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Dr. John R. Christopher (November 25, 1909 - February 6, 1983), known popularly as "Dr. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Christopher" was one of very few nationally prominent doctors of herbal medicine of the middle third of the 20th century, a "dark ages" of herbalism and was responsible for the herbal renaissance of the 1960s. Herbalism is a traditional Medicinal or Folk medicine practice based on the use of Plants and Plant extracts Herbalism is also known as

He was born November 25, 1909, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jean Ramone and Lorena Roth Raymond who put him in an orphanage where

He was adopted by Leander and Melissa Ann Craig Christopher. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He was called Raymond, and nearly died of the croup, when a stranger appeared at the door and gave his father instructions on dealing with the phlegm, announcing that Raymond would have an important mission in life. The father believed this to be a vision and the family took heed. Raymond suffered from Rheumatoid arthritis and was not expected by his doctors to last past the age of 30. Rheumatoid arthritis ( RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disorder that causes the Immune system to attack the Joints, where His adoptive mother suffered from diabetes and dropsy and Raymond decided to become a doctor, preferably one that did not cut people open since he disliked the sight of blood. A chance meeting with a doctor who diagnosed using iridology and treated with herbs inspired him to learn naturopathic medicine. Iridology (also known as iridodiagnosis) is an Alternative medicine technique whose proponents believe that patterns colors and other characteristics of the ^[1]

An automobile accident nearly killed him, although chiropractic treatment provided relief. During his painful recovery he picked up the Mormon scripture The Doctrine and Covenants and read Section 89, commonly known as "The Word of Wisdom," a health code for the church. TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the This referred to eating meat sparingly and called grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables wholesome. He changed his diet to fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds and experienced dramatic improvements in his health. ^[2]

In 1939 he wrote Just What is the Word of Wisdom?, a booklet that described this experience and outlined his ideas about diet and health. During World War II he obtained conscientious objector status and worked at North Fort at Washington's Fort Lewis, where he was assigned to supervise a medical dispensary. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support Fort Lewis is a Census-designated place and United States Army post located in Pierce County Washington, United States. Here Raymond Christopher, a buck private, gave orders to pharmacists and therapists, all of whom outranked him. But he observed orthodox medicine and realized that the natural cures he had been using could help people who were not being helped.

He was widely ridiculed by his commanding officer Major Shumate until he cured a soldier, upon a dare, of serious impetigo by using black walnut hulls tinctured in rubbing alcohol. Impetigo (sometimes impetaigo) is a superficial Bacterial Skin Infection most common among children 2 to 6 years old Juglans nigra, commonly known as black walnut or American walnut, is a tree Species native to eastern North America. Upon the visible evidence of his success Major Shumate allowed him to set up a laboratory on the base and he became the became the only practicing herbalist in the United States Army during World War II. His black walnut tincture was also used for fungus infection and jungle rot. When soldiers learned that Private Christopher could cure jungle rot, his patient load multiplied. Eventually this tincture was successful in curing scrofula, eczema, ringworm, shingles, and chronic boils. Scrofula ( scrophula or struma) is any of a variety of Skin diseases in particular a form of Tuberculosis, affecting the Lymph nodes Eczema (from Greek έκζεμα) is a form of Dermatitis, or Inflammation of the Epidermis. Ringworm (also called serpigo) is an infection of the skin characterized by a reddish to brownish raised or bumpy patch of skin that may be lighter in the center Herpes zoster (or simply zoster) commonly known as shingles, is a Viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with Blisters in a limited Boil or furuncle is a skin disease caused by the infection of Hair follicles resulting in the localized accumulation of Pus and dead tissue

In 1982, Christopher tripped over a boulder covered by snow and stayed in a coma for 6 months before dying on February 6, 1983. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)

Christopher was a Latter-day Saint. ^[3]

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Eclectic medicine was a branch of American medicine which made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices popular in the latter half Herbalism is a traditional Medicinal or Folk medicine practice based on the use of Plants and Plant extracts Herbalism is also known as Pharmacognosy is the study of medicines derived from natural sources Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision to cells and Organisms of the materials necessary (in the form of food to support

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