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Evarts G. Loomis

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Evarts G. Loomis
Born1910
DiedOctober 2, 2003
OccupationHomeopathic physician

Evarts Greene Loomis (1910–2003) was an American homeopathic physician, naturopath, surgeon and author who was regarded as a pioneer of holistic medicine. He was the founder of Meadowlark Holistic Health Retreat.

Biography

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Loomis was educated at Haverford College and Cornell Medical School. He was a Quaker.[1] Loomis served as a surgeon during World War II with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association in Algeria.[2] He was assigned by the Friends' Ambulance Unit in Tenchung, China where he directed a hospital and clinic with an international medical team to treat civilian and military personnel.[2]

After the war, Loomis studied alternative medicine remedies and metaphysical new thought.[1] His mother Amy Brown Loomis (died February 26, 1980) was a spiritualist medium who claimed to have communicated with Jesus Christ.[1]

Loomis died on October 2, 2003.[3]

Meadowlark

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Loomis founded Meadowlark at a property once owned by Louis B. Mayer in Hemet, California.[2][4] In 1958, it became a holistic medical retreat. Meadowlark hosted conferences and in 1973 a preceptorship program for medical students. He was executive director of Meadowlark and is reported to have treated thousands of guests before retiring in 1991.[2] Loomis advocated juice fasting such as carrot and celery juice for detoxification.[5]

Meadowlark promoted holistic medicine and spiritual healing. The American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA) was formed at their facilities.[1] Gladys McGarey, C. Norman Shealy and William A. McGarey were associated with the AHMA.[1]

Selected publications

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  • Medicine of the Whole Man (1967)
  • Healing for Everyone: Medicine of the Whole Person (1979)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Melton, J. Gordon. (1991). New Age Almanac. New York: Visible Ink. p. 221-222
  2. ^ a b c d "Evarts G. Loomis papers". National Library of Medicine. 2006. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Evarts G. Loomis". Old Hutcroo Association. 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Evarts Loomis, MD, Honored Post-Humously". Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide. Future Medicine Publishers, 1993. p. 159. ISBN 978-0963633439