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Brian C. Wilson - Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the Religion of Biologic Living

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Join our host, Richard 'TalkToMeGuy' and special guest Brian C. Wilson, Author and Professor of Comparative Religion, as they discuss his book: "Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the Religion of Biologic Living." Purveyors of spiritualized medicine have been legion in American religious history, but few have achieved the superstar status of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his Battle Creek Sanitarium. In its heyday, the "San" was said to be a combination spa and Mayo Clinic. Founded in 1866 under and presided over by the charismatic Dr. Kellogg, it catered to many well-heeled health seekers including Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Presidents Taft and Harding. It also supported a hospital, research facilities, a medical school, a nursing school, several health food companies, and a publishing house dedicated to producing materials on health and wellness. Rather than focusing on Kellogg as the eccentric creator of corn flakes or a megalomaniacal quack, Brian C. Wilson takes his role as a physician and a theologica