Introduction The greatest obstacle to living reform in the earth today, the greatest toe of dietary reform is not ignorance, of which there is much, but the desire of those who profit from the present evil practices and the means of carrying them on, to continue to reap rich financial harvests from pandering to the many harmful practices of the present conventional way of life. We are in serious need of economic and agricultural revolutions. Basic changes are required before we can hope to give every one the materials for a better and healthier life and before we can hope to reach them with the information that they need in order to make use of those materials. So long as our channels of public information and our educational system are in the hands of the, at present, economic royalists, so long as they conceive it to be their duty to serve the special interests of these private owners of the earth, rather than to serve the interests of the people as a whole, the truth about health, disease and healing will make slow progress in reaching the people. - Herbert M. Shelton

A lecture from "the dean of Natural Hygiene," Herbert M. Shelton about “restoring your health” This audio is from a series of lectures given at a Natural Hygiene convention by Herbert M. Shelton. Shelton talks about a variety of subjects concerning health and life in general. Some hard hitting truths are addressed, for you to either accept or ignore. These clips are made from the audio found on a YouTube channel called DrHerbertShelton (https://www.youtube.com/@DrHerbertShelton) The audio has been enhanced & silent portions were cut. A title page was added so you would not have to look at a black screen for the duration of the lecture (should you want to watch something while listening)

An address delivered in the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C. by R. T. Trall (1872) I charge, and shall under take to prove — nay, I shall prove, for it is true, and I have the evidence — that the regular medical profession, in all of its standard authorities, text-books and schools, and in all its current periodicals, and in all of its floating literature, and in all its history, and in all the lectures of its living authors, teaches: 1. A False Doctrine of the nature of disease 2. A False Doctrine of the action of remedies 3. A False Theory of vitality 4. A False Theory of the "vis medicatrix naturae" 5. A False Doctrin of the relations of the disease and the "vis medicatrix naturae" 6. A False Doctrine of the relations of remedies to diseases 7. A False Doctrine of the relation of disease to the vital functions 8. A False Doctrine of the relations of remedies to the healthy structures 9. A False Theory of the relations of organic and inorganic matter 10. A False Doctrine of disease in relation to their causes and effects 11. A False Doctrine of the nature and source of remedies He, in 1872(!), described the exact problem we're still dealing with to this very day - the medical industry does not listen. This is why, as he describes, he had to turn to the people rather than the profession. Because the profession refuses to discuss the presented issues. "The drug medical system cannot bear examination. To explain it would be to destroy it, and to defend it even is to damage it. Its only safety consists in non-agitation, and all it asks is to be "let alone."" - R. T. Trall

The student who aims at excellence in speaking or writing should carefully study, and become familiar with, the spirit of the masters of elocution and composition. He will profit more in studying well, practicing thoroughly, on a single production from one of their pens, than by memorizing and declaiming a hundred indifferent compositions by second-rate authors. Booth, Jefferson, Salyini, and Cushman, by mastering the characters of Hamlet, Rip Yan Winkle, Othello, and Meg Merrilies, can have a profitable field of action for a life-time in playing those characters alone. One thing well done, in elocution as in other vocations, prepares the way for doing other things well, and leads the way to honor and prosperity. The most common causes of imperfect respiration and defective voice are distortions of the spinal column, and contracted chests. Malpositions and spinal distortions are often acquired in the primary schools, because of the unanatomical construction of the miserable benches on which the suffering scholars are "educated" to "sit still" several hours each day. - R. T. Trall The voice is of utmost importance, it is a powerful tool to convey our ideas. Which is crucial, because each of us is a part of the puzzle. If we don't share our ideas, they die with us.