Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
The way to health, long life and happiness, or, a discourse of temperance and the particular nature of all things requisit for the life of man as all sorts of meats, drinks, air, exercise, &c. with special directions how to use each of them to be the best advantage of the body and mind. Shewing from the true ground of nature whence most diseases proceed, and how to prevent them. To which is added, a treatise of most sorts of English herbs ... the like never before published / communicated to the world for a general good, by Philotheos Physiologus.
Publication Details
London: Printed and Sold by Andrew Sowle, 1683 CE.
Tryon, an English merchant, was the author of popular self-help books and an early advocate of vegetarianism. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #9308 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/11490 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-way-to-health-long-life-and-happiness-or-a-discourse-of-temperance-and-the-particular-nature-of-all-things-requisit-for-the-life-of-man-to-which-is-added-a-treatise-of-most-sorts-of-english-herbs-the-like-never-before-published-communicated-to-the-world-for-a-general-good-by-philotheos-physiologus |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London