Nationality American Name John Tilden | Role Physician | |
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Born 21 January 1851Van Burensburg Illinois ( 1851-01-21 ) Died 1940, Denver, Colorado, United States Books What Is Toxemia?, Toxemia Explained: An Antido, Constipation, Food: Its Influence As a Fact, Appendicitis: The Etiology | ||
TOXEMIA : LA CAUSA BÁSICA DE LA ENFERMEDAD. JOHN HENRY TILDEN.
John Henry Tilden (1851 – 1940) was an American medical doctor now best known in circles of alternative healthcare for his criticism of pharmaceutics and for his theory explaining disease via "toxaemia".
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- TOXEMIA LA CAUSA BSICA DE LA ENFERMEDAD JOHN HENRY TILDEN
- Medical education
- Medical practice
- Personal life
- Healthcare views
- References
Medical education
John Henry Tilden was born in Van Burensburg, Illinois, on January 21, 1851. He began studying medicine under the supervision of his father, Joseph G Tilden MD. At age 17, the younger Tilden joined the medical office of J. Fellows, of Nokomis, Illinois, and studied medicine another two years. In 1872, Tilden graduated from the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, and practiced in Nokomis for eight years. Meanwhile, in 1877, he took a post-graduate course at the American Medical College at St. Louis, Missouri.
Medical practice
In 1879, Tilden moved to St. Louis, and, at the college, lectured in anatomy and physiology for two years. In 1881, he moved to Litchfield, Illinois, where, practicing four years, he "established a fine reputation." In June 1882, he was elected Adjunct Professor of Anatomy in St. Louis. In 1886, Tilden moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he drew acclaim, and in 1890, moved to Denver, Colorado.
Personal life
In 1873, Tilden married Rebecca Maddux, a native of Hillsboro, Illinois, and daughter of Nathaniel Maddux. They had two children, a daughter, Edna, born in 1876, and Elsie, born in 1878 (who died in 1884). Tilden was "a prominent member of the National Eclectic Medical Society, and also of the State Medical Society, of Illinois."
He died in Denver, Colorado, on September 1, 1940, at age 89.
Healthcare views
Early in practice, doubting drug treatment, Tilden began favoring preventive healthcare. In this interest, he began publishing a monthly magazine, The Stuffed Club, in 1900. It was renamed The Philosophy of Health in 1915, and renamed Health Review and Critique in 1926. Also in 1926, Tilden published the book Toxaemia Explained: The True Interpretation of the Cause of Disease. Years later, Henry Bieler mentioned Tilden as one of his own influences.