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Sylvester Graham (July 5, 1794 – September 11, 1851) was an American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer known for his emphasis on vegetarianism, the temperance movement, and eating whole-grain bread.
Jul 1, 2024 · Sylvester Graham was an American clergyman whose advocacy of a health regimen emphasizing temperance and vegetarianism found lasting expression in the graham cracker, a household commodity in which lay the origin of the modern breakfast-cereal industry.
May 11, 2018 · Sylvester Graham, a Presbyterian minister and reformer, is best known for his creation of the Graham cracker. He also put forth the idea that moderation is beneficial, and that certain foods and behaviors are detrimental to both physical and spiritual health.
Sylvester Graham is generally considered the founder of the National Hygiene movement. He was America's first crusader for healthful living.
Apr 25, 2014 · Connecticut's Sylvester Graham provoked a near-riot in 1837 among bakers and butchers angered by his praise for homemade bread and a vegetarian diet.
Feb 2, 2022 · In the 1830s, a restrictive diet craze launched by a Presbyterian minister named Sylvester Graham swept across America. This was an era of religious transformation in the nation. Known as the Second Great Awakening, this time period ushered in the emergence of Mormonism and saw a boom in evangelical Protestantism.
Rev. Sylvester Graham is generally considered the founder of the National Hygiene movement. He was America’s first crusader for healthful living in diet, exercise, sleep, bathing, clothing, and sexual, emotional, and mental expression.
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