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The Battle Creek Sanitarium, in Battle Creek, Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, first opened on September 5, 1866 as the Western Health Reform Institute, based on the health principles advocated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christianity Religious denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance of Saturday, the original Days of the week of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath and Seventh-day Adventism....
. In 1876, John Harvey Kellogg
John Harvey Kellogg

John Harvey Kellogg was an United States medical doctor in Battle Creek, Michigan, who ran a Sanatorium using holistic medicine methods, with a particular focus on nutrition, enemas and exercise....
 became the superintendent, and his brother, W. K. Kellogg, worked as the book keeper. In 1878, a new structure was built on the site, but it burned down in 1902. The following year, it was rebuilt and enlarged.

In 1942, the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 bought the complex and converted the buildings into the Percy Jones Army Hospital
Percy Jones Army Hospital

The Percy Jones Army Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan, formerly the Battle Creek Sanitarium, was purchased by the United States Army in 1942 and converted into a 1,500-bed military hospital for treating soldiers wounded in World War II....
 for treating soldiers wounded in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
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The Battle Creek Sanitarium, in Battle Creek, Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, first opened on September 5, 1866 as the Western Health Reform Institute, based on the health principles advocated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christianity Religious denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance of Saturday, the original Days of the week of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath and Seventh-day Adventism....
. In 1876, John Harvey Kellogg
John Harvey Kellogg

John Harvey Kellogg was an United States medical doctor in Battle Creek, Michigan, who ran a Sanatorium using holistic medicine methods, with a particular focus on nutrition, enemas and exercise....
 became the superintendent, and his brother, W. K. Kellogg, worked as the book keeper. In 1878, a new structure was built on the site, but it burned down in 1902. The following year, it was rebuilt and enlarged.

In 1942, the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 bought the complex and converted the buildings into the Percy Jones Army Hospital
Percy Jones Army Hospital

The Percy Jones Army Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan, formerly the Battle Creek Sanitarium, was purchased by the United States Army in 1942 and converted into a 1,500-bed military hospital for treating soldiers wounded in World War II....
 for treating soldiers wounded in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. The building was renamed the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in honor of three former and current U.S. Senators treated at the hospital: Philip Hart
Philip Hart

Philip Aloysius Hart was a Democratic Party United States Senate from Michigan from 1959 until 1976. He was nicknamed the Conscience of the Senate....
, Bob Dole
Bob Dole

Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an attorney and retired United States Senate from Kansas from 1969?1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader, where he set a record as the longest-serving Republican leader....
, and Daniel Inouye
Daniel Inouye

born September 7, 1924 is an American politician who currently serves as the senior United States Senate from Hawaii. He has been a U.S. Senator since 1963, and is currently the third-most-senior member after fellow Democratic Party Robert Byrd and Ted Kennedy....
. The Battle Creek Sanitarium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation....
 in 1976.

With over 400,000 guests, including 1800 staff members, the Sanitarium
Sanatorium

A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, typically tuberculosis. A distinction is sometimes made between "sanitarium" and "sanatorium" ....
 became a destination for both prominent and middle-class American citizens. Celebrated American figures who visited the sanitarium (including Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and was First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865....
 and Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth was the self-given name, from 1843, of Isabella Baumfree, an American slave, Abolitionism and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, New York....
) would influence and encourage enthusiasm for health and wellness among the general population. It was nicknamed "The San" by its clients and was a popular place for the rich to go for a health retreat and dieting.

At the sanitarium, Kellogg explored various treatments for his patients, including diet reform and frequent enemas. He encouraged a low-fat, low-protein diet with an emphasis on whole grains, fiber-rich foods, and most importantly, nuts. Kellogg also recommended a daily intake of fresh air, exercise, and the importance of hygiene. Many of the theories of John Harvey Kellogg were later published in his book The Road to Wellness.

"The San" and Kellogg were lampooned in T. Coraghessan Boyle
T. Coraghessan Boyle

T. Coraghessan Boyle is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. Since the mid 1970s, he has published twelve novels and more than 60 short stories....
's 1993 novel The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville is a 1993 novel by United States author T. Coraghessan Boyle. Set in Battle Creek, Michigan during the early days of breakfast cereals, the story includes a historical fictionalization of John Harvey Kellogg, the inventor of corn flakes....
 and the 1994 film adaptation.

Patients

  • C. W. Post
    C. W. Post

    Charles William Post also known as C.W. Post, was an United States breakfast cereal and foods manufacturer and a pioneer in the prepared-food industry....
    , founder of Post Cereals
    Post Cereals

    Post Cereals was founded by C.W. Post. It began in 1895 with the first Postum, a "cereal beverage", developed by Post in Battle Creek, Michigan....
    , which included the coffee substitute
    Coffee substitute

    Coffee substitutes are non-coffee products, usually without caffeine, that are used to imitate coffee. Coffee substitutes can be used for medical, economic and religious reasons, or simply because coffee is not available....
     Postum
    Postum

    Postum was a powdered roasted grain beverage sold by the Kraft Foods company as a coffee substitute. The caffeine-free beverage mix was created by company founder C....
  • Richard Halliburton
    Richard Halliburton

    Richard Halliburton was an United States traveler, adventurer, and author. Best known nowadays for having swum the length of the Panama Canal and paying the lowest toll in its history?thirty-six cents?Halliburton was headline news for most of his brief career....
    , later one of the most adventurous travellers of his generation
  • Warren G. Harding
    Warren G. Harding

    Warren Gamaliel Harding was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack or stroke, in 1923....
    , twenty-ninth President of the United States


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