Herbert M. Shelton
Herbert M. Shelton
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Herbert M. Shelton is commonly known as H.M. Shelton.
Birth and Death Dates
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Herbert M. Shelton was born on August 6, 1877, and passed away on June 17, 1966.
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Shelton was an American naturopathic physician, natural health educator, and author.
Early Life and Background
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Herbert M. Shelton grew up in a family that valued natural remedies and holistic approaches to health. His father was a farmer who practiced traditional medicine on their property. This early exposure influenced Shelton's future career path. He began studying medicine at an early age, eventually earning his naturopathic degree.
Major Accomplishments
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Shelton made significant contributions to the fields of natural healing and health education. Some of his notable achievements include:
Founding the Natural Hygiene Movement in the United States, emphasizing self-care and a balanced lifestyle for optimal well-being.
Writing influential books on natural health and hygiene, including "The Problem of Pain" and "Fasting for Health", which have been widely read and respected within the alternative medicine community.
Notable Works or Actions
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Shelton's work spans several decades, with notable publications and actions that continue to inspire and educate readers:
He operated a health spa in San Antonio, Texas, where he developed his theories on natural hygiene and fasting.
Shelton was an outspoken advocate for the benefits of a vegetarian diet and regular exercise.
Impact and Legacy
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Herbert M. Shelton's influence extends far beyond his own lifetime. His work has inspired generations of health enthusiasts, naturopaths, and holistic practitioners worldwide:
Many natural health professionals credit Shelton with helping to popularize the concept of "detoxification" through fasting.
His emphasis on self-care, prevention, and lifestyle modification paved the way for contemporary wellness trends.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Shelton's enduring popularity stems from his clear vision of a holistic approach to health. He left an indelible mark on the world of natural healing by:
Encouraging people to take responsibility for their own well-being through education and self-awareness.
Developing practical methods for achieving optimal health, such as fasting and dietary adjustments.
Herbert M. Shelton's legacy continues to inspire those seeking a more balanced and natural approach to life and health.
Quotes by Herbert M. Shelton
Herbert M. Shelton's insights on:
Most of our so-called thinking processes are devoted to finding excuses for going on believing as we already do.
One will starve to death with just as much certainty and much more speedily, if one attempts to live upon foods containing only one or two elements of nutrition, as if one were totally abstaining from food. A diet of white flour and water, or white sugar and water, will result in death much sooner than a diet of water only. If no food is eaten the body feeds upon its own food reserves, but it has no provision for meeting the exigencies created by prolonged subsistence on one-sided diets.
There is not a single argument nor a single fact that can be offered in favour of flesh eating that cannot be offered, with equal strength, in favour of cannibalism.
You don’t need treatment. The fever, inflammation, coughing, etc., constitute the healing process. Just get out of their way and permit them to complete their work. Don’t try to ‘aid’ nature. She doesn’t need your puny aid – she only asks that you cease interfering.
If you desire truly to live you will cease trying to find magic tricks and short-cuts to life and learn the simple laws of being, and order your life in conformity with these. Realign your life with the laws of nature – this and this alone constitutes living to live.
An intelligent person may be wrong sometimes, but a fool is never wrong. The medical profession is never wrong.
For the most part the regular profession has either ignored or else denounced fasting. Fasting is a fad or it is quackery. They do not study it, do not employ it and do not endorse it. On the contrary, they declare that “the sick must eat to keep up their strength.
Health and disease are the same thing – vital action intended to preserve, maintain, and protect the body. There is no more reason for treating disease than there is for treating health.
General Motors, General Mills, General Foods, general ignorance, general apathy, and general cussedness elect presidents and Congressmen and maintain them in power.