 1970: Faddism vs. Natural Hygiene
• 1965: Seven Days You’ll Long Remember

Huberman, Ruth

She was a leading hygienist in Youngstown, Ohio, whose understanding and knowledge of natural hygiene served as a valuable guide to health achievement. She raised two children using natural hygiene methods and developed the skill of gently introducing hygienic principles to those initially resistant to them. She also helped operate a business specializing in organic foods and was recognized as an authority in the field. She was the wife of Max Huberman and the mother of Mark and Jeff. Learn more about Ruth in the Jan/Feb 1998 issue of Health Science.

• 1978: Feeding the Family: Recipes, Party Foods, Raw Meals
• 1977: Sprouting Demonstration
• 1975: Hygienic Meal Preparation
• 1974: Rearing Children Hygienically; Selection and Preparation of Hygienic Meals
• 1973: Rearing Children Hygienically; Hygienic Meal Planning: Daily menus, Seasonal Variations; Selecting, Storing and Sprouting Hygienic Foods; Foods for Special Occasions
• 1970: What you Should Know About Preparing and Combining Food: Combining Fruits, Vegetables, Proteins, Starches
• 1969: Workshop on Organic Food; Practical Ways of Communicating Natural Hygiene; Food Demonstration: How to Buy, Select, Store, Prepare Natural Food
• 1968: How to Raise Children Hygienically; Proper Selection, Preparation, and Storing of Food
• 1967: Class: Selecting Food for Well Being; Class: Preparing Three Daily Meals; Demonstrations: Preparing Daily Meals; Demonstration: Preparing Hygienic Food for Special Occasions
• 1966: Case History; Food Preparation – Daily Meals & Special Occasions

Huberman, Wanda – (Ohio) – Current Executive Director

Wanda has been attending NHA Conferences since 1991 and has personally managed our sold-out Conferences since 2017, where her strong organizational and management skills have been on full display. Wanda is passionate about the rich history and legacy of the NHA and is anxious for more of the world to discover it.

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• 2026: Welcome, Conference and Orientation, and closing remarks; Welcome Back/First-time Attendee Recognition; Travel Lunch & Learn
• 2025: Conference Preview and Welcome
• 2024: Conference Preview and Welcome
• 2023: Conference Preview and Welcome
• 2022: Conference Preview and Welcome
• 2021: Conference Preview and Welcome

Huberty, Gloria – (Milwaukee, WI)

Hygienic follower and member of the ANHS.

• 1967: Gaining Flexibility to Rhythm
• 1966: Case History; How She Overcame Great Disability

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Humphries, W. B. – (Buffalo, N. Y.)

A newcomer filled with the love of Natural Hygiene and his fellow men.

• 1952: Natural Hygiene and the Moral Nature of Man

Hutton, Wilma – (St. Louis, MO)

Member of the St. Louis Chapter of the ANHS

• 1958: Case History

Immerman, Alan – (DC) – (Arizona)

He served as Director of the Immerman Chiropractic Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was a lecturer and a contributing writer to numerous health publications and professional journals, including Health Science magazine. He also served as Research Director for the ANHS. Author of Fasting Can Save Your Life and Food Combining Made Easy.

• 1985: Fasting Can Save Your Life; Food Combining Made Easy; Infection and Contagion in Perspective
• 1980: Scientific Proof of the Benefits of Fasting and the Hygienic Diet

Ingress, Jeanne

She, her husband, and her son were featured in Health Science, Volume 3, Number 3 (August–September 1980). Jeanne first became acquainted with Natural Hygiene earlier that year after hearing it discussed on the Jo Willard radio program. Seeking to establish a sound foundation for their son, John Paul, she and her family followed up with Jo Willard to inquire about vaccinations. Later, they attended their first conference, marking the beginning of their formal involvement with the movement.

• 1982: Homebirth, Breastfeeding, and Gynecological Self-Help

Jaroudi, Brittany – Current NHA Board Member

She had been diagnosed with high blood pressure (150/90), elevated cholesterol (total cholesterol of 242), and severe anxiety, accompanied by a resting heart rate in the 90s. Her high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), an indicator of inflammation and cardiovascular risk, was markedly elevated, and she experienced chest pain. She credited Forks Over Knives with profoundly changing—and ultimately saving—her life. She later founded a plant-based cooking YouTube channel, The Jaroudi Family, through which she developed and shared hundreds of accessible, family-friendly recipes centered on a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. Brittany currently serves as a NHA board member.

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• 2026: Cooking Demo: Fast, Family-Friendly SOS-Free Meals
• 2023: Transforming Family Recipes into Health-Promoting, Plant-Exclusive Versions
• 2022: Cooking Demo – Converting Traditional Dishes to Whole-Food, Plant-Based Dishes
• 2021: Cooking Demo

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Jaye, Chef AJ (Abbie)

A chef, culinary instructor, and professional speaker, she was the author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, which chronicled her journey from a junk-food vegan facing a diagnosis of precancerous polyps to mastering the creation of foods that nourish and heal the body.

• 2019: Ten Commandments for Overcoming Your Weight-loss Obstacles; Cooking Demonstration

Johnstone, Doris – (Toronto, Canada)

Doris, who was named Miss Natural Hygiene of 1958, completed a 37-day fast the previous fall at Dr. Shelton’s facility. She was also a professional dancer and model.

• 1961: Morning Walk and Exercise
• 1960: Morning Walks Through Central Park; Demonstration of Exercises

Jones, Alese

Alese Jones received her teacher training certification in 1982 through Swami Satchidananda’s Integral Yoga programs. She subsequently pursued extensive study with Sarah Powers, founder of Insight Yoga, earning certification in Yin and mindfulness-based practices. She also completed Primary Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga certification through her studies with David Swensen, a noted instructor and author on Ashtanga yoga. Her teaching was grounded in more than twenty-five years of experience in asana practice and over a decade of meditation. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from New York University. Learn more about her in the Health Science Magazine Spring 2017.

• 2022: Yoga

Josephson, Emmanuel – (MD) – (NYC, NY)

Member of the New York City Chapter as well as the ANHS.

• 1957: Medical Rackets

Kabelac-Ireland, Frieda

She served as a former Vice President of the ANHS and as Vice President of the ANHS Tallahassee Chapter. A dedicated health activist, she coordinated chapter activities for the American Natural Hygiene Society and later served as National Director and Convention Program Chairperson. She also served as President of the Detroit ANHS Chapter and was a contributing author to Health Science magazine.

• 1989: Natural Hygienist, Tallahassee, FL.
• 1988: Pollution in the Home and Environment: How It Affects Us and What to Do About It
• 1987: The Price of Health Ignorance; The Calcium Mania
• 1986: The Price You Pay for Health Ignorance; Energy Conservation: Key to Good Health
• 1985: The Body’s Capacity For Resistance & Rejection; How The Body Deals With Poisons; Physiological Compensation; A Healthy World: Commitment to Change; Self-Regulation through Compensation
• 1984: What is Natural Hygiene?; Our Drug Culture; Social Drugs, and Narcotics
• 1983: Immunity Comes From Health; The Dangers of Drugs; Miseducation About the Body-How We Are Conditioned For Medicine and Drug Dependency
• 1981: Program Highlights; Drug Dependence – A Tragic American Pastime; Chapter Activities and Chapter Life; Workshop: Organizing New Chapters
• 1980: Program Highlights; The Stimulant Delusion and Early Aging; Workshop: Organizing New Chapters
• 1979: Program Highlights; Drug Dependence: A Tragic American Pastime

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Kahler, Woodland – (Paris, France)

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors, held the position of Foreign Secretary of the ANHS, and was a contributor to Natural Hygiene News.

• 1960: The Ethicality of Natural Hygiene
• 1959: Hygiene’s Moral Aspects
• 1958: Case History

Kahn, Earl – (MD) – (Miami Beach, FL) and (Atlantic City, New Jersey)

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors and on the Executive Council of the Greater Miami Natural Hygiene and Vegetarian Society. A professional practicing hygienist, he was also a contributing author to the Journal of Natural Hygiene.

• 1954: The Importance of Young Doctors in the Natural Hygiene Movement
• 1953: The Emancipation of Woman

Kahn, Joel – (MD)

A practicing cardiologist and clinical professor of medicine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, he had followed a vegan lifestyle since 1977. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan Medical School and became known as “America’s Healthy Heart Doc.” Dr. Kahn held triple board certification in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, and interventional cardiology and was the first physician in the world to achieve certification in metabolic cardiology. He authored numerous scholarly publications, including journal articles, book chapters, and monographs, and wrote extensively for the public. His six published books included Your Whole Heart Solution, Dead Execs Don’t Get Bonuses, and The Plant-Based Solution. Read the Interview in Health Science Summer 2017.

• 2018: The Plant-Based Solution: Healing from the Ground Up
• 2017: Vegan Sex: The Best Supplement; The Miracle of Heart Disease Reversal

Kaku, Michio – (PhD)

He was a nuclear physicist who graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Harvard University in 1968 and earned a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972. He taught at Princeton University during the 1972–1973 academic year and subsequently served as Professor of Nuclear Physics at the City University of New York. He was also the first professional nuclear critic to visit Three Mile Island following the nuclear accident.

• 1982: Our Radioactive World
• 1980: Living Without Nukes- An Optimistic Perspective on the Energy of the Future

Kaplan, Florence – (Cincinnati, OH)

She was a member of the Cincinnati ANHS Chapter, where she served as President and later became a life member of the ANHS. Having been active in the hygienic movement for many years, she brought notable artistic talent to the practice of natural hygiene, transforming natural foods into works of creative expression that she demonstrated over time.

• 1977: Sprouting Demonstration
• 1975: Hygienic Meal Preparation
• 1974: Selection and Preparation of Hygienic Meals
• 1973: Hygienic Meal Planning: Daily menus, Seasonal Variations; Selecting, Storing and Sprouting Hygienic Foods; Foods for Special Occasions
• 1972: How Diet Affects the Nation’s Health
• 1971: Pain’s Soliloquy

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Karns, Laurence – (MD)

Dr. Karns earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University School of Medicine in 1985 and completed his medical internship at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He subsequently completed his ophthalmology residency at The Ohio State University Department of Ophthalmology in 1989, serving as Chief Resident during his final year. A board-certified ophthalmologist with fellowship training in cornea and refractive surgery, Dr. Karns specializes in cataract surgery, advanced-technology intraocular lens implantation, refractive surgery, and the management of a wide range of ocular diseases.

• 2017: Eye Health and Nutrition: Why a Plant-Based Diet is the Cure and Prevention of Disease

Kaufman, Tim

Tim Kaufman of FatManRants was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) in his early twenties and spent much of his life in chronic pain. By the age of thirty-seven, he was addicted to fentanyl and alcohol and relied heavily on fast food. Weighing over 400 pounds, he was unable to perform many basic daily activities and struggled with multiple chronic health conditions, having lost much of his interest in life. He ultimately began a determined journey to reclaim his health, making gradual, sustainable changes over time. He later became an athlete who thrived on a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle and achieved a state of health, happiness, activity, and productivity—free from the many medications he had previously required.

• 2022: Testimonial

Kaye, Edwina – (Sydney, Australia)

She served as Secretary of the Youth Group of the Natural Health Society of New South Wales and was selected as the first nominee for the L. O. Bailey Scholarship. Miss Kaye was one of a group of eighty-five orphans raised at the Hopewood Homes, which were founded by Mr. Bailey to rear homeless children according to natural health principles.

• 1966: Adopted Into Good Health

Keret, Dan – (MD) – (Israel)

A physician who also served as a lecturer.

• 1995: Prevention of Disease through Good Nutrition; Reversing Atherosclerosis the Natural Way

Klaper, Michael – (MD)

He is a teacher, clinician, and author of widely successful books and videos on cholesterol-free nutrition. He contributed to the production of two PBS television programs, Food for Thought and Diet for a New America. He also served as Director of the nonprofit Institute of Nutrition Education and Research and was a member of the Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Student Association. In addition, he hosted a popular medical information radio program in Maui, Hawaii. Check out his interview in Health Science Magazine Winter 2018.

• 2021: Q & A Panel; Salt, Sugar and Oil: What You Need to Know; Q&A Panel; Our Plant-Positive Future — No Time Left to Lose
• 2017: Tending the Garden in Your Gut; The Most Hopeful Trends in Healing Today
• 2011: Sense and Nonsense in Current Nutritional Ideas and Digestion Made Easy
• 2009: Address to the International Vegan Festival, Current Medical Research in Nutrition
• 1995: A Diet For All Reasons
• 1993: Understanding the Science Behind Vegetarian Nutr

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Kolk, Lucille

She served as Secretary of the Chicago Chapter of the ANHS and was a member of the Planning Committee for the 1967 Convention.

• 1967: Demonstrations: Exercise Programs

Kopsaftis, Eileen – (PT)

Eileen earned her degree in Physical Therapy in 1994 and subsequently devoted herself to extensive continuing education, completing nearly two thousand hours of advanced study, including the Nutrition Educator Diploma Program at the Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies. This ongoing pursuit reflected her commitment to understanding and effectively addressing pain and chronic health conditions.

• 2025: Movement

Krachler, Benno – (MD, PhD) – (Sweden)

He specialized in internal medicine and received his professional certification from the International Association of Hygienic Physicians following an internship-residency at the Arcadia Health Centre. He subsequently pursued studies at the Institute for Exercise Medicine in Finland, where he focused on the relationship between lifestyle and diabetes.

• 2010: Type I Diabetes: Genes or Lifestyle?

Kramer, Tami & Tom

Tami Kramer adopted a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle in 2013, which helped her lower her LDL cholesterol and avoid statin medications. She also achieved a healthy body weight and, notably, maintained a fifty-pound weight loss beginning in 2015. Through her blog and YouTube channel, Nutmeg Notebook, she and her husband, Tom, shared their commitment to a whole-food, plant-exclusive lifestyle. Her recipes were free of added salt, oil, and sugar, and she became widely known for her “Beautiful Chopped Salads” and her weekly food batch-preparation practices.

• 2023: Get Healthy, One Salad, Sauce, and Dressing at a Time!

Lamar, Helen – (California)

She served as Recording Secretary of the ANHS and was a member of the ANHS Board of Directors. She also chaired the 1978 Convention and was a contributing author to Health Science magazine.

• 1977: The Fun of Eating Hygienically; Workshop: Normal Childbirth and Breastfeeding; Food Workshop & Demonstration

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Lanham, Elizabeth & Jim – (Australia)

Hopewood, in Australia, was a children’s home operated by the Youth Welfare Association of Australia (YWAA), which was founded by Leslie Owen Bailey. Bailey gathered 86 babies from unmarried mothers between 1942 and 1951 and raised them at Hopewood and at smaller institutions in New South Wales, applying his principles of natural health. Elizabeth & Jim were Hopewood Delegates.

• 1973: Rearing Children Hygienically; A Message From Australia

Laroche, Craig

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors and held the position of Secretary-Treasurer.

• 1984: Peer Pressure, Dating
• 1983: Coping with Dating Non-Hygienists
• 1982: How to Live Hygienically in an Unhygienic World; My Road to Natural Hygiene

Lazar, Jean – (Chicago)

She served as President of the Natural Hygiene–Chicago Chapter and was a member of the Planning Committee for the 1967 Convention.

• 1970: What You Should Know About Preparing and Combining Food: Sprouting and Combining of Fruits, Vegetables, Proteins, Starches

Lazar, Rose – (Chicago)

She served on the ANHS Board of Directors and held the positions of President and Director of the Natural Hygiene–Chicago Chapter. She was also a member of the Planning Committee for the 1967 Convention.

• 1970: What You Should Know About Preparing and Combining Food: Preparing Meals for Special Occasions
• 1968: Proper Selection, Preparation, and Storing of Food
• 1967: Demonstration: Preparing Hygienic Food for Special Occasions; Preparing Sumptuous Hygienic Meals for Guests; How I Grew Younger as I Got Older; Permanent Weight Reduction Through Natural Hygiene; Advantages of Hygienic Living for all Family Members
• 1966: Food Preparation – Daily Meals & Special Occasions

Leifer, Ethel – (Far Rockaway, Long Island)

She was the mother of two children who were raised according to hygienic principles. She was a member of the New York Chapter and served on the ANHS Board of Directors.

• 1964: Practical Demonstration: Preparation of Hygienic Meals
• 1960: Tempting Salad Demonstration

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Leifer, Zev – (Far Rockaway, N.Y.)

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was a former President of Natural Hygiene Youth International.

• 1962: Tomorrow’s Hygienists

Leifschutz, Alexandra

She taught water aerobics classes at the conference. Alexandra Leifschutz holds a B.S. degree in Education and serves as Director of Fitness at The Regency House Health Spa. A licensed personal trainer and certified yoga teacher, she has more than thirty years of experience teaching both groups and individuals, helping people improve strength, flexibility, balance, and overall well-being.

• 2011: Heart Happy Aerobics in the Pool and Aqua: Strong and Lean

Lennon, James Michael – (Tampa, FL)

He served as Executive Director of the National Health Association, was a member of the ANHS Board of Directors, and served as contributor and editor of Health Science magazine.

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• 2000: Ten Steps to Transforming Your Life and Health
• 1999: How a Change in Thinking Can Transform Your Life and Health
• 1998: How Natural Hygiene Improves Every Aspect of Your Life; 50th Anniversary Tribute to Longtime ANHS Members
• 1997: Five Powerful Ways that Natural Hygiene Transforms Your Life
• 1996: Why Natural Hygiene Is So Important to Humanity
• 1995: What Natural Hygiene Offers for Us, Our Families, and Our Communities; How to Be a Good Teacher of Natural Hygiene
• 1994: The Ultimate Power Is Within You
• 1993: The Joy of Natural Hygiene
• 1992: The Power of Personal Transformation; How to Handle the Crises of Everyday Living
• 1991: The Incredible Power Within You; Ten Steps to a Healthier and Happier Life
• 1990: The Importance of Leadership in Natural Hygiene; How to Be Healthy and Have Fun at the Same Time
• 1989: Natural Hygiene and Self Care: An Overview; The Winning Personality: Being Different with Style
• 1988: Welcome and Program Highlights; The Social Benefits of Natural Hygiene
• 1987: Program Highlights; How to Have a Healthy Social Life
• 1986: Program Highlights; The Picture of Health
• 1985: Socializing In The “Real” World; Human Sexuality; Being “Different” with Style
• 1984: Starting Out Right; The Greatest Health Discovery; The Importance of Outdoor Activity; Natural Living: the Way of the Future
• 1983: Problems with Peer Pressure

Lewanski, Bob

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1974: Problems of Young People

Lief, Stella – (London, England)

She served as Secretary of the British College of Naturopathy in London and as International Director on the ANHS Board.

• 1961: Youth Group Session; Hygienic Traveling; Case Against Vivisection
• 1960: Natural Hygiene’s Case Against Vivesection; Guest speaker for Youth Group; The Vaccination Myth
• 1959: Natural Hygiene’s Case against Vivisection
• 1957: Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding

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Lim, Anthony – (MD) – (California)

Dr. Lim serves as Medical Director of the McDougall Program and as a lecturer at TrueNorth Health Center and Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center, where he leads a variety of plant-based programs and initiatives. He is deeply committed to educating patients, health care professionals, and the public on the role of a whole-food, plant-based diet and healthy lifestyle in the prevention, treatment, and reversal of chronic illnesses, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. He lectures extensively throughout the United States and internationally on nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and behavioral change. Dr. Lim is a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard Law School, and Boston University School of Medicine. He is board-certified in family medicine. He is featured in Health Science Fall 2024.

• 2018: My Journey to Becoming a Plant-Based Physician; Valuable Life Lessons from the Blue Zones

Linzer, Erwin – (DC) – (California)

Dr. Linzner completed his undergraduate training at California State University, Los Angeles. He then graduated magna cum laude and as class valedictorian from Western States Chiropractic College. Dr. Linzner is currently on staff at True North and has years of experience in fasting supervision and diet and lifestyle counseling to help patients achieve optimal health. He understands the importance of addressing the entire individual: physical as well as emotional, in guiding his patients in their process of healing.

• 1995: Understanding Your Immune System

Lisle, Douglas L. – (PhD) – (California)

He serves as Director of Research at TrueNorth Health Center, where he also provides psychotherapy. He is the co-author of The Pleasure Trap.

• 2010: The Pleasure Trap
• 2000: Losing Those Unwanted Pounds-Permanently, The Psychology of Health
• 1999: How to Achieve Permanent Weight Loss
• 1998: Psychological Factors that Affect Health & Happiness
• 1997: Overcoming the Social Roadblocks to Health
• 1996: The Psychology of Health and Happiness – Part 1: The Principles & Part 2: Practices

Longner, Edward – (Chicago, IL)

He was a member of the Chicago Chapter of the ANHS and served on the Planning Committee for the 1967 Convention.

• 1967: Demonstrations: Exercise Programs; Demonstration: Proper Equipment for Cleaning Home Healthfully; Permanent Weight Reduction Through Natural Hygiene; Advantages of Hygienic Living for all Family Members

Longner, Mary – (Chicago, IL)

Member of the Chicago chapter of the ANHS.

• 1968: Proper Selection, Preparation, and Storing of Food

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Loomis, Mildred

Former director of the School of Living.

• 1965: Achieving Health in a Technological World

Lyman, Howard

A former Montana cattle rancher, Howard Lyman is a world-renowned public speaker, author, and animal advocate. He is the subject of two documentary films, Mad Cowboy and Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home.

• 2000: Keynote Speaker: Climbing the Mountain— The Education of a Cowboy
• 1999: Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won’t Eat Meat

Macfadden, Bernarr

He launched Physical Culture magazine in 1899 and expanded it into a successful publishing empire. A strong advocate of fasting, he promoted it as a primary means of achieving physical health and supported the establishment of educational “healthatoriums.” He maintained that fasting was among the most effective methods for restoring health and believed it enabled individuals to control nearly all forms of disease. By 1911, he had opened twenty vegetarian restaurants and actively campaigned against the medical establishment and the consumption of processed foods.

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• 1952: Adding Life to your Years and Years to your Life

Malone, Ian – (Australia)

He served as Vice President of the Hopewood Youth Development Association. Hopewood was a children’s home operated by the Youth Welfare Association of Australia (YWAA), which was founded by Leslie Owen Bailey. Bailey gathered 86 babies from unmarried mothers between 1942 and 1951 and raised them at Hopewood, applying his principles of natural health.

• 1971: Greetings from Australian Youth

Malone, Kerrie and Paul – (Australia)

They were members of the Natural Health Society of New South Wales and served as Australian delegates to the conference. Paul also served as President of the Youth Group.

• 1968: Personal Account Of Natural Childbirth
• 1966: Youth Forum: Featured Speaker; A Lifelong Hygienist at 24

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Marano, Jennifer – (DC) – (California)

She was a co-founder of TrueNorth Health Center and, before attending chiropractic college, worked in scientific research laboratories and in the public school system. Dr. Jennifer Marano speaks out on women’s health issues, aging, childraising, and more in a featured interview in the Nov/Dec 1995 Health Science Magazine.

• 2010: Question & Answer Session
• 2000: Use It or Lose It: How to Be Fit for Life
• 1999: Health and Disease: How Your Body Works
• 1998: The Natural Hygiene Approach to Optimal Diet and Nutrition
• 1995: The Importance of Balancing Exercise, Activity, Rest, and Sleep; Arthritis and Joint Pain: Learning to Live without It
• 1991: Current Research in Support of Natural Hygiene
• 1990: Understanding How Your Body Works
• 1987: Management of Common Health Problems; Health Forum; Achieving and Maintaining Optimum Weight
• 1986: Women’s Health: A Natural Approach; Health Forum; Achieving or Avoiding Pregnancy Naturally
• 1985: Natural Childbirth: Before, During & After

Marbas, Laurie – (MD)

A double board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician who has been utilizing food as medicine since 2012. She currently holds 50 state medical licenses (plus DC) across the United States. She is also the host of the Dr. Laurie Marbas podcast. Laurie received her dual degrees (MD and MBA) from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and TTU School of Business. She was awarded the Texas Tech University School of Medicine Gold Headed Cane Award, a symbol for excellence in the art of medicine and the care of patients. Check out the Interview with her in the Health Science Magazine Fall 2021.

• 2024: Your Annual Check-Up—Understanding Lab Results for Plant-Based Diets, Q&A Doctors’ Panel

Margulias, Cylvia – (New York City)

She served as the former Vice President of the New York Natural Hygiene Society and as the former President of the Natural Hygiene Press. Active in the field of natural hygiene for decades, Cylvia gained a deep appreciation for the power of natural healing during a fifty-day fast. Drawing on this extensive personal experience, she spoke eloquently about the benefits of natural hygiene.

• 1971: How to Get the Most from Natural Hygiene
• 1970: The Wonderful Simplicity of Natural Hygiene
• 1969: The Life You Preserve is Your Very Own
• 1965: I Fasted Fifty Days to Health
• 1963: Case History: Fasted Fifty Days to Health; What Natural Hygiene Is, What it is Not

Martin, Philip – (DC)

He served as a lecturer and as the former Director of Martin’s Health Manor in Toronto, Canada. He also served on the ANHS Board of Directors. Read about Dr. Martin in Health Science Summer, 1995.

• 1999: Slowing Down the Aging Process
• 1998: How to Prevent the Diseases of “Old Age”
• 1997: How to Add Life to Your Years
• 1996: Fascinating Facts about Foods
• 1995: How to Improve Your Appearance and Prevent Aging Skin Naturally
• 1994: Natural Hygiene Is Far More Than Nutrition
• 1993: Health Concerns of Seniors
• 1987: The Wholistic Approach to Health and Well-Being; Health Forum
• 1985: Health Concerns In Later Life
• 1984: Osteoporosis: the Cause of Most Fractures in People Over 60
• 1983: Case Histories: Health Problems Overcome Through Fasting; Fasting: The Key to Detoxification

Masiello, Anthony – (New Jersey)

Once weighing more than 360 pounds and facing multiple chronic health conditions, this father of two transformed his health by adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet. He lost 160 pounds, reversed serious health issues, and became an influential advocate within the plant-based movement. He left a successful career in pharmaceuticals and founded Plant Based Telehealth, a platform connecting patients with lifestyle medicine physicians to support similar health transformations.

• 2021: Testimonial

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McBean, Eleanor

She was the author of Answers for the Worried Smoker and The Poisoned Needle and was a frequent presenter at local chapters. She also served as a contributing author to Dr. Herbert Shelton’s Hygienic Review.

• 1956: Hidden Dangers in Vaccines

McCarl, Lisa

Lisa has a Master’s degree in Nursing and Health Policy and is a retired open-heart recovery nurse. A travel agent for more than 20 years, she is a Certified Travel Agent (CTA) with The Travel Institute and Elite Cruise Counsellor (ECC) with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).

Lisa’s areas of specialization include plant-based group travel, river cruises, domestic and international tours, and all-inclusive travel. She has won numerous top travel agent awards including the Inteletravel Top Agent Award, Pinnacle Agent Award, and Ensemble Travel Group Top Travel Genius. Lisa has been named Capital Gazette Readers’ Choice Best Travel Agent for the last four years.

Lisa and her husband, Clayton, are Life Members of the NHA and have been plant-based for more than 10 years. Lisa’s passions for wellness and travel make her a great fit for assisting NHA members with travel.

• 2026: Travel Lunch & Learn

McConkey, Mike

He was an organic grower and a prominent youth leader in the natural hygiene movement. He also served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1982: My Road to Natural Hygiene
• 1980: Organic Gardening: Saving Money by Growing Your Own; Morning Hike; Socializing Healthfully: What about Birth Control?
• 1979: Morning Hike; Evening Sing Along; Identification of Wild Plants Walk; Watermelon Walk; Workshop: Grafting Fruit and Nut Trees; Tree Planting
• 1977: All About Fruit Growing, Drying, and Buying
• 1976: Enjoying Our Health Through Music; All About Fruit: Growing, Drying, Buying

McDougall, John A. – (MD) – (California)

He was a physician and nutrition expert who devoted more than thirty years to studying, writing, and lecturing on the effects of nutrition on disease. He founded and served as Medical Director of the nationally renowned McDougall Program and has authored several bestselling books.

• 2010: The Starch Solution

McEachen, James – (Escondido, CA)

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was the owner of McEachen’s Hygienic Haven in Escondido, California.

• 1958: Self-Conducted Short Fasting for Well People
• 1956: Clinical Experiences; Round Table Discussion; Fasting for Kidney Stones
• 1952: The Importance of Good Posture

McKissack, Bonnie – (RN) – (Newark, NJ)

She was a registered nurse for more than thirty years and worked alongside many distinguished medical and surgical professionals. After suffering from gout for several years, she undertook a supervised fast of more than forty days under the guidance of Dr. Shelton, through which she successfully reversed her condition. She is featured in Natural Hygiene news – Feb 1957.

• 1957: Case History

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McMahon, Jon

He was the creator of iThrive, a documentary series examining the epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Through a personal investigative journey, he interviewed clinicians and other experts to explore evidence-based approaches to reversing obesity and type 2 diabetes without pharmaceutical interventions.

• 2018: Together We Thrive!

Mendiola, Luis – (PhD)

Professor from The National University of Mexico.

• 1949: Some Laws of Cellular Biology as Foundations of Hygienic Care for the Sick

Mercer Gehman, Jesse – (ND, MN, DC)

He was a founding member of the ANHS and served as a former editor of The American Vegetarian-Hygienist and Physical Culture magazine.

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• 1960: Natural Hygiene as a Way of Life; Sunshine and Fresh Air in Health
• 1957: Importance of Rest, Relaxation, and Sunshine in
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• 1955: Water and Air in Nutrition; Nutrition During Infancy, Youth and Maturity; Natural Living for Modern Man; Drugs and Drug Diseases; The Natural Hygiene Renaissance; Evils of Surgery
• 1954: The Freedom to Live and Die as We Choose; Living Life Today for Better Tomorrows; Unfired Foods in Maintaining Health
• 1952: What Is Man?; The Natural Hygienist’s Role in Human Betterment
• 1951: The Scope of the Vegetarian Philosophy

Meservey, Bruce – (California)

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors and acted as coordinator for convention promotion in Southern California. He was also a former active member of the Los Angeles Chapter and a continuing contributor to Health Science magazine.

• 1979: Teaching Natural Hygiene
• 1978: Outdoor Exercise Class; Teaching Natural Hygiene
• 1977: Outdoor Exercise Class; The Teaching of Natural Hygiene—a workshop for potential teachers (parts 1 and 2)
• 1976: Outdoor Exercise Class
• 1974: Outdoor Exercise Class
• 1973: Outdoor Exercise Class

Meyer, Maxine – (Ohio)

She served as Co-Chairman of the 1965 Convention Committee and as Vice President of the Cleveland ANHS Chapter. A committed member of the ANHS, she was also known for her enthusiasm and skill in food preparation.

• 1966: Food Preparation – Daily Meals & Special Occasions; Physical Movements for More Flexibility and Energy

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Mileo, Elena Marie – (Bronx, NY)

She overcame drug addiction and achieved a seventy-pound weight loss through the practice of fasting and Natural Hygiene. She was also a member of the New York City Chapter of the ANHS.

• 1978: Starting Over Again

Miller, Duon – (Miami, Florida)

Member of the ANHS and Miami Chapter of the ANHS.

• 1953: The Art of Poisoning Yourself

Mills, Milton – (MD)

He served as Associate Director of Preventive Medicine for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). He practiced outpatient and critical care medicine in Northern Virginia, including service at Fairfax Hospital. A specialist in internal medicine and HIV disease, his clinical experience provided him with deep insight into the health needs of minority populations and patients living with HIV/AIDS. A graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, he lectured widely in the United States and Mexico on nutrition-related health issues, and his scholarly work on race and diet appeared in the Journal of the National Medical Association.

• 2002: Are Humans Designed to Eat Meat?”

Mindes, Bess – (Miami, FL)

She served as Second Vice Chairman of the ANHS Board of Directors and was Convention Manager for the 1962 Convention. She was also a past president and former member of the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1962: Address of Welcome: Convention Manager
• 1961: Case History
• 1960: One of the speakers (topic unknown)

Mollenhauer, John Allen – (CPT, CNT) – (New Jersey)

He was a coach and the founder of MyTrainer.com, serving as a performance lifestyle coach to entrepreneurs, business owners, and executives who relied on optimal energy, health, and performance alongside sound business practices. A bodybuilder, fitness coach, and gym owner, he focused on helping individuals achieve sustainable physical performance and professional success.

• 2005 – The Revolutionary Guide to True Physical Fitness

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Moran, Victoria – (New York)

She is an American author and speaker who has written numerous books focusing on spirituality and veganism. Moran hosted the Main Street Vegan radio show and podcast on Unity Online Radio, and her book Main Street Vegan served as the foundation for her broader outreach efforts, including the Main Street Vegan Podcast, Main Street Vegan Academy, and Main Street Vegan Productions. She is also a contributing author to the Health Science Magazine.

• 2025: Aging like a Yogi
• 2019: Plant Based Living for Slow Motion Aging; Panel Discussion: “The Ethical Imperative: Eating for an Enlightened World
• 2012: Main Street Vegan: Plant-Based Eating in the Real World; Walking the Walk: How to Turn What We Know into How We Live
• 1999: How to Live a Charmed Life
• 1997: How to Make Your Home a Haven in a Hectic World
• 1994: Get the Fat Out
• 1993: Allowing Natural Hygiene to Work in Your Life
• 1992: The Love-Powered Diet: When Willpower Is Not Enough

Moukhanoff, Michael – (Avon, New York)

President of the International Conference for Anti-Vivisection, and President of the Humanitarian League of Rochester, N. Y.

• 1952: Human Suffering from Animal Experimentation

Nearing, Scott and Helen – (Maine)

Scott and Helen Nearing were co-authors of Living the Good Life and were widely regarded as America’s most celebrated homesteaders. For more than fifty years, they lived in harmony with nature, growing their own food, cutting firewood for fuel, and constructing their large stone home by hand. Scott Nearing was an eminent economist, radical thinker, and devoted Tolstoyan vegetarian, and together they became enduring symbols of a purposeful and self-sufficient life. Featured in an article from Health Science Dec 1979.

• 1980: Still Living the Good Life at 97 and 76; Added Film Feature of Their Lifestyle: The Search for the Good Life
• 1979: The Human Search for the Good Life
• 1972: Living the Good Life; Modern Pioneering in New England; Organic Gardening; Simple Food for Simple People; Homesteading and Communal Living; How to Live a Good, Long Life; Living Sanely in a Troubled World
• 1950: Living Sanely in a Mad World

Nelson, Steve – (DC) – (Florida)

He served as Director of Nelson’s Chiropractic Center in Largo, Florida. He was also a lecturer and served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society (ANHS).

• 1985: What Is A Healthy Life?; The Unity of Health and Disease

Novick, Jeff – (MS, RD, LD/N) – (California)

He taught nutrition at Indiana University, the University of Miami School of Medicine, and the Indiana State University School of Medicine. He served on the Board of Directors of the National Health Association and wrote extensively for Health Science magazine on a wide range of topics. He also held the position of Director of Health Education for the National Health Association and served as nutritionist and dietitian for the McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, California. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Nutrition at the Pritikin Center in Aventura, Florida. Read an interview with Jeff in the Health Science – Fall/Winter 2003.

• 2012: Nuts & Health: What the Science Really Says; Calorie Density: How to Eat More, Weigh Less and Live Longer
• 2009: Nutrition and Health Part I, II
• 2007: Diet Fads, Fantasies and Facts: What Really Works and Why; Food Labels and Other Lies
• 2006: Health Foods vs. Healthy Foods: How Can You Tell the Difference?; Going Nuts: The Facts on Fats
• 2004: Diet Fads, Fantasies & Facts: What Really Works & Why?; Don’t Be Fooled Again: Low Carb or Low Truth?
• 2003: Health Food vs. Healthy Food: How Can You Really Tell The Difference; Going Nuts?” The Real Facts on Fat!”
• 2002: “Going Nuts? The Facts on Fats”; “Health Food vs. Healthy Food”
• 2000: Health Food vs. Healthy Food: Understanding the Differences

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Nowakowski, John – Current NHA Board Member

Chef John Nowakowski began his culinary career in 1978 and, by the age of twenty-four, became the youngest Executive Chef overseeing Marriott hotels and resorts. He later pioneered health-focused cuisine at Pi’s Place Restaurant in Miami, where his heart-healthy menu showcased the appeal of nutritious dining and helped the restaurant win multiple Best Restaurant awards. For several decades, he served as Executive Chef and health lecturer at the Regency Health Spa in Hollywood, Florida, where his vegan cuisine helped thousands of guests achieve weight loss and lasting lifestyle change. He subsequently hosted Chef John Now-A-Kowski’s Healthy Beach Retreats in Hollywood, Florida. He is the author of Vegetarian Magic and currently serves on the board of the National Health Association.

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• 2012: Food Demo Presentation: Fermented Soy: Miso and Tempeh and Raw Soup, Salad, and Desserts
• 2011: Food Demo Presentation
• 2009: Menu Highlights, Low Glycemic Recipes – Cooking demonstration
• 2007: The Wonderful World of Quinoa Cooking demonstration
• 2006: Menu Highlights, Cooking Class
• 2005: Menu Highlights, Cooking Class
• 2004: Cooking Class: Tantalizing Salads, Cooking Class: Cooking with Sea Vegetables
• 2003: Cooking Class, Shopping Class

O’Leary, Margaret

She served as Recording Secretary of the ANHS and was a former President and Program Chair of the ANHS Pittsburgh Chapter.

• 1967: Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 4) – “Pure Water”; Preparing Party Food the Healthful Way; Preparing Daily Menus

Onstott, Elmer

Organic farmer and member of the ANHS.

• 1973: Organic Gardening and Farming

Palevsky, Lawrence – (MD) – (New York)

He was a board-certified pediatrician who practiced a holistic approach to children’s wellness and illness. He also served as a consultant to families and health practitioners, offering guidance on preventive and holistic health, lifestyle modification, nutrition, and vaccination issues.

• 2010: Rethinking the Germ Theory

Parks, Marge – (Lorain, Ohio)

She served as a contributing author and Secretary of the Natural Hygiene Society and was a member of the Cleveland Natural Hygiene Society. She was also the wife of Ted Parks.

• 1958: The Local Society as an Effective Force in Community Life

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Parks, Ted – (Lorain, Ohio)

He served on the ANHS Board of Directors and was a contributing author to Natural Hygiene. He also served as President of the Cleveland Natural Hygiene Society. He was the husband of Marge Parks.

• 1960: Case History #8
• 1958: The Fine Art of Getting Rid of Bad Habits

Peavy, William (Bill) S. – (Los Angeles, CA and Melbourne, Florida)

He served as Floor Chairman for the 1957 Convention and was a contributing author to Health Science magazine. Author of Super Nutrition Gardening – Grow Your Own Power Charged Food. Learn more about Bill in Health Science Mar/Apr 1993.

• 1963: Vitamins, Minerals, and Proteins
• 1958: The Minerals and Vitamins You Need and Where to Obtain Them; Garden Your Way to Health No Matter Where You Live
• 1957: A Layman Looks at Hygiene; Vitamins and Minerals in Nutrition; Natural Gardening -A Vital Part of Natural Hygiene

Perryman, Emily – (MS, RDN)

Emily Perryman, MS, RDN, is a Nutrition Education Coordinator with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition and Master of Science in Human Nutrition from Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey.
Her passion for plant-based nutrition was motivated by compassion for animals and eventually transitioned to a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. As she experienced improvements in her athletic performance and overall well-being, she became inspired to share the benefits of plant-based eating with others. That passion led her to become a Registered Dietitian specializing in vegan nutrition, where she now helps educate and empower individuals to improve their health through evidence-based nutrition.

• 2026: Building Healthy Communities

Persona, John – (Wisconsin)

Owner of Persona Health Service, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis.

• 1967: Personal Problems Relating to Exercise; Scientific Instruction in Body Building; Body Building: A Vital Factor in Improving Energy and Appearance; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 8) “Emotional Well Being”; Seminar: On Body Building
• 1966: Relaxation, Action and Circulation; Fundamentals of Exercise & Proper Physical Movement; Youth Program: Featured Speaker; Why and How the Slant Should Be Used; Physical Fitness Contests; Exercise Classes
• 1965: Physical Fitness Contests for All Ages; Health Questions Answered; Your Physical Fitness Age is Your Real Age; Your Secret Health Weapon at any Age is Proper Physical Movement; How to Release Your Hidden Energy
• 1959: Exercise for Health and Weight Reduction; Speaker for the Youth Group
• 1954: Exercising for Health and Strength

Petkac, RYT, Maryanne

Yoga Instructor.

• 2025: Yoga

Pflugrath, E.J. – (Thompson, ND)

The Pflugraths were introduced to Natural Hygiene through their young son, who rescued a bundle of Hygienic Review magazines from a back-alley discard. As a Superintendent of Schools, Hygienist Pflugrath chose to serve in public education, recognizing it as the arena where the influence and message of Natural Hygiene were most needed and impactful.

• 1958: How to Get Natural Hygiene Before Youth

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Phillips, Dave – (PhD) – (Australia)

He was Australia’s largest distributor of organic health foods and generously volunteered to lead the morning exercise classes at the 1975 convention. His knowledgeable lectures on natural hygiene, physical exercise, and organic gardening made a significant and valued contribution to the program.

• 1975: Becoming a Hygienic Vegetarian; Organic Gardening

Pierre, John

He is a personal trainer and wellness coach who dedicated more than three decades to the continual study and practice of helping individuals transform their health through integrated exercise programs, plant-based nutrition, and the cultivation of self-care and self-respect.

• 2026: The Power of Play; Balance, Coordination and Skill Development; Fall Prevention and Bone Building
• 2025: Exercise, Simple Living — The Antidote to Life’s Stresses
• 2024: Balance, Coordination, and Fall Prevention; Enhancing Cognitive Functioning and Reflex Training, The Power of Motion
• 2023: Movement; Exercise; From the Thoughts in Your Head to the Shoes on Your Feet
• 2022: Balance, Coordination, and Fall Prevention – Part 1 and 2; Planet-Based Living
• 2019: Exercise to Fine-Tune the Brain & Nervous System; Panel Discussion: “The Ethical Imperative: Eating for an Enlightened World; Agility Skill & Coordination Training; Love and Compassion: The Universal Antidotes
• 2004: Thriving in a Motionless Society

Popper, Pam – (ND) – (Columbus, Ohio)

Pam Popper is an internationally recognized authority on nutrition, medicine, and health and served as the founder and Executive Director of Wellness Forum Health. Through the organization, she provided educational programs, extensive libraries of articles and videos, dietary and lifestyle interventions, and guidance for individuals seeking to regain or maintain optimal health. She was featured as the lead expert in the documentary Food Choices and also appeared in Diet Fiction and Code Blue.

• 2019: The Censorship Mentality: Scientific Fraud and Academic Freedom in Health Care
• 2018: Diet, Exercise, and Withdrawal from Psychiatric Medications
• 2017: InforMED™ Medical Decision Making: Leads to Diet and Lifestyle Change; Facts and Fiction of American Diet Crazes

Poritzky, Robert – (DDS) – (Peekskill, NY)

He was a practicing dentist who served on the founding committee of the Peekskill Natural Hygienists. He was a member of the Institute of Graduate Dentists and a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry. In addition to his professional work, he served as President of the Board of Education in Peekskill, New York.

• 1977: Natural Hygiene and Dental Health
• 1975: Natural Hygiene and Dental Health
• 1960: Tooth Decay and Natural Hygiene

Pritzker, Lee

He served as President of the Canadian Vegetarian Union and was one of the founders of the G. B. Shaw Society in both Canada and the United States. A personal friend of George Bernard Shaw, he introduced Shaw to the principles of Natural Hygiene and played a significant role in advancing vegetarian and hygienic thought through this association.

• 1954: Potentialities
• 1952: George Bernard Shaw As a Natural Hygienist

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Prorok, Stanley

He served as a former President and Executive Vice President of the ANHS and also as a Convention Committee Chairman.

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• 1976: My Forty-Day Fast; Organic Gardening
• 1975: Film Presentation (A Case History)
• 1974: Organic Gardening
• 1973: Organic Gardening and Farming
• 1970: The American Natural Hygiene Society: A Credo for Meaningful Living
• 1969: Address by ANHS President
• 1968: President’s Address
• 1967: Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 3) “Live Food”; I Overcame Colitis in Forty Days of Fasting; Advantages of Hygienic Living for all Family Members
• 1966: Why the American People Must Adopt Natural Hygiene; Fundamentals of Proper Feeding and Fasting; Fundamentals of Water- Air – Sunshine

Puckett, Yvonne

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1975: Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding

Rauch, Birdie – (NYC, NY)

Member of the New York Natural Hygiene Society.

• 1957: Women’s Change of Life

Reed, Joseph – (NYC, NY)

He served as Chairman for Physical Activities at the 16th Annual ANHS Convention held in New York City in 1964. He was also a member of the New York City Chapter of the ANHS and was responsible for managing the chapter’s book department sales.

• 1964: Exercising For Health
• 1960: History of Natural Hygiene
• 1959: History of Natural Hygiene

Resnick, Frank

Organic Farmer

• 1974: Organic Gardening

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Richards, David – (DC, MD) – (Missouri)

He was a chiropractor and a board-certified internist who practiced internal medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. His professional philosophy emphasized delivering the highest quality, evidence-based health care while minimizing unnecessary medical intervention.

• 2012: Dealing with a Health Crisis: Making Smart Decisions and Preventive Health Screening Tests: Looking at the Evidence

Robertson, Mrs. Irving – (Toronto, Canada)

She served as Head of the Mothercraft Society of Toronto, Canada, widely regarded as the world’s foremost institution for the training of nurses and mothers in natural childbirth and breastfeeding.

• 1952: Childbirth, Breastfeeding, and the Cycle of Life

Robyn, Sally

She was a member of the St. Louis ANHS Chapter and the owner of an organic orchard and garden. Together with her husband, she hosted a picnic and walking tour on their farm for chapter members, providing an opportunity to experience organic agriculture and hygienic living firsthand.

• 1973: Hygienic Meal Planning: Daily menus, Seasonal variations

Rodale, J.I. – (Allentown, PA)

From Prevention Magazine.

• 1957: Health – The Preventive Point of View

Rodgers, Esther – (Cincinnati, Ohio)

She was a hygienic grandmother who rope-skipped!

• 1966: Physical Movements for More Flexibility and Energy

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Rogers, Joel (Joseph)

Organic Farmer.

• 1966: Organic Gardening

Rondeau, Gilbert

He was a former Member of the Canadian Parliament. At one point, physicians had recommended the amputation of one of his child’s legs; however, the child was instead sent to Dr. Shelton’s Health School, where a fast was undertaken, and the leg was ultimately saved. Drawing upon this personal experience, Mr. Rondeau delivered a compelling appeal in the House of Commons in Quebec, urging the government to adopt Natural Hygiene as a health care system for the Canadian people.

• 1975: The Story of His Son’s Recovery through Dr. Shelton

Rood, Royal – (MD)

He was affiliated with the Responsible Enterprise Association Educational Foundation and served as a contributing author to Natural Hygiene, through which he supported and advanced the principles of health education.

• 1959: Dangers of the Increasing Government Control: Fluoridation of Our Water Supply; enforced Shots and Poisonous Sprays

Rose, Murray – (Sidney, Australia)

Australia’s former Olympic star became the youngest triple gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Games. While enrolled at the University of Southern California, his exceptional physical condition so impressed his athletic coaches that a special “Murray Rose Diet” was introduced on the university cafeteria menu in recognition of his dietary practices.

• 1957: Case History

Rosen, Alan – (Los Angeles, CA)

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society and the Los Angeles Chapter of the ANHS, and he developed several fitness programs that reflected his commitment to health and physical conditioning.

• 1966: Featured speaker for the Youth Forum; Hygienic Youth: The Hope for a Better World

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Ross, Lora

She served as Chair of ANHS Publications and was a contributing author to Natural Hygiene News, where her work helped advance the dissemination of natural hygiene principles.

• 1961: Natural Hygiene’s Literary Heritage

Rowane, William – (MD) – (Erie, PA)

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1954: Natural Childbirth

Rubenstein, Mark

Mark’s medical history was so extensive that his physician was required to obtain an additional record book to document it thoroughly. Over the years, he was treated by numerous medical professionals, including pediatricians and specialists in respiratory disorders, tumors and cancer, ophthalmology, and osteopathy. By his thirteenth year, this prolonged experience with illness compelled him to seek a deeper understanding of health on his own. He avidly searched bookstores, where a 1915 issue of Physical Culture became the catalyst for his awakening to natural health principles. From that point forward, Mark embarked on a sustained and purposeful crusade for health and was subsequently featured in The Natural Hygiene News – April.May 1964.

• 1965: Weight Lifting Demonstration

Russo, Angela

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1973: Organic Gardening and Farming; Selecting, Storing, and Sprouting Hygienic Foods

Sabatino, Frank – (DC, PhD) – (Florida)

Dr. Sabatino served as Director of Health Education for the National Health Association and was a longtime contributing author to Health Science magazine. He previously served as Health Director of the Regency Health Spa in Hallandale, Florida, and practiced as a chiropractor with more than thirty years of experience in wellness care and therapeutic fasting. He was a member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians and currently serves as the Health Director for the Healthful Living Ocean Retreat in Florida. Check out the featured interview with Dr. Sabatino in the Health Science Magazine, March/April 1995.

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• 2026: Awe, Vitality and Hope—Lifestyle Impact on Hormones, Genes and Healthspan
• 2024: The Compassionate PAMPER Plan: 6 Sensational Steps to Optimum Weight & Body Fat
• 2023: Stress without Distress: Reframe Your Precious Present; Case Presentations and Q&A
• 2022: Looking Good in Your Genes; True Care: The Three Essential Love Affairs of Life and Health
• 2021: Combo of Qi Gong and Tai-Chi; The Impact of Nutrition and Lifestyle on the Immune System; Q&A Panel; Understanding Addiction— The True Pandemic
• 2019: The Impact of Stress on Health, Disease, Aging and Weight Loss; Panel Discussion: “The Ethical Imperative: Eating for an Enlightened World; Plant Exclusive Nutrition and the Gut-Brain Connection: The Impact on Inflammation, Heart Disease, Cancer, Anxiety and Depression
• 2018: The Fountain of Youth: The Science of Healthy Plant-Based Living; Looking Good in Your Genes: The Epigenetic Benefits of Hygienic Plant-Based Living
• 2012: Weight Loss for Life: The Role of Food, Activity, Hormones, Stress, Sleep, Addiction, and Environmental Toxicity and Tai Chi
• 2011: Discover the Fountain of Youth: The Science of Healthy Aging – Part I and Part II, and Tai Chi
• 2009: 21st Century Breakdown: A Compassionate Health Care Solution, Tai Chi, Is Food Addiction Eating You?
• 2007: Act Healthy! Inspire Self-Care, Tai Chi on the beach, Live Longer and Stronger: Promote Timeless Beautiful Aging
• 2006: Self Reliance: Reclaiming Your Health, Tai Chi on the beach, Caring for Your Addicted Brain: A Modern Day Epidemic
• 2005: Truth About Healthcare: Overcoming Illusions, Delusions and Neglect, Women’s Hormones and Health: From Childhood to Menopause, Tai Chi
• 2004: True Health: A Path to Self Care, Peace and Compassion, The Impact of Stress on Health and Disease, Tai Chi on the beach, Teach Your Children Well
• 2003: Managing Stress in Your Life, Tai Chi, Healthy Weight Loss for Life
• 2000: Real Health Care: Nothing But the Truth
• 1999: Integrating Natural Hygiene into a High Quality Life
• 1998: Ten Steps to Lifelong Health
• 1997: Stress Management: A Mind/Body Approach to Wellness
• 1996: Disturbing Dietary Trends: How to Avoid the Increased Risk of Disease; Is Female Hormone Replacement Therapy Really Necessary?
• 1995: Lifestyle Solutions to Major Health Problems; Positive Self-Awareness: Making Health a Priority
• 1994: Strategies for Effective Living; Successful Weight Management
• 1993: The Natural Hygiene Approach to Wellness: Maximizing Human Potential; Successful Weight Management: Why Diets Fail
• 1992: Key Elements for Your Successful Natural Hygiene Lifestyle; The Impact of Physical Activity on Health and the Aging Process
• 1991: Natural Hygiene: A Process of Personal Integration and Self-Reliance; Weight Loss and Weight Gain: The Role of Metabolism; Fasting Workshops
• 1990: Metabolism: The Key to Weight Loss and Weight Gain; The Mind Body Connection
• 1989: Rest and Time Factors in Recovery; Toxemia: Its Role in Health and Disease
• 1983: Case Histories: Health Problems Overcome Through Fasting
• 1982: Natural Hygiene-Truth, Health, Freedom
• 1981: Causes of Toxemia and Acute Diseases; Symposium: Laetril and Cancer Therapies; Panel: Diet-Nutrition-Toxemia; Facts and Fallacies about Fasting; Panel: Laws of Life and Fasting; Mental Influences on Health; Symposium: Case Histories of Illnesses Overcome by Fasting; Symposium: Coping with Emergencies
• 1980: Handling Stress: Lecture and Demonstration in Relaxation Techniques; The White Plagues: Sugar, Salt, Flour; Hygienic Care of Hypoglycemia; Panel: Case Histories of Chronic Diseases Overcome by Fasting; Case Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting-Tumors, Arthritis, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hypoglycemia; Panel: On Becoming a Professional Hygienist; Panel: Laetrile and Other Cancer “Cures”
• 1979: Workshop on Becoming a Professional Hygienist; American Diet Crazes

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Schneider, Alice – (Manhattan Beach, NY)

She was a member of the New York Natural Hygiene Society and, as the wife of Sam Schneider, raised four children in accordance with the principles of Natural Hygiene.

• 1960: Preparation of Meals the Hygienic Way

Schneider, Sam – (Manhattan Beach, NY)

Member of the New York Natural Hygiene Society, husband of Alice Schneider, and father of 4 children being raised hygienically.

• 1961: Morning Walk and Exercise

Schnell, Don

He was the co-creator of Fitonics, developed in association with Marilyn Diamond.

• 1994: Fitonics

Schoenfeld, Irving – (Miami Beach, FL)

He organized pre-teen activities and served as a staff member of the ANHS Children’s Camp. He was a member of the Florida ANHS Chapter and the husband of Ruth Schoenfeld. Meet Irving and Ruth in the Health Science Magazine – Fall, 1994.

• 1982: My Road to Natural Hygiene

Schoenfeld, Ruth – (Miami Beach, FL)

She was the wife of Irving Schoenfeld and a devoted member of the Florida Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society, where she served as president and made significant contributions to the chapter’s leadership and programs. She was also a contributing author to Health Science magazine, further supporting the dissemination of natural hygiene principles. Meet Irving and Ruth in the Health Science Magazine – Fall, 1994.

• 1984: Bates Method Eye Exercises
• 1983: Eye Exercise
• 1982: My Road to Natural Hygiene
• 1981: Workshop: Hygienic Living Series Hygienic Care of Eyes
• 1980: Eye Exercise
• 1979: Eye Exercise

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Schumacher, Jeanne – (EdD and NHA Historian)

Jeanne holds a doctorate in science and education and has over 35 years of experience in teaching chemistry and environmental science. A passionate advocate for leading by example, she is dedicated to helping others transform their health through a nontoxic, whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. She has earned her Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from eCornell’s Center for Nutrition Studies. As the Historian for the National Health Association, Jeanne has been diligently uncovering and preserving the organization’s rich legacy. You can explore her research and learn more about the NHA’s history by visiting the “About” section on HealthScience.org. Jeanne is also the founder of SimplyPlantBased.net, where you can discover resources, toxin-free living tips, and plant-based recipe videos.

• 2026: PCRM’s Building Healthy Communities

Scott, Bertha – (Cincinnati, OH)

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, actively supporting its mission to promote natural health and hygienic living, and was known for her enjoyment and skill in food preparation.

• 1966: Food Preparation – Daily Meals & Special Occasions

Scott, David – (DC) – (Cleveland, OH)

He was a graduate of the National College of Chiropractic and served as Director of Scott’s Natural Health Institute in Strongsville, Ohio. He practiced for more than fifty years and was a member and former president of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians. He also lectured widely and served as a former vice president of the American Natural Hygiene Society. He was the husband of Thelma Scott. He was featured in an article in Health Science – Summer/Fall 2011.

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• 2006: How to Stay Well (Comfortable) Even in Advanced Disease
• 2005: The Advantages of Diagnostic Markers During a Fast
• 2000: Fasting Case Studies
• 1999: The Perils of Not Adopting Natural Hygiene Until You Get Sick
• 1998: Dramatic Health Recoveries through Fasting
• 1997: Digestive Health: from Beginning to End
• 1996: The Continuing Scientific Validation of Natural Hygiene
• 1995: The Natural Hygiene Approach to Healing and Regeneration
• 1994: The Healing Crisis: the Remedial Value of Disease Part 1 and Part 2
• 1993: The Scientific Validation of Natural Hygiene
• 1992: Natural Hygiene: A Demonstrable Science of Health
• 1991: Fasting Workshops; Dramatic Recoveries and Realistic Expectations in Fasting
• 1990: Understanding Your Body in Health and Disease
• 1989: Respiratory Problems; Immunity and Contagion; Natural Hygiene and the Scientific Laboratory: Part I and Part II
• 1988: Introduction to Fasting
• 1987: Recognition and Resolution of Chronic Disease; Darkfield Videotape Presentation; Health Forum
• 1986: Early Warning Signs of Serious Illness; Scientific Testing and Natural Hygiene Care; Health Forum
• 1985: The Long-Term Benefits of Healthful Living; Fasting In Health And Disease
• 1984: Immediate and long-term benefits of natural living and case histories; Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; After the Fast: a Critical Consolidation Period; Remedy Mentality: Are Alternative Remedies Any Better Than Conventional Remedies?; Why and How We Fast; Emergencies, Hygienic First Aid
• 1983: Case Histories: Health Problems Overcome Through Fasting; What is Natural Hygiene; Fasting at a Natural Hygiene Institute; Protein, B-12 and the Hygiene Diet: How Much Is Enough
• 1982: Fasting: Nature’s Way; Sensible Eating; The Importance of Supervised Fasting; How to Become a Professional Natural Hygienist
• 1981: The International Association of Professional Natural Hygienists-A Milestone; Nutrition and Drainage; Symposium: Laetril and Cancer Therapies; Panel: Diet, Nutrition, Toxemia; Symposium: Case Histories of Illnesses Overcome by Fasting; Easing Pain in Terminal Cancer Patients; Symposium: Coping with Emergencies
• 1980: Biological Feeding: the Natural Diet of Man; The Early Warning Signs of Degenerative Diseases; The Role of Fasting in the Recovery of Health; Case Histories – Conditions Overcome Through Fasting-Tumors, Arthritis, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hypoglycemia; Panel: Laetrile and Other Cancer “Cures”
• 1979: Symposium: Cancer Therapies and the Laetrile Controversy; Unfounded Fears About Fasting
• 1978: Superior Nutrition; How Fasting Helped Me and How It Can Help You; Fasting: Its Role in Health; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1977: Superior Nutrition; Toxemia: Disease Explained; Fasting: Its Role in Proper Nutrition; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1976: Superior Nutrition; Toxemia: Disease Explained; President Ford’s Flu Shot Program: a National Tragedy; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1975: Toxemia (Disease Explained); Degenerative Diseases: The Cancer Story; Proper Food and Its Role in Health; The Healing Process of Natural Hygiene; What Happens During the Fast; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene; “What’s On Your Mind?
• 1974: Proper Food and Its Role in Health; Importance of Food Combining; Natural Diet of Man: Meat or Fruits and Vegetables?; So You Want to go to a Health Retreat?: Case History of the Patient; The Proper Diet of Man; Dangers of Devitalized Food; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1973: Toxemia: The True Nature of Disease (Part 1 & 2); Respiratory Problems: Allergies; Mental Conditions and Nervous Disorders: Emotional Poise; Unfounded Fears of Fasting; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1971: Proper Food Combining for Health Maintenance (Parts 1 and 2); The Fasting Process; The Role of Fasting In Health Recovery
• 1970: Natural Hygiene is Not a Cure But a Continuing Way of Life for Good Health; How Illness Symptoms (fever, pain, inflammation) Work to Heal the Body; Anatomy (Part 1 and 2); Case Histories: Conditions Overcome While Fasting; Nutrition (Part 1 and 2); Metabolism (Part 1 and 2)
• 1967: Question Seminar on Natural Hygiene; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 2) “Rest”; Heart Ailments – Cause and Care Through Natural Hygiene; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 7) “Light and Sunshine”; Cause and Care of Digestive Disorders Through Natural Hygiene
• 1966: Why the American People Must Adopt Natural Hygiene
• 1965: The Enemy On Your Table
• 1964: Vitamins, Minerals, and Amino Acids; Digestive Disorders (Ulcers, Colitis); Respiratory Ailments (Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Asthma); Weight Reducing; Hygienic Round Table – Questions and Answers
• 1963: Film: “Digestion of Food”; Vitamins, Minerals and Proteins; Hygienic Round Table: Questions and Answers; Vaccination and Inoculation of Children and Adults; Truth of Arthritis
• 1961: The Drama of Arthritis and Its Care; Heart Disease and Healing; Respiratory Difficulties; Health Questions Answered
• 1960: Sickness and Health Restoration in the Child; Vitamins and Minerals in Nutrition
• 1959: Symposium and Panel Discussion; Vitamins and Minerals in Nutrition
• 1958: Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines; What Foods to Eat and Why

Scott, Thelma – (Cleveland, OH)

She was the co-founder of Scott’s Health Institute, where she served for more than sixty years. Under the leadership of Dr. and Mrs. Scott, the Institute became widely recognized not only for its effective therapeutic care but also for its warm and welcoming atmosphere. Her gracious presence fostered an environment in which guests felt more like cherished visitors on a restorative retreat than patients in a clinical setting. She was the wife of D. J. Scott.

• 1982: Food Demonstration: Sprouting Made Simple
• 1981: Sprouting Made Easy
• 1965: The Priceless Gems from Our Fields and Gardens

Seidel, Alfred – (San Francisco, CA)

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1961: Case History

Seifer, H. – (MD) – (West Palm Beach, FL)

• 1961: Case History

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Sharp, Bernard (Bernie) – (MD) – (Milwaukee, WI)

Bernie was a member of the Century Club and the founder and president of the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society. He was also the husband of Kate Sharp.

• 1984: Your Feet are Important Too!
• 1982: Natural Hygiene: Foot Care; Workshop: Hygienic Living Series Hygienic Care of Feet

Sharp, Kate – (Milwaukee, WI)

Kate served as a contributing editor for Health Science magazine and as Vice President of the ANHS Milwaukee Chapter. She also served as Director of the American Natural Hygiene Society and was the wife of Bernie Sharp.

• 1987: Folk Dancing
• 1985: Folk Dancing; How To Start An ANHS Chapter; How to Stage an Event: A Workshop for ANHS Chapter Members
• 1983: Folk Dancing
• 1982: Folk Dancing
• 1981: Folk Dancing

Shelton, Herbert – (DPT) – (Texas)

The world’s former foremost health educator. In 1939, Dr. Shelton launched *The Hygienic Review* magazine, quickly establishing it as an essential resource for health enthusiasts and practitioners. This influential magazine provided invaluable insights into the laws governing our physiology and offered practical advice on maintaining optimal health for 45 years.

In 1948, Shelton, along with the esteemed doctors William Esser, Christopher Gian-Cursio, Gerald Benesh, and Jesse Mercer Gehman, as well as film producer Jack Dunn Trop, publicist Symon Gould, and attorney Irving Davidson, came together to establish the American Natural Hygiene Society. Shelton was unanimously elected as the first president, driving a powerful movement. Through dedicated educational initiatives, the Society successfully reignited the Hygienic revolution, empowering thousands to embrace and apply the transformative principles of Natural Hygiene. 

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• 1965: Your Way of Living is the Cause of What Ails You!; Pinpointing the Responsibility for Birth Defects; Natural Hygiene is the Sure and Safe Way to Gain Weight or Reduce; Natural Hygiene is the Answer to Female Ailments
• 1964: Enervation and Toxemia: The Cause of All Sickness; The Real Drug Story; Eating for Health; The Cancer Story; Vitamins, Minerals and Amino Acids; Meaning of Acute and Chronic Diseases; The Great Equilibrator: Scientific Fasting; Return to Vigorous Health Through Natural Hygiene; Hygienic Round Table – Questions and Answers
• 1963: Eating for Health (Vitamin-Mineral Myth); Causes and Management of Respiratory Difficulties; Understanding the Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Vitamins, Minerals and Proteins; Meaning of Acute and Chronic Diseases; The Great Equilibrator-Scientific Fasting; Return to Vigorous Health Thru Natural Hygiene; Hygienic Round Table: Questions and Answers; Enervation and Toxemia—The Cause of All Sickness; The Real Drug Story
• 1962: Basic Needs of Man; The Enervation-Toxemia Theory; Hygienic Care of Children; Feeding Nursing Mothers; Hygienic Round Table Q&A
• 1961: The Great Detour; Hygienic Care of Children; The Enervation of Toxemia Theory; Women’s Diseases and Their Care; Healing thru the Ages; Eden Revisited; History of Natural Hygiene; Master Drama of Life; The Road Back; Health Questions Answered
• 1960: Testing for Acute and Chronic Illness; Female Difficulties and Hygienic Care; Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure; The Cancer Scare; The Recoveryof Health
• 1959: Natural Hygiene in Mental and Nervous Disorders; Female Difficulties and Hygienic Care; Recovery of Health; Symposium and Panel Discussion
• 1958: Basic Principles of Natural Hygiene; Scientific Fasting in Acute and Chronic Diseases; The Recovery of Health; The Hygienic Care of Children in Sickness and in Health; Natural Hygiene Applied to Mental Disorders and Nervous Disease
• 1957: Application of Natural Hygienic Principles to the Sick; Psychology of Digestion and Correct Food Combining; Foods: Nutrition of the Infant, Child, Adolescent, and Aged; The Sick Child; Fasting for Acute and Chronic Illness; Natural Hygiene in Mental and Nervous Disorders; Recovery of Health; Natural Food Symposium and Question and Answer Period
• 1956: Address of Welcome; Feeding Infants; Correct Food Combining; Natural Hygiene in Health and Disease; The Sick Child; Round Table Discussion; The Essential Nature of Disease
• 1955: The Physiology of Digestion; Fact and Fancies in Nutrition; Vitamins and Minerals in Nutrition; Nutrition During Infancy, Youth and Maturity; Life is Worth Living; Invigorating the Human Organism
• 1954: Recovery; Food and Their Sources; Natural Hygiene in Acute Disease; Hygiene for Mothers; Forward Natural Hygiene; Uncooked Foods in Maintaining Health
• 1953: Exercising for Body Symmetry and Muscular Efficiencу; Epidemics in Children; Round Table Discussion on Health and Disease; Conservation of Human Energy; “A symposium on the Care of Children
• 1952: President’s Welcoming Address; Living to Live; The Recovery of Health; Women’s Change of Life
• 1951: Superior Nutrition; Child Care; Basic Living; The Master Drama of Life
• 1950: Eating for Health, Strength and Beauty; The Greatest Thing in the World; Secrets of Food Combining; How to Have Vigorous Health; Proper Preparation of Foods; How You May Avoid Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, etc; How to Eat For Best Results in Digestion
• 1949: Eight-course talks on Hygiene; The Principles of Natural Hygiene

Sherwin, Bernard J.

He was the author of the popular booklet, “Help Your Eyes.”

• 1962: How to Improve Vision by Natural Means

Sidhwa, Keki – (ND, DO) – (Great Britain)

Born in India, he was a graduate of the College of Natural Therapeutics and the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy. He co-founded and served as president of the British Natural Hygiene Society and was the editor of The Hygienist. A member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians, he was the author of six books, including The Quintessence of Natural Living, Medical Drugs on Trial? Verdict Guilty, and Fit for Anything. He was also a poet, writer, and lecturer whose extensive experience supervising fasting patients across all stages of disease endowed him with exceptional knowledge of natural hygiene and lent considerable authority to his teachings.

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• 2010: The Importance of Rest and Sleep for Good Health
• 2009: Laugh and the World Laughs with You
• 2007: ABCs of Health and Happiness, The Power of Politics or The power you give to others will come to haunt you in the end!
• 2006: Let’s Make Infection… History!; If Your Soul is in a Stew, Stop Stirring
• 2005: Looking Within, Are You a Workaholic?
• 2004: Health Care is Self Care, Sickness is a Crime
• 1999: The Difference between Hygienic Care and Medical Care
• 1998: Emotional Roadblocks to Adopting Natural Hygiene
• 1997: Educate-Not Medicate to Liberate Your Health Potential
• 1996: Rejuvenation of Body, Mind, and Spirit; Bringing Up Healthy Children in the 21st Century
• 1995: Scientific Appraisal and Validation of the Slogan, “Be Poised or Be Poisoned”; Does Natural Hygiene Demand Too Much from the Individual and the Public?
• 1994: The Power You Give to Others Will Come to Haunt You in the End; How to Recognize the Health in You
• 1993: Forever Young, Forever Healthy, Forever Beautiful; Why Natural Hygiene Care Sometimes Fails to Deliver
• 1992: Improvisation and Spontaneity: Two Keys to the Art of Living; The Challenge We Must Face as Hygienists
• 1991: Laughing and Loving Your Way to Health; Fasting Workshops
• 1990: Unlocking the Human Potential; Building Your Immune System
• 1989: Discovering the Simple Life; Arthritis; The Stimulant Delusion
• 1988: Beyond Diet; Health Forum
• 1987: The Importance of Rest; Health Forum; Can Natural Hygiene Bе Updated?
• 1986: Growing Old Need Not Be A Problem; AIDS: What Is the Answer?; Health Forum
• 1985: The Good Life: Truth, Health & Freedom; Feeding in Health and Disease
• 1984: The Rejuvenating Effects of Natural Hygienic Living; Life at a Natural Hygienic Retreat; The False Tranquility of Conformity; Are We Health-Conscious?; Self-Care Knowhow – Understanding the Signals of Your Body
• 1983: Case Histories: Health Problems Overcome Through Fasting; Overcoming Depression: Without Drugs; A Commitment to Cosmic Laws; Taking Care of Your Skin: A Blueprint to Good Complexion
• 1982: The Factors of Health; The Whys and Hows of Food Combining; How Much Protein, B-12, and Vitamins We Need-From Where; Hearts, Not Just Heads in Natural Hygiene; How To Handle Medical Emergencies; The Mental Factors in Health Recovery; How the Body Heals Itself
• 1981: Symposium: Laetril and Cancer Therapies; Health Care Is Self Care; Symposium: Case Histories of Illnesses Overcome by Fasting; Facing Life Creative and Sensitive Thinking; Symposium: Coping with Emergencies; Pain – Its Meaning and Management
• 1980: Creating Health Through Mind and Emotions; Sickness is “Crime”; Epidemics and Immunization; Panel: Laetrile and Other Cancer “Cures”
• 1979: Symposium: Cancer Therapies and the Laetrile Controversy; The Importance of Philosophy in Natural Hygiene; Understanding the Needs of the Sick; Cases Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting Arthritis, Tumors, Hypoglycemia, Heart Disease, Colitis, Anemia, High Blood Pressure; Surgery-Its Uses and Abuses; Panel: Exercise Techniques: Training or Straining?; Drugless Palliation—An Overview of Non-medical Treatment
• 1978: Societal Conditioning and Hidden Factors; Rearing Healthy Children; Exercising to Keep Fit; How Fasting and Whole Living Saved My Life; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1977: The Importance of Fresh Air, Sunshine and Sleep; Overcoming Health Barriers: Environmental Pollution; Fasting: Its Role in Health; Natural Hygiene as a Career; Organic Limitations; Renewal of Life through Fasting: Obesity; Hygienic First Aid; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Thru Natural Hygiene
• 1976: The Importance of Fresh Air, Sunshine & Sleep; Overcoming Health Barriers: Drugging Practices and Unnecessary Surgery; Fasting: Its Role in Health; Natural Hygiene as a Career; Renewal of Life through Fasting: Obesity; Are You a Work-a-holic?; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1975: Rearing Healthy Children; Not by Bread Alone; Exercise and its Role in Health; Fasting for Better Health; Pain- its Meaning and Management Through Natural Hygiene; Fasting Case Histories: Colitis; Health Consciousness Versus Disease Consciousness; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene; “What’s On Your Mind?
• 1974: Organic Limitations; Exercise and Its Role in Health; Fasting Case Histories: Digestive Disturbances; So You Want to Go to a Health Retreat?: What it is, What it is not; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1973: Environmental Factors and Body Ecology (parts 1 and 2); Avoiding Immunization While Travelling; Respiratory Problems: Congestion; Overcoming Problems of Youth: Colds, Acne, Headaches, Weight Problems, etc.; Mental Conditions and Nervous Disorders: Drug Addiction; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1969: The Fallacy of Vitamin and Food Therapy; Wonderful World of Natural Hygiene; Hay Fever, Sinusitis; Enervation and Inflammation; Overcoming Overweight and Underweight; Physiology of Exercise and Activity; Problems of the Aging Process and How to Retard it; Cause and Remedy of Heart Disease; The Physiology of the Emotions
• 1964: The Importance of Health Consciousness; The Headache Problem; Essentials of Food Combining; Natural Hygiene in England and India; Hygienic Round Table – Questions and Answers

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Siegal, Mark – (Detroit, MI)

During the 1975 Convention, Mark provided dedicated and multifaceted service by assisting with errands, supporting registration activities, and preparing refreshments, including cutting watermelon for the evening socials. Most notably, he offered capable and enthusiastic leadership of the morning exercise classes, making a valued contribution to the success and spirit of the convention.

• 1976: Athletics, Physical Activity, and Their Importance to Health

Sigouin, Maxime

He is an accomplished fitness coach and athlete who founded Fit Vegan Coaching, through which he guided individuals in adopting healthier lifestyles grounded in plant-based nutrition and exercise. With more than a decade of professional experience, he supported over 600 individuals in their successful transitions to improved health, earning recognition as a respected leader and influential voice within the health and wellness community.

• 2026: Strength Workout
• 2025: How to Improve Your Body Composition over 45 and Build Lean Muscle and Stronger Bones on a WholeFood, Plant-Based Lifestyle

Smith Jones, Susan – (PhD) – (California)

She was the author of more than twenty books and numerous audio programs, including Recipes for Health Bliss. She taught health and fitness at the University of California, Los Angeles, for over thirty years and served as a health and fitness consultant, sharing her extensive knowledge and practical wisdom on simple, sustainable ways to create a vibrant and balanced life. She was a contributing author to Natural Hygiene the Health Science Magazine.

• 2011: The Power of Choice: Surefire Steps to Live a Balanced and Joyful Life; Q&A All-Women’s Panel
• 2010: Choose to Live with Balance, Susan’s Favorite Natural Remedies…that really work!
• 1998: Restoring Balance to Your Life
• 1997: How to Add Life to Your Years
• 1996: How to Enrich the Quality of Your Life; The Main Ingredients of Health and Happiness
• 1994: Steps to Living a Balanced Life; The Courage to Be Your Best
• 1992: Make Your Life a Great Adventure!; The Path to Self Mastery: Commit to Living Fully
• 1991: Choose to be Healthy and Celebrate Life; Commitment is Everything; Commit to Live Fully
• 1976: The Main Ingredients of Health and Happiness

Sniadach, Robert – (DC)

Dr. Sniadach was a graduate of Parker College of Chiropractic and completed his internship at Esser’s Health Ranch in Lake Worth, Florida, under the supervision of Dr. William Esser. He also trained at the Center for Conservative Therapy in Penngrove, California, and with Drs. Alec and Nejla Burton at the Arcadia Health Centre in Australia. He later worked professionally at the Royal Atlantic Health Spa in Pompano Beach, Florida.

• 1996: How to Make Your Health Resolutions a Reality
• 1995: Practical Tips to Take Home with You

Solomon, Jack – (Florida)

He was a former president of the anti-fluoridation group in the West Palm Beach area and was recognized as an articulate and effective spokesman on the issue. He also served as President of the American Natural Hygiene Society, providing leadership and advocacy in support of natural health principles.

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• 1969: Workshop on Fluoridation
• 1968: The Fluoridation Hoax
• 1967: Convention Greetings: ANHS President; The Fallacies of Diet Fads Through the Years; Workshop: Practical Ways of Supplying our Water Needs and Getting Pure Water: Fighting Fluoridation in Your Community
• 1966: Why the American People Must Adopt Natural Hygiene; National President’s Address; Fundamentals of Water- Air – Sunshine
• 1965: National President’s Address; Organic Gardening
• 1961: Living The Good Life; Case History
• 1960: Case History
• 1957: A Natural Hygienist – His Metamorphosis and Travels

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Southard, Joseph

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1967: Demonstrations: Exercise Programs

Spiros, Luanne

Luanne brings decades of experience in fitness, nutrition, and behavior change, helping clients achieve lasting health through a personalized, whole-person approach. She is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor (including MSK Yoga for Cancer Patients), Pilates Instructor, ACSM/ACS Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer, Senior Fitness and Functional Movement Specialist, Parkinson’s Disease Fitness Professional, and Prosci Behavioral Change Coach. She also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

As a Cornell University Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate holder and Whole Food, Plant-Based Cooking Coach, Luanne integrates evidence-based nutrition with exercise, mindfulness, and lifestyle coaching to support optimal health, weight management, strength, cardiovascular fitness, balance, flexibility, and stress reduction. She believes lasting transformation comes not from motivation alone, but from combining practical skills, supportive habits, and a positive environment. By helping clients take small, sustainable steps, Luanne empowers them to create meaningful, lifelong wellness.

• 2026: Oncology & Gentle Yoga

Stanczyk, Erin & Dusty

Dusty and Erin Stanczyk grew up in Nebraska, a region deeply rooted in agriculture and cattle farming, which strongly shaped their early lives. Toward the end of their college years, both experienced health challenges—including anxiety, panic attacks, and acid reflux—that led them to reassess their lifestyle choices. Inspired by the work and guidance of Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., they gradually transitioned to a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle and continue to fully embrace it. Together with their three young children, the Stanczyks share how they thrive as a family through their YouTube channel, Eat Move Rest, which reflects the three core principles explored in their first book, The Happy Healthy Plant-Based Cookbook.

• 2025: Cooking Demo

Staroba, Tom

Organic Farmer.

• 1973: Organic Gardening and Farming

Stefano, Helen – (Pittsburgh, PA)

She was a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society, where she supported and participated in the chapter’s efforts to promote natural hygiene principles and healthful living.

• 1960: Case History
• 1959: Case History

Steinberg, Morris – (Chicago, IL)

He was a Century Club Member.

• 1967: Demonstrations: Exercise Programs
• 1961: Morning Walk and Exercise

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Steinhauser, Josh – (Hallandale, Florida)

He served as an Organic Produce Consultant at Four Seasons Produce, where he provided expertise in organic agriculture and produce quality in support of health-conscious food systems.

• 2007: The Realities of the Produce You Buy: What’s For (You) Beyond Organic?

Story, Helen Jean

She served as Coordinator of the Hygienic Community Network and as editor of Hygienic Community Network News. She also directed the Natural Hygiene Summer Camp and contributed articles to Health Science magazine, supporting the advancement and communication of natural hygiene principles through education and community engagement.

• 1986: The Hygienic Community Network
• 1985: The Hygienic Community Network

Stross, Mary – (Apple Valley, California)

She presented a compelling case history describing the vital role that fasting and subsequent hygienic living played in her recovery, detailing her journey from the depths of debilitating illness to a renewed, productive life.

• 1972: How Natural Hygiene Restored My Health

Stry, David – (Mexico) and (Florida)

He served on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society and was President of the Florida Natural Hygiene Society. He also acted as Convention Manager for the 1952 and 1953 conferences and contributed articles to Health Science magazine. He attended Northwestern University in Chicago, where he earned a Ph.D., and later served as Director of the David Stry Health Ranch and Villa Vegetariana in Cuernavaca, Mexico. In addition, he was one of the owner-operators of Mother’s Nature Fruit and Vegetable Market in Melbourne, Florida, further supporting the promotion of natural health through community-based initiatives.

• 1983: Eye Exercise
• 1982: Eye Exercise
• 1981: Eye Exercise
• 1978: Eye Exercises; Organic Gardening
• 1977: Eye Exercises: Bates Method; Twelve Good Reasons for Eating Unfired Foods
• 1976: Eye Exercises
• 1971: The Importance of Timing in Health Maintenance
• 1961: Case History
• 1958: How I Became a Natural Hygienist
• 1954: Living Natural Hygienically During Our Twenty Thousand Mile Trip

Stryker, Terri – (Milwaukee, WI)

She was a Member of the Wisconsin ANHS Chapter as well as the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1976: Athletics, Physical Activity and Their Importance to Health; How Your Body Works

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Taher, Akil – (MD)

Dr. Akil Taher is a practicing physician and author whose work reflects a remarkable personal transformation from a sedentary lifestyle to that of a septuagenarian athlete and marathoner following open-heart surgery at age sixty-one. He serves as a heart-health advocate and speaker, emphasizing the preventive and potentially reversible role of whole-food, plant-based nutrition and regular physical activity in addressing heart disease and other chronic conditions. He is the author of Open Heart, through which he seeks to inspire individuals to reclaim their health even after major medical challenges, and he is a contributing author to Health Science magazine.

• 2023: Testimonial

Tamarkin, Charles – (Miami, FL)

He served as past president and treasurer of the Greater Miami Natural Hygiene & Vegetarian Society, contributing to the organization’s leadership and financial stewardship in support of its mission to promote natural hygiene and vegetarian principles.

• 1966: Why the American People Must Adopt Natural Hygiene
• 1963: Film: “Normal Childbirth”

Tate, Tom

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1983: Outdoor Exercise; Proper Exercise

Taylor, Susan – (Tampa, FL)

She served as a Professor of Dance at the University of Tampa and as an Associate Editor of Health Science magazine, contributing her academic expertise and editorial insight to both the arts and health education fields.

• 1995: Health, Movement, and Awareness: Dancing Gracefully through Life
• 1990: Relaxation Workshop

Teves-Sigouin, Ivy

Ivy is a health and fitness coach with Fit Vegan Coaching, where she empowers individuals to achieve lasting health through a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle combined with personalized fitness and wellness strategies. A lifelong fitness enthusiast with a background in martial arts, Ivy is passionate about helping people build strength, vitality, and confidence while embracing sustainable, healthy living.
Beyond coaching, Ivy is a dedicated advocate for animal welfare and environmental conservation. She has served as an ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and has collaborated with PETA to promote compassionate, plant-based living.

• Strength Workout

Thomas, Henry Devlin – (PhD) – (Leavenworth, Kansas)

He served as a professor and consulting biochemist, providing academic instruction and professional expertise in the field of biochemical science.

• 1958: Ethics and Diet

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Tishko, Terri

Presented to the Youth at the Conference, and was a member of the ANHS.

• 1977: Athletics, Physical Activity, and Their Importance to Health

Tobe, John – (St. Catherine’s, Canada)

He was a well-known nurseryman, traveler, and author, widely recognized for a book based on his experiences in Hunzaland. He also served as the publisher of The Provoker, a newspaper devoted to health-related topics, through which he shared his insights and advocacy with a broad readership. He was featured in Natural HygieNews – June/July 1964.

• 1964: The World’s Healthiest People: Hunzas

Tolosa, Gustavo – (DMA) – (Argentina)

Dr. Gustavo A. Tolosa is an Argentine-American concert pianist, educator, and health advocate. He holds a Doctorate in Music from the Eastman School of Music and performs, teaches, and lectures internationally. He serves as a university professor and is the founder of the Dallas Academy of Music. Following a personal health transformation through a plant-based diet, he became dedicated to plant-based education and advocacy, collaborating with leading physicians and chefs since 2014. As co-founder of Plantemus, he creates educational content and provides personalized coaching, integrating music, wellness, and lifestyle medicine to inspire positive change.

• 2025: Piano Concert

Vakili, Michelle

Michele Vakili serves as an Adjunct Professor and faculty member at the County College of Morris. She brings professional experience from her work with Living Well With Michele and holds certification as a Holistic Wellness and Nutrition Health Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. In addition, she is a Plant-Based Yoga and Movement Coach, integrating nutrition, movement, and lifestyle education to support holistic well-being.

• 2019: Yoga

Veress, Csilla – (ND, LAc) – (California)

Dr. Csilla Veress is a naturopathic primary care physician who earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and a Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University. She integrates traditional and modern healing philosophies to promote comprehensive mind-body wellness at True North. As an attending physician, she supervises therapeutic fasting and inpatient care, and she also provides acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and global health coaching, with a particular focus on complex chronic conditions.

• 2025: Making Sleep a Priority
• 2024: The New Frontier of Health, Q&A Doctors’ Panel

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Vetrano, Virginia – (MD, DC) – (Texas)

She was a graduate of Texas Chiropractic College and served as Director of Dr. Shelton’s Health School in San Antonio, Texas, as well as of her own health school in Brownsville, Texas. She also served as President of the American Natural Hygiene Society and worked as a Natural Hygiene practitioner and lecturer. Recognized as an expert in the field of radiation hazards, she authored numerous articles on natural hygiene. Her strong scientific grounding in anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, combined with extensive practical experience, gave her exceptional authority in the field.

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• 1989: Digestive Problems; How the Body Heals Itself; Natural Hygiene, Past and Present
• 1988: The Importance of Natural Hygiene in Your Life
• 1985: The Greatest Health Discovery; There Are No Cures: Healing is a Biological Process; Necessary Hospitalization and Surgery
• 1984: Fasting vs Healthful Living; Fasting Tubercular and Cancer Patients; How to Cope with Necessary Hospitalization: Your Rights and Options; Vitamin B12, Proteins, Food Supplements; Are There Acceptable Uses of Drugs?; Fasting versus Healthful Living
• 1983: Case Histories: Health Problems Overcome Through Fasting; A Battle for Health Freedom; Food Combining Made Easy
• 1981: How the Body Heals Itself; Our Natural Diet and Proper Food Combining; Symposium: Laetril and Cancer Therapies; Panel: Diet-Nutrition-Toxemia; The Immunization Hazard; Symposium: Case Histories of Illnesses Overcome by Fasting
• 1980: Live Foods vs. Processed Foods; How Correct is Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis?; Pollution and You: the Threat of Genetic Damage; Panel: Case Histories of Chronic Diseases Overcome by Fasting; Case Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting-Tumors, Arthritis, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hypoglycemia; Panel: On Becoming a Professional Hygienist; Panel: Laetrile and Other Cancer “Cures”
• 1979: Dangers of Radiation; Symposium: Cancer Therapies and the Laetrile Controversy; Are Mineral and Vitamin Supplements Beneficial?; American Diet Crazes; Cases Histories-Conditions Overcome Through Fasting Arthritis, Tumors, Hypoglycemia, Heart Disease, Colitis, Anemia, High Blood Pressure; The Evils of Drug Medication; Panel: Exercise Techniques: Training or Straining?; Family Fasting-Babies, Children, Adults, Senior Citizens
• 1978: How to Care for Bodily Parts; Drugging Practices and Unnecessary Surgery; Toxemia: Disease Explained; How Radiation Affects Us; Learning to Interpret Bodily Voices for a More Perfect Hygienic Life; Overcoming Disease: Obesity; How I Changed My Life Through Natural Hygiene; Toxemia: Disease Explained; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1977: The Elements of Vibrant Health; Proper Food Combining; Overcoming Health Barriers: Drugging Practices and Unnecessary Surgery; Rearing Healthy Children; Foods: Their Role in Proper Nutrition; High Blood Pressure; Exploding Protein Myth; Food Workshop & Demonstration; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Thru Natural Hygiene
• 1976: The Causes of Health; Proper Food Combining; Female Biological Liberation Menstruation & Menopause; Overcoming Health Barriers: Environmental Pollution; Getting Straightened Out; Nutrition: Fasting; How Radiation Affects Us; Feminine “Hygiene”: The Danger of Douching; Abortion: What Every Woman Should Know About the Physical Effects of this Surgical Procedure; Exploding the Protein Myth; Understanding Fats and Cholesterol and How They Affect Your Heart and Arteries; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1975: Let’s Eat Right; Turn On with Natural Hygiene; Degenerative Diseases: Diabetes; Dangers of Radiation; Nutrition: Food; Organic Limitations; Fasting Case Histories: Migraine Headaches; Natural Hygiene as a Career; Benefits Derived After the Fast; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1974: Toxemia (Disease Explained); Hygiene of Beauty; Degenerative Diseases: Heart Disease; Dangers of Radiation; Value of Short Fasts in Daily Life; Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding; Fasting Case Histories: Arthritis; How Correct is Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis?; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome Through Natural Hygiene
• 1973: Keynote Address; Hygiene of Beauty; Degenerative Diseases: Diabetes; The Science of Fasting (Part 1 and 2); Surgery and Transfusions: Organic Limitations; Birth Control: What About The Pill?;1973: Keynote Address; Hygiene of Beauty; Degenerative Diseases: Diabetes; The Science of Fasting (Part 1 and 2); Surgery and Transfusions: Organic Limitations; Birth Control: What About The Pill?
• 1972: ANHS President’s Address: Natural Hygiene’s Message to You; The Laws of Human Life (Parts 1 and 2); Sunlight and Radiation; You Don’t Have to be Allergic!; The Emotional and Mental Side of Natural Hygiene (Part 1 and 2); Heredity and Genetics
• 1971: Official Welcome from the President; The Physiology of Digestion and Its Relationship to the Maintenance of Health; The Physiology of Absorption and Its Relationship to the Maintenance of Health; Regulation of the Acid Base Balance (parts 1, 2, and 3); A Panel Q&A of Natural Hygiene Doctors
• 1970: Natural Hygiene: A Proven Method of True Health Restoration for Over 100 Years; The Principles of Food Combining for Good Digestion (Part 1 and 2); The Role of Hygienic Eating in Good Health; The Fasting Process in Depth; Case Histories: Conditions Overcome While Fasting; How To. Build Your Health Future After the Convention: -Through the College
• 1969: A Critique on Drug Therapy; The Dangers of Ionizing Rays; Bronchitis, Asthma, Emphysema, Tuberculosis; Proper Diet and Food Combining; Wonderful World of Natural Hygiene; The Cause and Remedy of Metabolic Impairments: i.e. Gouty Arthritis, Diabetes; Digestion and Assimilation; Problems of the Aging Process and How to Retard it; Regaining Positive Health After the Fast; Physiological Uses of Water, Air and Sunshine
• 1968: Course Series on Natural Hygiene; Proper Selection, Preparation, and Storing of Food
• 1967: Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 4) – “Pure Water”; Weight Control Through Natural Hygiene; The Proper Diet for Well Being; Physical Fitness Contest; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 5) “Fresh Air”; Developing All Parts of the Body; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 6) “Sleep”; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 7) “Light and Sunshine”; Dangers of Radiation in the Home; Natural Hygiene: the Best Weapon Against Overweight; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 8) “Emotional Well Being”
• 1966: How to be a Healthy Woman Thru Menopause; Fundamentals of proper Feeding and Fasting; Fundamentals of Emotional Poise – Rest – Sleep; Child Care from Birth to 2; Fundamentals of Water- Air – Sunshine; Fundamentals of Exercise & Proper Physical Movement; Health Questions Answered; Child Care After Age Two; Physical Fitness Contests; Exercise Classes
• 1965: Natural Hygiene Feeding: A Vital Factor in Child Health; Parenthood Without Anxiety
• 1962: Principles of Hygiene; Radiation in Our Foods; Preparation of Daily Hygienic Meals
• 1961: Case History; Hygiene of Beauty; Youth Group Session (Dangers of Radiation)
• 1958: The Well Woman and How to Be One

Wagner, Erin – (Michigan)

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society and actively supported its mission to promote natural health and hygienic living. She also served on the ANHS Board of Directors, contributing to the organization’s leadership and governance.

• 1981: Symposium: Why I Chose Hygienic Living
• 1980: Food Demonstration Preparation of Raw Foods with Eye, Aroma, and Taste Appeal

Walker, Hansworth – (London, England)

He served as the Secretary of the International Vegetarian Union.

• 1952: Vegetarianism and World Peace

Walker, Roger – (DC – Hastings, MN)

He founded Walker’s Chiropractic, establishing a professional practice dedicated to the delivery of chiropractic care and hygienic principles. He was a member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians. Learn more about Roger in Health Science, Jan/Feb 1994.

• 1997: Self-Care vs. Medical Management
• 1995: Looking at Health with Brand New Eyes

Wangler, Richard (Dick) – (New York)

He served as Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society. He was also President of the ANHS Buffalo Chapter and a member of the Century Club, reflecting his long-standing commitment to the organization and its mission.

• 1982: My Road to Natural Hygiene
• 1967: Practical Ways of Getting the Most Good from Sleep; Practical Ways of Getting the Most Good from Sun and Light; Your Basic Needs of Life Series (Part 8) “Emotional Well Being”
• 1959: Case History: My Road to Natural Hygiene

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Ward, Maria

She taught aqua exercise classes at the conference and was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, where she supported and advanced its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 2011: Aqua Fit and Fun in the Pool

Warmbrand, Max – (PhT) – (NY & FL)

He was the author of Add Years to Your Heart and practiced as a naturopath for several decades. Through his extensive experience, he established a nationwide reputation as an authoritative writer and lecturer in the field of natural health.

• 1949: Can Hygiene and Rational Living Eliminate Chronic Disease?

Wedmore, Lana

Lana Wedmore is a Certified Reiki Master and Shamanic Healer, Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Forest Therapy Guide, conservationist, and women’s empowerment advocate. Known for her compassion, vision, and dedication to service, she has earned a reputation as a thought leader in holistic wellness, environmental stewardship, and sustainable living.

In 2000, Lana founded Luna Lodge, an innovative rainforest wellness eco-lodge designed to harmonize luxury, healing, and conservation. Under her leadership, Luna Lodge achieved the highest sustainability rankings, becoming an internationally recognized model for ecotourism, rainforest preservation, and regenerative hospitality. Through wellness retreats, nature immersion, and transformational experiences, Lana inspires individuals to reconnect with themselves, the natural world, and a more conscious way of living.

• 2026: Learn about Luna Lodge/Osa Peninsula – Costa Rica

Weiss, Ron – (MD) – (New Jersey)

Dr. Ron Weiss is dual board-certified in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine and practices as a primary care physician in New Jersey. He serves as Executive Director of Ethos Primary Care and as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Weiss is a botanist and farmer who integrates an evidence-based, food-as-medicine approach to the treatment of chronic disease and the optimization of overall wellness. His primary care practice is uniquely situated on a 342-acre farm in New Jersey, reflecting his commitment to agriculture-based healing and preventive medicine.

• 2024: Farm to Hospital: How we got here and what to do about it; Q&A Doctors’ Panel

Weiss, Maurice C. – (MD) – (California)

He presented at the Fort Lauderdale Chapter in 1965 on the topic “Forever Young, Forever Healthy.” A retired hygienist with over forty years of practice, he lectured extensively to health groups in numerous cities and was widely respected for his depth of experience. His understanding of sparse eating was shaped in part by his observations as a war prisoner, where he witnessed its efficacy firsthand, and was further enriched through his investigations of natural health practices in the Orient.

• 1966: Why the American People Must Adopt Natural Hygiene; Fundamentals of proper Feeding and Fasting; Fundamentals of Emotional Poise – Rest – Sleep; Fundamentals of Water- Air – Sunshine; This is Your Life

Welch, Jack – (St. Louis, MO)

He served as a president of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society, contributed his leadership to the organization’s publication committee, and was a contributing author to Natural Hygiene, supporting the advancement and dissemination of hygienic principles through both service and scholarly writing.

• 1958: Youth is Ready Now

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Werner, Henry (Hank)

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living, and raised his children hygienically.

• 1974: Rearing Children Hygienically

Weston, Ron – (Ontario, Canada)

He served as a natural hygiene teacher, health writer, lecturer, and advisor, dedicating his professional life to the study and instruction of hygienic principles. Beginning in 1964, he taught natural hygiene for several decades, earning recognition for his long-standing commitment to health education and his contributions to the field through writing, public lectures, and personal guidance.

• 1987: Health Excellence for the Serious Athlete
• 1986: Weight Training for Women and Men; There Is More to Physical Exercise Than Meets the Eye
• 1985: Exercise For Superior Nutrition; There Is More to Health Than Good; Body Building For Men and Women; Your Individual Exercise Program
• 1984: Workshop, Physical Exercise – Important Link to Superior Nutrition; There is More to Health Than Good Eating
• 1980: Vigor, Strength, Confidence – Physical Conditioning; Outdoor Exercises
• 1979: Vigorous Physical Conditioning; Vigor-Strength-Confidence Lecture and Demonstration

Wheeler, Marti

She was the author of 116 Favorite Tantalizing Good Health Recipes and served as a contributing writer to Health Science and Healthful Living magazines. In addition to her published work, she lectured widely, sharing her knowledge and practical insights on healthful living with diverse audiences.

• 1985: The Joy of Natural Foods Preparation; Human Sexuality; Being “Different” with Style; Total Well-Being: Creating A Healthy Lifestyle

Willard, Jo – (Connecticut)

She served as a radio educator in Natural Hygiene and lectured extensively to civic and social service groups, while also contributing as a writer on health-related topics. She was the founder and president of the former Connecticut Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society and later held national leadership roles as ANHS Treasurer and Executive Director, demonstrating long-standing dedication to the advancement and administration of the Natural Hygiene movement.

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• 1982: Welcome to the Conference; Natural Hygiene-A Commitment to Humanity; Organizing an ANHS Chapter
• 1981: The Spirit of Hygiene – Past, Present and Future; Chapter Activities and Chapter Life; Workshop: Organizing New Chapters
• 1980: World Health-Where is the Power?; Workshop: Organizing New Chapters
• 1978: The Magic of You
• 1977: Freedom Through Knowledge; One Woman’s Experience with Arthritis; Let’s Talk – About the Double Standard of Aging
• 1976: From Lethargy to Vitality: One Woman’s Experience with Arthritis; Let’s Talk: Double Standard of Aging; History of Natural Hygiene
• 1975: The Aging Process: How Exercise Affects it; The Power of a Thought

Willard, Lloyd – (Connecticut)

He served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society, where he contributed to the chapter’s organizational leadership and financial stewardship in support of its mission to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1975: Sprouting Demonstration

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Williams, Kim – (MD)

Dr. Kim A. Williams is a professor of medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Louisville, bringing distinguished leadership and clinical expertise to academic medicine. He holds leadership roles at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, where he establishes the Urban Cardiology Initiative to address cardiovascular health disparities. At Rush University, he also initiates the Helping Everyone Assess Risk Today (HEART) Program, providing community-based screening for heart disease and stroke risk in churches and other community organizations.

• 2023: Nutrition, COVID-19, and Cardiovascular Mortality

Wilson, Chef Adam

Adam Wilson served as Executive Chef for Vitamix, bringing extensive culinary and leadership experience to the company. He relocated to Cleveland, Vitamix’s hometown, in 2004, where he launched a catering company and later became the culinary school director at The Viking Store. He further advanced his professional training by earning a Level 2 certification from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and subsequently spent two years as resident director at AVI Foodsystems. In 2013, he joined Vitamix as Corporate Executive Chef, where he was responsible for overseeing recipe development and testing for the brand’s iconic blenders.

• 2026: Vitamix: Blend Your Way to Better Health
• 2025: Health Meets Food

Wilson, Larry

He served as a hygienist and was a third-year medical student, bringing both practical and academic perspectives to his work in natural health. He also held the position of Health Director at Villa Vegetariana in Mexico, where he was responsible for overseeing health programs and promoting the principles of hygienic living.

• 1978: A Discussion of Body Wisdom
• 1977: Sugar Blues

Winter, Steve

He was one of the youngest individuals to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society and distinguished himself as a college professor. Throughout his tenure, he was a strong supporter of the Library–College of Natural Hygiene, contributing to its mission of education and the advancement of hygienic principles.

• 1973: Hygienic Meal Planning: Daily menus, Seasonal Variations; Foods for Special Occasions

Wishart, Joyce – (Detroit, MI)

She was a member of Royal Oak Michigan Organic Garden Club.

• 1976: Sprouting Demonstration
• 1974: Sprouting Demonstration and Indoor Gardening

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Wootan, George – (MD)

A Pediatrician from New York.

• 1984: Breastfeeding, Pediatrics for Parents
• 1983: Workshop: Homebirthing, Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding

Wrubel, Aimee – (DC, ND)

Aimee is a chiropractor and naturopathic physician practicing in Westlake, Ohio. A fifth-generation member of the Vitamix family, she serves on the Vitamix Board of Directors, continuing her family’s long-standing commitment to health, wellness, and nutrition.

Dr. Wrubel is trained and experienced in caring for patients with a wide range of health conditions and clinical concerns. Her integrative approach combines chiropractic care with naturopathic principles, emphasizing the body’s innate ability to heal when supported by proper nutrition, healthy lifestyle practices, and natural therapies. She is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered care while helping individuals achieve and maintain optimal health.

• 2026: Vitamix: Blend Your Way to Better Health 

Wylie, Tosca

She was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1973: Rearing Children Hygienically

Yiamouyainnis, John – (PhD)

He served as Executive Director of the National Health Action Committee, where he provided leadership and direction in advancing public awareness and advocacy for health-related initiatives.

• 1982: Fluoridation, Pure Water, and Health Freedom

Yuen, Gracie – (DC) – (Ohio)

Dr. Gracie Yuen, DC, is a pioneering leader in holistic health and the founder of Dr. Gracie’s Wellness Center, LLC. She is widely recognized for her dedication to water-only fasting and healthful living, a commitment that began in the early 1990s when she sought natural solutions to address her own health challenges. Through her work, Dr. Yuen continues to advance integrative wellness principles and inspire others to pursue optimal health through disciplined, evidence-informed natural practices. Read her interview in the Health Science Magazine Spring 2017.

• 2023: Q&A with Fasting Panel
• 2022: Fasting: Benefits & Risks, Updates on Research
• 2019: Q&A Fasting
• 2018: Unlocking the Trigger Point: The Key to Pain Relief and Function
• 2017: Unlocking Chronic Pain: The Mystery of the Trigger Point; Foundation Training/Core 4

Zenk, Carolyn

She was an attorney and environmental analyst with the Group for the South Fork in Bridgehampton, New York, where she applied his legal expertise and analytical skills to environmental advocacy and policy matters affecting the region.

• 1991: Environmental Shopping: Powerful Choices You Can Make

Zuraw, Bob

He was a member of the American Natural Hygiene Society, supporting its efforts to promote natural health and hygienic living.

• 1974: Problems of Young People

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