The etymology of the word Hygiene comes from the word Hygiene, which in turn comes from a Greek word meaning “he who lives well.” It is a discipline that is dedicated to studying, through organic practice, the optimal conditions for human beings to develop full and vibrant health.
Hygieneism has taken its teachings from the observation of nature, in the broadest sense of the word. Of the different forms of life, of the biology, anatomy, physiology and psychology of the human being. In short, it takes knowledge from formal science and guides it using the history of human evolution and its own experience accumulated over more than 200 years of existence.
Hygienism was opened to the world by Herbert Shelton and his Natural Hygiene in the 1930s. Shelton rediscovered hygienism and spread the idea that a healthy body contains the ability to heal itself.
In the northern hemisphere there are classic hygienist schools: Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the United States. However, Comprehensive Hygiene arises in the southern hemisphere, giving more preponderance to the consumption of fruits, which is our ideal food.
