John Christopher (herbalist)

John Raymond Christopher (1909–1983) is an American herbalist. He is known for his numerous publications on herbs and natural healing, including School of Natural Healing. He is also notable for developing over 50 herbal formulas that are used worldwide and founding The School of Natural Healing in Springville, Utah. He was hailed as America's foremost herbalist in a nationwide survey conducted by Utah Survey Associates^[1]

Biography

Dr. John R. Christopher was born to European parents. He was left in a Salt Lake City, Utah orphanage and adopted by Leander and Melissa Christopher. Born with advanced rheumatoid arthritis, he endured excruciating pain. As a child, he sometimes walked with a cane or used a wheelchair. He also developed hardening of the arteries and a nearly fatal case of croup. Doctors of his day proclaimed that he would never reach the age of thirty.

As a child Ray showed interest in being a doctor that would heal people naturally.

In 1945 Ray was drafted into military and was stationed at Fort Lewis where he was allowed to experiment with herbs. After his military service he moved to Canada and studied at Dominion Herbal College where he obtained his degree in Naturopathy, then went on to study at Iowa's Institute of Drugless Therapy and the Los Angeles Herbal Institute.

He spent time practicing in Olympia, Washington, Salt Lake City, Utah and Evanston, Wyoming.

In 1953 he formed The School of Natural Healing and began teaching. In 1979, he began publication of a newsletter about using herbs for healing^[2]

He created more than 50 herbal formulas including Complete Tissue & Bone, Lower Bowel Formula, Blood Stream Formula, Female Reproductive Formula, Super Garlic Immune Formula, Herbal Tooth and Gum Powder and Hormonal Changease.^[3]

Dr. Christopher’s son, David Christopher, began studying and working with his father and became the Director of The School of Natural Healing in 1979. David has furthered the work of his father by creating additional courses and formulas. In 2009 David announced that an online version of The School of Natural Healing was being released to honor the Centennial of his father’s birth.

Books by Christopher^[4]

• 3 Day Cleanse & Mucusless Diet. ISBN 1879436043
• Cold Sheet Treatment. ISBN 1879436078
• Curing the Incurables. ISBN 1879436086
• Dr. Christopher’s Guide to Colon Health. ISBN 1879436205
• Every Woman’s Herbal (completed by his family after his death). ISBN 1879436108
• Herb Syllabus (completed by his family after his death). ISBN 1879436051
• Herbal Home Health Care. ISBN 1879436035
• Just What is the Word of Wisdom. ISBN 1879436051
• Newsletters (found in The Complete Writings of Dr. Christopher CD). ISBN 1879436256
• Regenerative Diet. ISBN 1879436000
• School of Natural Healing ISBN 1879436019

References

1. ^ Central Utah Journal, March 9, 1983 - Dr. Christopher was considered the number one authority on herbs by 57% with the next highest authority being 5%
2. ^ http://www.herballegacy.com/Herbal_Legacy_of_Courage.html
3. ^ http://www.herballegacy.com/Dr._Christopher_Formulas.html
4. ^ http://www.christopherpublications.com/Dr_Christopher.html

External links

• Informational website about Dr. John R. Christopher
• The School of Natural Healing

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Name	Christopher, John
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Date of birth	1909
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Date of death	1983
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