Sebastian Kneipp

Sebastian Kneipp (17 May 1821 to 17 June 1897) was a German Catholic priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic movement. He is most commonly associated with the Kneipp Cure form of hydrotherapy, often called Kneipp therapy or Kneippism, the application of water through various methods, temperatures and pressures, which he claimed had therapeutic or healing effects, and he built several hospitals in Bad Wörishofen. Although most commonly associated with one area of nature cure, Kneipp was the proponent of an entire system of healing that rested on five main tenets: hydrotherapy, phytotherapy (the use of botanical medicines), exercise, nutrition (a wholesome diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetables with limited meat), and balance, the belief that a healthy mind begets a healthy person.

Sebastian Kneipp (17 May 1821 to 17 June 1897) was a German Catholic priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic movement. He is most commonly associated with the Kneipp Cure form of hydrotherapy, often called Kneipp therapy or Kneippism, the application of water through various methods, temperatures and pressures, which he claimed had therapeutic or healing effects, and he built several hospitals in Bad Wörishofen. Although most commonly associated with one area of nature cure, Kneipp was the proponent of an entire system of healing that rested on five main tenets: hydrotherapy, phytotherapy (the use of botanical medicines), exercise, nutrition (a wholesome diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetables with limited meat), and balance, the belief that a healthy mind begets a healthy person. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/