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Arnold DeVries
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'''Arnold Paul DeVries''' (November 30, 1921 - February 16, 1996) was an American [[Orthopathy|natural hygienist]], [[Alternative medicine|alternative health]] writer and pioneer of the [[Paleolithic diet]].
==Biography==
DeVries was born in [[Kesley, Iowa]] and graduated from Aplington High School in 1939.<ref name="Obituary">[http://bit.ly/2LXi6Eg "Arnold P. DeVries, 74, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at home"]. Mason City Globe Gazette Obituaries February 16 - 21, 1996.</ref> He attended the [[University of Iowa]]. During [[World War II]] he worked at an aircraft plant. At the end of the war he worked as a bus driver in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="Obituary"/>
His 1946 book, ''Fountain of Youth'', advocated a [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] raw food diet. He later distanced himself from this viewpoint, consumed some animal products and embraced a [[paleolithic diet]] in ''Primitive Man and His Food'', 1952. He also started his own publishing company, Chandler Book Company.<ref name="Obituary"/> He married Dorice E. Shemtob in 1959, she died in 1981. He married Mary K. Parmely in 1981, they divorced in 1993.<ref name="Obituary"/> DeVries was associated with the Universal Church of the Master and was an ordained minister.<ref name="Obituary"/> The Universal Church of the Master is a religious organization that takes influence from [[Christianity]] and [[spiritualism]].<ref name="George 2009">Michael, George. (2009). ''Theology Of Hate: A History Of The World Church Of The Creator''. University Press of Florida. pp. 73-74. ISBN 978-0813033501</ref> DeVries was involved in the [[Orthopathy|natural hygiene]] movement.<ref name="Berry 2017">Berry, Damon T. (2017). ''Blood and Faith: Christianity in American White Nationalism''. Syracuse University Press. pp. 95-96. ISBN 978-0-8156-3544-4</ref> He recommended exercise, [[fasting]], sleep and avoidance of medical drugs.<ref name="Berry 2017"/>
DeVries was the co-author of [[Ben Klassen]]'s book ''Salubrious Living'', 1982.<ref>Gardell, Mattias. (2003). ''Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism''. Duke University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0822330592</ref> Twenty-one of the book's twenty-two chapters were written by DeVries.<ref name="George 2009"/> It was basically a reprint of his 1946 book ''The Fountain of Youth''.<ref name="Berry 2017"/> Klassen noted that apart from the introduction and last chapter on [[eugenics]], "the entire balance of the text has been written by Arnold DeVries, who compiled the study in an excellent book entitled ''The Fountain of Youth''."<ref>''Introduction''. In ''Salubrious Living'', 1982.</ref> Biographer George Michael noted that it was "surprising that DeVries would collaborate with Klassen with whom he seemingly disagreed on many issues."<ref name="George 2009"/> For example, DeVries admired [[Pacific Islander]]s for their physical beauty and criticized the dieting and lifestyles of [[western culture]].<ref name="George 2009"/> The book endorses fasting, [[sunbathing]], fruitarian and [[Raw foodism|raw food]] dieting. DeVries eschewed medical treatment and believed that fasting could treat most illnesses.<ref name="George 2009"/>
DeVries believed that correct diet and exercise would improve one's beauty and health. He gave specific instructions for women to be fit mates for strong males.<ref name="Berry 2017"/> Klassen promoted this idea to "upgrade" the white race by improving the offspring.<ref name="Berry 2017"/>
==Publications==
*''Nude Culture'' (1946)
*''The Fountain of Youth'' (1946)
*''Primitive Man and His Food'' (1952)
*''The Elixir of Life'' (1952)
*''Dangers In Modern Foods'' (1958)
*''Health From the Soil'' (1958)
*[http://bit.ly/2WfNSjC ''Therapeutic Fasting''] (1963)
*''Salubrious Living'' (with [[Ben Klassen]], 1982)
==See also==
*[[Walter L. Voegtlin]]
==References==
==External links==
*[http://bit.ly/2M8mlwu Arnold Paul DeVries] - [[Find A Grave]]
[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
[[Category:American health and wellness writers]]
[[Category:Fasting advocates]]
[[Category:Orthopaths]]
[[Category:People from Iowa]]
[[Category:Paleolithic diet advocates]]
[[Category:Pseudoscientific diet advocates]]
[[Category:Raw foodists]]
==Biography==
DeVries was born in [[Kesley, Iowa]] and graduated from Aplington High School in 1939.<ref name="Obituary">[http://bit.ly/2LXi6Eg "Arnold P. DeVries, 74, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at home"]. Mason City Globe Gazette Obituaries February 16 - 21, 1996.</ref> He attended the [[University of Iowa]]. During [[World War II]] he worked at an aircraft plant. At the end of the war he worked as a bus driver in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="Obituary"/>
His 1946 book, ''Fountain of Youth'', advocated a [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] raw food diet. He later distanced himself from this viewpoint, consumed some animal products and embraced a [[paleolithic diet]] in ''Primitive Man and His Food'', 1952. He also started his own publishing company, Chandler Book Company.<ref name="Obituary"/> He married Dorice E. Shemtob in 1959, she died in 1981. He married Mary K. Parmely in 1981, they divorced in 1993.<ref name="Obituary"/> DeVries was associated with the Universal Church of the Master and was an ordained minister.<ref name="Obituary"/> The Universal Church of the Master is a religious organization that takes influence from [[Christianity]] and [[spiritualism]].<ref name="George 2009">Michael, George. (2009). ''Theology Of Hate: A History Of The World Church Of The Creator''. University Press of Florida. pp. 73-74. ISBN 978-0813033501</ref> DeVries was involved in the [[Orthopathy|natural hygiene]] movement.<ref name="Berry 2017">Berry, Damon T. (2017). ''Blood and Faith: Christianity in American White Nationalism''. Syracuse University Press. pp. 95-96. ISBN 978-0-8156-3544-4</ref> He recommended exercise, [[fasting]], sleep and avoidance of medical drugs.<ref name="Berry 2017"/>
DeVries was the co-author of [[Ben Klassen]]'s book ''Salubrious Living'', 1982.<ref>Gardell, Mattias. (2003). ''Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism''. Duke University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0822330592</ref> Twenty-one of the book's twenty-two chapters were written by DeVries.<ref name="George 2009"/> It was basically a reprint of his 1946 book ''The Fountain of Youth''.<ref name="Berry 2017"/> Klassen noted that apart from the introduction and last chapter on [[eugenics]], "the entire balance of the text has been written by Arnold DeVries, who compiled the study in an excellent book entitled ''The Fountain of Youth''."<ref>''Introduction''. In ''Salubrious Living'', 1982.</ref> Biographer George Michael noted that it was "surprising that DeVries would collaborate with Klassen with whom he seemingly disagreed on many issues."<ref name="George 2009"/> For example, DeVries admired [[Pacific Islander]]s for their physical beauty and criticized the dieting and lifestyles of [[western culture]].<ref name="George 2009"/> The book endorses fasting, [[sunbathing]], fruitarian and [[Raw foodism|raw food]] dieting. DeVries eschewed medical treatment and believed that fasting could treat most illnesses.<ref name="George 2009"/>
DeVries believed that correct diet and exercise would improve one's beauty and health. He gave specific instructions for women to be fit mates for strong males.<ref name="Berry 2017"/> Klassen promoted this idea to "upgrade" the white race by improving the offspring.<ref name="Berry 2017"/>
==Publications==
*''Nude Culture'' (1946)
*''The Fountain of Youth'' (1946)
*''Primitive Man and His Food'' (1952)
*''The Elixir of Life'' (1952)
*''Dangers In Modern Foods'' (1958)
*''Health From the Soil'' (1958)
*[http://bit.ly/2WfNSjC ''Therapeutic Fasting''] (1963)
*''Salubrious Living'' (with [[Ben Klassen]], 1982)
==See also==
*[[Walter L. Voegtlin]]
==References==
==External links==
*[http://bit.ly/2M8mlwu Arnold Paul DeVries] - [[Find A Grave]]
[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
[[Category:American health and wellness writers]]
[[Category:Fasting advocates]]
[[Category:Orthopaths]]
[[Category:People from Iowa]]
[[Category:Paleolithic diet advocates]]
[[Category:Pseudoscientific diet advocates]]
[[Category:Raw foodists]]
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