Eric F. W. Powell
British naturopath
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Eric Frederick William Powell (28 August 1899 – 8 December 1989) was a British herbalist, homeopath and naturopath.
28 August 1899
Eric F. W. Powell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eric Frederick William Powell 28 August 1899 |
| Died | 8 December 1989 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Naturopath |
Powell was born in Cinderford in 1899.[1] He was educated at Cinderford Grammar School. He married Irene Sharp and resided in Harpenden.[1][2] Powell wrote many books, also under the pseudonym Peter Rusholm.[2] He was the first to define phytotherapy in 1934.[3][4]
Powell was a vegetarian in his personal life. He lectured throughout the United Kingdom on correct breathing techniques, exercise, and vegetarianism.[5][6][7][8] Powell argued that humans were designed by nature to be vegetarians and that meat-eating was "corpse eating".[9][10]
He was on the editorial board of Homoeopathic World. He died in 1989.[11]
Selected publications
- Cell Nutrition (1934)
- Health Secrets of all Ages (1935)
- A Simple Way to Successful Living (1951)
- Kelp: The Health Giver (1957)
- Health from the Kitchen (1959)
- Building a Healthy Heart (1961)
- The Natural Home Physician (1962)
- Health from the Earth (1970)
- About Dandelions (1972)
- A Home Course in Nutrition (1978)