Eric F. W. Powell

Eric F. W. Powell
Born
Eric Frederick William Powell

28 August 1899
Cinderford
Died8 December 1989 (aged 90)
OccupationNaturopath

Eric Frederick William Powell (28 August 1899 – 8 December 1989) was a British herbalist, homeopath and naturopath.

Powell was born in Cinderford in 1899.[1] He was educated at Cinderford Grammar School. He married Irene Sharp and resided in Harpenden.[1][2] Powell wrote many books, also under the pseudonym Peter Rusholm.[2] He was the first to define phytotherapy in 1934.[3][4]

Powell was a vegetarian in his personal life. He lectured throughout the United Kingdom on correct breathing techniques, exercise, and vegetarianism.[5][6][7][8] Powell argued that humans were designed by nature to be vegetarians and that meat-eating was "corpse eating".[9][10]

He was on the editorial board of Homoeopathic World. He died in 1989.[11]

Selected publications

  • Cell Nutrition (1934)
  • Health Secrets of all Ages (1935)
  • A Simple Way to Successful Living (1951)
  • Kelp: The Health Giver (1957)
  • Health from the Kitchen (1959)
  • Building a Healthy Heart (1961)
  • The Natural Home Physician (1962)
  • Health from the Earth (1970)
  • About Dandelions (1972)
  • A Home Course in Nutrition (1978)

References

  1. ^ a b Martell, Edward (1971). The Author's & Writer's Who's Who: Volume 6. Burke's Peerage. p. 645.
  2. ^ a b The Writers Directory: 1980– 82. Macmillan. 1979. p. 997. ISBN 978-1-349-03652-3.
  3. ^ Heinrich, Michael (2024). "Phytotherapy". Britannica. Archived from the original on October 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Katch, Victor (2017). "Food as medicine". Michigan Today. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Natural Health". The Evening News. November 4, 1925. p. 9. (subscription required)
  6. ^ "Healthy Mind and Healthy Bodies". Western Daily Press. September 12, 1930. p. 4. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Banbury Health Lecture". The Banbury Advertiser. November 30, 1933. p. 1. (subscription required)
  8. ^ "Psychology Club Lecture". Evening Sentinel. January 21, 1939. p. 5. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "Bristol Psychology Club Told How to Eat Healthy". Western Daily Press. September 19, 1930. p. 5. (subscription required)
  10. ^ "Health Lecture at Christchurch Chapel Schoolroom". The Banbury Guardian. November 27, 1930. p. 9. (subscription required)
  11. ^ "New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors". Author and Book Info. 2024. Archived from the original on October 28, 2024.