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Health and nutrition has a long history; a history of different ideas, remedies and cures, such as; eating a certain food to help improve overall health or cure an ailment. Doctor Sylvester Graham, an American advocate and enthusiast for health and in nutrition, studied and made a career out of health and nutrition. In 1830, Graham was made general agent for the Pennsylvania Temperance Society, and he began to study human physiology, diet, and regimen.3. Graham took in consideration what goes into making a meal. At this point in his career, he advocated that people take better care of themselves through having a good diet, regular exercise and a good moral outlook. According to Graham’s research diet, exercise and a good moral outlook helps improve the overall mental and physical well-being of a person. Graham also recommended hard mattresses, open bedroom windows, cold shower baths, loose and light clothing, daily exercise, vegetables and fruits, rough (whole-grain) cereals, pure drinking water, and cheerfulness at meals.3 Graham recommended this because based on his research and studies, it has positive effects on the human body. Graham became an advocate for Health and nutrition.

Throughout Graham’s career he made commitments for people to realize how important health and nutrition really is. In order for people to live a proper lifestyle, there are several components that require to have a proper lifestyle which is to balance the physical and mental well-being of a person. Graham was an advocate for the physical and mental state of a person, Graham also put forth the idea that moderation is beneficial, and that certain foods and behaviors are detrimental to both physical and spiritual health. Such as organic foods and lots of fruits, vegetables and meats and regular exercise. Graham was an advocate for health and nutrition, especially based on his research and knowledge.3 As Graham went on with his research, he influenced others to take up health and nutrition, Graham influenced others to take up the cause of health reform. John Harvey Kellogg, while working as an apprentice typesetter, was exposed to a compilation of articles on health, including Graham's Health, or How to Live, a series of six pamphlets published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and he became intensely interested in Graham's dietetic and sanitary reforms.3 Here Graham uses the Seventh Day Adventist Church teachings to help improve a persons’ moral and mental health.