Sylvester Graham

Personal Bio:

·         Born July 5, 1794 in West Suffield, Conn

·         I attended Amherst College in 1823, but did not graduate

·         I am an American dietary reformer, Presbyterian minister and advocate of healthy and moral living

·         I am against drinking. I studied effects of liquor on the body

·         I am notable for publishing my Lecture on Epidemic Diseases Generally and Particularly the Spasmodic Cholera (1833),  Graham's Journal of Health and Longevity (1837-1839), Treatise on Bread and Breadmaking (1837) and Lectures on the Science of Human Life (1839)

·         I created the Graham Cracker in 1829

Issues:

·         I helped found the American Vegetarian Society

·         I am an advocate against alcoholism and of abstinence.

·         I believe that a vegetarian diet is a cure for alcoholism and sexual urges. An unhealthy diet has negative effects on the body and on your life. Diet determines character.

·         I was inspired by the temperance movement as well as religion.

Solutions:

·         My Graham Bread is healthier and more nutritious then the chemically-enhanced bread.

·         My diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole wheat and high-fiber foods will improve the health of those that eat it.

·         I was moderately successful with the amount of Americans that followed this diet.

Relationships: 

·         Theodore D. Weld helped me found the American Vegetarian Society. 

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