Dr. James Salisbury, 1860s Civil War physician.

Union soldiers were dying. Not from bullets. From dysentery, scurvy, and typhoid.

The military diet: Hardtack, beans, coffee. Minimal meat due to cost.

Salisbury observed: Soldiers with access to beef recovered faster from everything. Wounds healed quicker. Infections cleared. Energy returned.

He started prescribing pure beef. Three times daily. Nothing else.

The results were so dramatic that officers started requisitioning beef specifically for sick soldiers.

Salisbury published his findings in 1888: "The Relation of Alimentation and Disease."

His conclusion: Most chronic diseases stem from improper fermentation in the digestive system caused by eating starches and vegetables.

His prescription: Minced beef, three times daily, with hot water. For weeks or months depending on severity.

He documented successful treatment of:

Tuberculosis
Rheumatism
Mental disorders
Digestive diseases
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