(Gerolamo Cardano; Jerome Cardan) The information and quotes contained in this story were taken from the book, Doctor Cardano; Physician Extraordinaire by Alan Wykes, published by Frederick Muller Ltd. in 1969. Gerolamo Cardano was born in the year 1501. He was an inventor, an astrologer, a philosopher and was the first to propound the mathematical [...]

The following excerpts are taken from Blueprint For Immortality, by Dr. Harold Saxton Burr. “The Universe in which we find ourselves and from which we can not be separated is a place of Law and Order. It is not an accident, nor chaos. It is organized and maintained by an Electro-dynamic field capable of determining [...]

The majority of this article and all of the quotes are taken from The Healing Gods of Ancient Civilizations (1925), by Walter Addison Jayne, M.D. The various superstitious practices of the ancients may seem strange to us, but some of the drugs and therapies that were used then have been rediscovered over the last several [...]

When visiting a spa in Louisiana while on vacation, I realized that visiting a spa is one of the best therapies for relieving stress, especially from work. It can also be both a mental comfort and a way of pampering ourselves. When we hear the word “spa” what usually comes to our mind are different [...]

The introduction and quotes for this story were taken from Discourses on the Sober Life, by Luigi Cornaro. Louis Cornaro’s 16th century book, Discourses on the Sober Life, has also been alternatively titled, “How to Live 100 Years.”  It is one of the greatest books ever written on hygiene. Cornaro was a Venetian nobleman who [...]

Taken from, The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Edited by Adrienne Koch & William Peden, 1944. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743.  He took office as the third President of the United States.  The following is excerpted from a letter to his favorite nephew, Peter Carr, who had just begun his [...]