from the menu at the spa and ruled out tea, coffee, alcohol, and tobacco. Jackson was a vegetarian and promoted a vegetarian diet with emphasis on fruits, vegetables, and unprocessed grains. Jackson believed his diet could cure intemperance and masturbation. Although accepting the use of surgery, he opposed drugs. Jackson was opposed to abortion in any circumstance, describing it as "among the greatest crimes". In 1863, he developed the first breakfast cereal and named it Granula. Jackson died on July 11, 1895 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Publications 1822 Morning Watches 1853 Hints on the Reproductive Organs: Their Diseases, Causes, and Cure on Hydropathic Principles 1862 Consumption: How to Prevent It, and How to Cure It 1862 The Sexual Organism, and Its Healthful Management 1863 Dancing: Its Evils and Its Benefits 1870 American Womanhood: Its Peculiarities and Necessities 1871 How to Treat the Sick Without Medicine 1872 The Training of Children 1872 The Debilities of Our Boys 1875 Christ as a Physician 1879 Tobacco and Its Effect upon the Health and Character of Those Who Use It See also Sylvester Graham (1794–1851), created graham cracker. John Harvey Kellogg (1852–1943), started flaked breakfast cereals at his spa. Charles William Post (1854–1914), created postum as a patient of Kellogg. Maximilian Bircher-Benner (1867–1939), created muesli. References External links 1811 births 1895 deaths 19th-century American inventors Activists from New York (state) American abolitionists American anti-abortion activists American health and wellness writers American nutritionists American Seventh-day Adventists American temperance activists American vegetarianism activists Anti-smoking activists Christian abolitionists Hydrotherapists Orthopaths People from Dansville, New York People from Manlius, New York Seventh-day Adventists in health science Tea critics