1900

New York, New York

diet, Medicine/Health, Health, Graham

With the idea that America was the new Promised Land, many Americans were open  to everything new including ideas on health.  Diet, nutrition and wellness were topics of debate, often with men claiming to have the latest and greatest cure-all remedy. Reverend Sylvester Graham was an advocate for healthful living.  He introduced a restrictive diet excluding meat, butter, coffee, tea and any intoxicating...