Background
The natural hygiene movement started as far back as 1850 and grew a following quickly who wanted to either lose weight or as a way to stay healthy. The diet’s primary focus surrounds what you eat. If you eat certain combinations you will be healthy however if you incorrectly combine your foods you will be unhealthy. Those who support natural hygiene diet view modern medicine as poison and believe simply the correct balance of a diet will provide proper health.
What to Eat
Food is very specific in this diet where what you can and cannot eat can be the difference of being healthy and unhealthy. Restrictions such as only fruit may be eaten before noon is common and the fruits cannot be mixed with other nutrients like proteins. The diet focus is on the balance of what you eat and requires learning what can and cannot be mixed in one meal.
The Good
Focuses on eating healthy as a means to lose weight and live a healthy life. Balance of the different food groups allows you to have a good range in your selections in what you eat as long as you maintain the proper mixture of the groups. There is also many reference materials available online and in print.
The Bad
Very restrictive which requires each meal to be planned out in advance. They also reject modern medicine depending solely on consumption for health.
Exercise
The diet focuses on consumption, not exercise.
The natural hygiene movement started as far back as 1850 and grew a following quickly who wanted to either lose weight or as a way to stay healthy. The diet’s primary focus surrounds what you eat. If you eat certain combinations you will be healthy however if you incorrectly combine your foods you will be unhealthy. Those who support natural hygiene diet view modern medicine as poison and believe simply the correct balance of a diet will provide proper health.
What to Eat
Food is very specific in this diet where what you can and cannot eat can be the difference of being healthy and unhealthy. Restrictions such as only fruit may be eaten before noon is common and the fruits cannot be mixed with other nutrients like proteins. The diet focus is on the balance of what you eat and requires learning what can and cannot be mixed in one meal.
The Good
Focuses on eating healthy as a means to lose weight and live a healthy life. Balance of the different food groups allows you to have a good range in your selections in what you eat as long as you maintain the proper mixture of the groups. There is also many reference materials available online and in print.
The Bad
Very restrictive which requires each meal to be planned out in advance. They also reject modern medicine depending solely on consumption for health.
Exercise
The diet focuses on consumption, not exercise.


