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 Paul C.
Bragg (1895-1976), Nutritionist, is one of the earliest advocates of
the wellness
movement in America.
He was well known for the Bragg Health Crusades, the
Bragg Healthy Lifestyle, deep breathing, water fasts, organic foods,
drinking water, juicing, exercise and listening to one's body.
"The food you eat today is
walking and talking tomorrow."
-- Paul C. Bragg, ND, PhD
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Paul Bragg was a strong advocate of the healing power of
exercise. Near the end of his life, in 1970 he started a free exercise
class called the Health & Happiness Exercise Club on the Fort
DeRussy lawn, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, USA. Bragg suffered an accident in
1976 at the age of 81. He was injured by a wave in the surf in Hawaii.
His health started to decline, and six months later died of a heart
attack in Miami, Florida.
"There is no simpler, more
effective treatment to restore health and quality of life than the cure
Mother Nature provides through natural living."
-- Paul C. Bragg, ND, PhD
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Bragg in his famous Health Crusades liked to preach
Natural Health with an evangelistic born again style. In an Oakland
City Women's Club, California, USA, Health Crusade Paul Bragg's topic
was how to take personal responsibility for health and happiness. Paul
told the audience that:
"It matters not what your present age is or what
your physical condition. If you obey nature's laws, you can be born
again."
Natural Health legend has it that a 15 year old Jack
LaLanne was in the audience that day. "I will never, ever, ever
forget what he said," Jack recalls. Paul C. Bragg was the person
who inspired Jack LaLanne to be physically born again. And thus, Jack
LaLanne, the man who would become the single most recognized
worldwide icon for the personal benefits of proper diet and exercise,
was reborn thanks to the Natural Health message of Paul Bragg.
"The choice of which road to take
is up to the individual. He alone can decide whether he wants to reach
a dead end or live a healthy lifestyle for a long, healthy, happy,
active life."
-- Paul C. Bragg, ND, PhD
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Postscript
The amount of high quality information on the life of Paul Bragg,
available on the Internet, is rather disappointing.
Between Paul and Patricia Bragg what is known about Paul's life is more
myth than reality. Paul misrepresented his actual age. While Patricia
likes to call
Paul her father even though she married into the family by marrying
Paul's son Robert. Patricia got divorced in 1956.
Paul made it to the ripe old age of 81, even if he did
fall short of his target of 120 years. Paul Bragg should be remembered
for maintaining a high quality of life through exercise. And, for
authoring some 40 different books on health.
Bernarr MacFadden was the source of inspiration for Paul
Bragg. And, that Paul in turn inspired Jack
LaLanne.
References
- "Paul C. Bragg, called the 'grandaddy' of the
health food movement, died of a heart attack Tuesday in the emergency
room of South Shore Hospital. He was 95. Dr. Bragg, a registered
physical therapist whose home offices are in Hawaii, Palm Springs and
Boston, was in Miami Beach to speak before the Second Annual Health,
Diet and Physical Fitness Show at Dinner Key Auditorium. ... Patricia
Bragg said her father was injured by a wave in the surf six months ago
and his health began to decline after the accident."
-- Deaths: Nutritionist Paul C. Bragg, 95. The Miami
Herald, page 10-B, December 10, 1976.
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