(1840-1925)

Charles Edward Page was an American physician, hydrotherapist, natural hygiene advocate, and anti-vaccinationist. He studied at the Eclectic Medical College and practiced in Boston for over 40 years. He was an early advocate of therapeutic fasting and abandoned the drugging practice for Hygiene and its principles. 

Over his medical career and practice, Dr. Page witnessed many outbreaks of typhus, various fevers, and pneumonia. His extensive writings and journal publications describe the human body’s ability to heal through hydropathic treatments associated with the physical culture movement. 

Raising a large family, Dr. Page understood the importance of guiding children to health and wellness. Being a family advocate, he treated many young people and their families throughout his practice. His writings, describing how to raise healthy children, were successfully summarized in his book How to Feed the Baby (A Nursery Guide).

Through his work, he became a cornerstone of the Natural Hygiene movement, which provided the foundational base of the National Health Association as we know it today.

QUOTE:
“What are commonly called diseases and the common practice used by allopathic doctors, of ‘controlling the symptoms with drugs,’ is like answering the cries and gesticulations of a drowning man with a knock on the head.”

Excerpt From The Greatest Health Discovery
Sylvester Graham, Russell T. Trall, and Herbert M. Shelton

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