Real Scientists for well over 2500 years observed and tested nutrition, identifying the benefits and impacts of food and it’s sources as to how it impacted health and the lives of people.
About 400 B.C., Hippocrates, Physician, based upon his studies declared “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
In the mid to late 1800’s scientists began to identify parts of food and also that the lack of nutrients was the main cause of ill health. To read the testimony given to the US congress in 1936 and in 2000 regarding the depletion of nutrients and its effect and for a better understanding of nutrition and body function Click “Food is life” Button
Real Science matches creation in the way that nutrition presents as useful to the body. Individual ingredients must have the whole array of nutrition from sources that are synergistic. For instance there are dozens of sources of Vitamin C, and they are not all compatible, nor are they all alive. So many supplements have stand alone, basically dead vitamins that have no benefit for health. This is what makes Reliv different, one man spent his lifetime studying to get to the point of a ten year study to attain a balance that would give the user the ability to make up for years of not receiving everything needed to sustain a higher quality of life.
Dr Theodore Kalogris
Dr. Theodore P. Kalogris, with Doctorates in Microbiology, Immunology, and Hematology, (studies of microorganisms, immune systems and blood) is the man responsible for developing Reliv’s founding products, RELIV CLASSIC patented as a “nutritional dry food concentrate”.
Born 1916 in New York City, of Greek Immigrants, Dr Kalogris was sent back as a youth to per-college education in the St Stephan’s Monastery near Sparta. Later while attending the University of Athens, Dr Kalogris earned a bachelor of science, masters and Doctoral degrees in Microbiology.
Due to the imminent Nazi invasion of Greece, Dr Kalogris finished his studies early and returned to New York in 1939. In the next years Dr Kalogris furthered his studies in Hematology at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Then in 1943 at age 27, with two doctorate degrees, Dr Kalogris entered the the U.S. Army as a first Lieutenant. Dr Ted was wounded by shrapnel while parachuting into Europe to set up a field hospital. His injuries led to the removal of two and a half of the five discs in his lower back. Awarded the Purple Heart and discharged with the rank of captain in 1945. Dr. Ted was confined to a wheelchair or occasionally crutches and was in excruciating pain.
With the aid of pain killers and other medication, Dr. Ted worked from his wheelchair for the next 12 years as a consultant with the International Health and World Health Organization giving him access to all the studies relative to health and nutrition. Dr. Ted took special note of nutrition in large animals and the effect of their nutrition for human consumption .. Having studied the work of Hippocrates (460-377 BC, a physician and practitioner of herbal and homeopathic medicine), Dr. Ted realized that the key to health in animals and his own health lay in proper nutrition. Dr. Ted applied these principles of balanced nutrition to himself with tremendous results, enabling himself to get out of his wheelchair.
“‘The human body contains an incredible array of chemicals, minerals and vitamins, ” says Dr. Ted. “For an Individual to be healthy, all those ingredients must be balanced through proper nutrition.
“‘Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, many people fail to receive the micro-nutrients they need to preserve this natural balance. That’s why so many physicians and nutritionists now recommend supplements as a part of the daily diet.
“The body’s need for nutrition is not a debatable issue; It must be of major concern to anyone wanting to maintain good health.” The Gathering of this knowledge encouraged Dr Ted to enter into a ten year study to identify the right nutrients and the sources of nutrients for the human body and establish the parameters by which to develop products and to maintain quality of ingredients. To this day Suppliers must submit certificate of authenticity and their supplies are quarantined and tested before used. They are returned if they do not test to standards.
Dr. Ted has indeed scored a victory for mankind.
Taking it to the Next Level
Enter Dr Carl Hasting whose entire life and study has been nutrition development.