Shelton later continued post-graduate work at Peerless College of Chiropractic in Illinois and served an internship at Crandall Health School in Pennsylvania. He also attended Lindlahr College of Natural Therapeutics for post-graduate work and served at Lindlahr's and Sahler's Sanatoriums. Shelton attended Bernarr Macfadden's College of Physcultopathy in Chicago and interned at Crane's Sanatorium in Elmhurst, Illinois. He was especially intrigued by their fasting when the farm animals became sick. As a child, Shelton took an interest in animals, especially their habits when sick as compared to when well. Shelton was born on Octoin Wylie, Texas to Thomas Mitchell Shelton and Mary Frances Gutherie Shelton, who were devoted Christians. His ideas have been described as quackery by critics. He saw himself as the champion of original natural hygiene ideas from the 1830s. Shelton was nominated by the American Vegetarian Party to run as its candidate for President of the United States in 1956. Herbert McGolfin Shelton (October 6, 1895 – January 1, 1985) was an American naturopath, alternative medicine advocate, author, pacifist, vegan, and a supporter of rawism and fasting. Alternative medicine, vegetarianism, Raw foodism, pacifism
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