Listed In: Inventors, Nutritionists
Birthdate: February 26, 1852
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tyrone Township, Michigan, United States
Died: December 14, 1943
John Harvey Kellogg was a prominent American businessman, inventor, physician, and advocate of the Progressive Movement. He served as the director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, a facility that combined elements of a spa, hospital, and hotel. Kellogg was an early supporter of the germ theory of disease and stressed the significance of intestinal flora in maintaining good health. He championed holistic approaches to treatment, including vegetarianism, nutrition, exercise, and hydrotherapy. Kellogg played a key role in advancing health reform, endorsing eugenics and segregation, and promoting a biologic lifestyle.
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