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Jethro Kloss - was a notable healer that lived from the year of 1863 til his death in 1946. Jethro was an herbalist and healer, who cured many of vile illnesses during his time. Mr. Kloss was a strong advocate of what he called old-fashioned remedies. With no formal medical education Kloss healed the lives of many with herbs, food, fresh air and sunshine, people continue to be healed by his teachings many years after his death. As a writer the most notable of his publications was "Back to Eden", a very thorough publication that covers the uses of several hundred herbs, trees and plants. Jetho was an innovator in the world of soy, he conducted many experiments and most notably popularized the modern dairy alternative, soy milk. This man did many great things in his life and is certainly a notable figure.
History and Influences - Being born on a farm in Northern Wisconsin, Jethro grew up being accustomed to always having fresh food, including fresh berries, grapes, currants, apples etc. After leaving home Jethro moved into boarding houses where he ate poor "devitalized" foods until his health began to deteriorate. He was in terrible pain for some time, and visited many physicians that could not seem to improve his health. He was losing hope that he would ever get better until he ran across a book written by E.G. White, a missionary, which brought to his attention that the foods he was eating were in Mr. White's words "robbed of it's life-giving elements". It had never occurred to Kloss til reading the words of White that the food he was eating was what was causing him to be ill.
With this new perspective Kloss was returned to his child hood, he remembered the illnesses that struck his community and how the people were often treated through various means of plant and herbal medicine. Through continued reading of E.G. Whites books Jethro was able to mend himself back to good health. After returning to good health, Kloss continued to study "God given remedies", and began to apply his learning into the sick and ill around him.
"Back to Eden" As someone who did not consider himself a good writer, Jethro wrote one of the most informative and through books on natural health from a western perspective. In his book "Back to Eden" Kloss covers the 100's of herbs, plants, barks, their uses and how to use them. In this book herbs are categorized in alphabetical order by name of the herb, and they are also sorted alphabetically by the diseases they are used to treat. Kloss also covers many diseases and their causes along with the treatments. Also included in this one book is a list of vitamins and minerals, their purposes and the foods that contain them. Also included is a list of many recipes and food preparations. Finally, Kloss includes a wide range of non-food based treatments, including fresh air treatments, water treatments and massage techniques.
An Innovator of Soy- During the period of his life from 1924-1938, Kloss experimented with soy foods. He worked on making various meat alternatives with soy, one of his most notable innovations was that of soy milk. Kloss was a strong advocate of soy milk and soy based products, he is much of the reason soy milk is available in stores today.
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