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11 Facts About Arnold DeVries

1.

Arnold Paul DeVries was an American natural hygienist, alternative health writer and pioneer of the Paleolithic diet.

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Arnold DeVries later distanced himself from this viewpoint, consumed animal products, and embraced a Paleolithic diet in Primitive Man and His Food, 1952.

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Arnold DeVries started his own publishing company, Chandler Book Company.

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Arnold DeVries married Dorice E Shemtob in 1959, she died in 1981.

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Arnold DeVries married Mary K Parmely in 1981, they divorced in 1993.

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Arnold DeVries was associated with the Universal Church of the Master and was an ordained minister.

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Arnold DeVries recommended exercise, fasting, sleep, and avoidance of medical drugs.

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Arnold DeVries was the co-author of Ben Klassen's 1982 book Salubrious Living.

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Arnold DeVries eschewed medical treatment and believed that fasting could treat most illnesses.

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Arnold DeVries believed that correct diet and exercise would improve one's beauty and health.

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Arnold DeVries gave specific instructions for women to be fit mates for strong males.