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Louis Cornaro’s Discourse on the Sober Life »

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 was born [...]

Thoughts Do Heal (Dr. Guiseppe Joseph Calligaris) »

The following information is an excerpt from a lecture presented in England in 1987 by Hubert M. Schweizer. The transcripts of this lecture, containing diagrams and charts, as well as some exercises to develop an awareness of the Calligaris technique, is available from the World Research Foundation.
Guiseppe Joseph Calligaris was born on October 29, 1876, [...]

Paracelsus, Physician and Philosopher: 500 Years Ahead of His Time »

Theophrastus Phillippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, better known as Paracelsus, was born in Einsiedeln, Switzerland in November 1493 and died in Salzburg on September 24, 1541. He was a medical doctor, alchemist and philosopher who provoked controversy during his lifetime and still invokes controversy today when his name is mentioned.
The question his reputation invites is [...]

The Electrical Patterns of Life; The Work of Dr. Harold S. Burr »

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 [...]

Gerolamo Cardano, Physician Extraordinaire »

(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 theory of [...]