Author: Kollenbach, Dorothea [ Frost, Dorothea ]
Title: Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner (1867-1939) : Krankheitslehre und Diätetik
Description: Köln, Inst. Geschichte der Medizin, 1974. orig.wrappers. 22x14cm, xix,(4),429 pp, Universität Köln doctoral thesis.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ The bibliography runs pages 323-429. ["Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner ....was a Swiss physician and a pioneer in nutritional research. At his sanatorium in Zürich, a balanced diet of raw vegetables and fruit was used as a means to heal patients, contrary to the beliefs commonly held at the end of the 19th century. He is best known for the invention of the muesli cereal, although his invention differs significantly from what is today known as muesli, and in Switzerland specifically as Bircher Müesli. Bircher-Benner changed the eating habits of the late 19th century. Instead of much meat and white bread, he postulated eating fruit, vegetables and nuts. His ideas included not only controlled nutrition, but also spartan physical discipline. At his Zurich sanatorium off Bircher-Benner-Platz, the patients had to follow a somewhat monastic daily schedule including early bedtime (21:00), physical training and active gardening work. His theory of life was based on harmony between people and nature. Some of his ideas originate from observing the daily life of shepherds in the Swiss Alps, who lived a simple and healthy life" - wikipedia].

Keywords: Swiss Medical History, Nutrition, Diet, Muesli, Medicine, Bircher-Benner, , ,