Dr. Alvenia Fulton (1893 to 1999) started Fultonia Health and Fasting Institute on Chicago’s South Side. This combination health food store, restaurant, and herbal pharmacy, was a business in a rough part of the city. Fulton called herself a nutritionist and naturopath among other terms. She defined a naturopath as one who shares what they have learned about “natures medicine.” They suggest that people consume health vegetables such as for example garlic. She goes on to say taken with vitamin C, boost our immune system and it fights against infections and it fights against infectious agents like bacteria, viruses, and fungi that cause infections that lead to harmful diseases and illness. So for example, vitamin C and garlic help in respiratory infections. They also are great in treating colic, flatulence, and certain types of hypertension.
