Galina Shatalova, Russian author, died he was 95.

Galina Shatalova (Russian: Галина Сергеевна Шаталова)  was the author of many popular books on health, healthful food, and healthful lifestyle  died he was 95.. Shatalova is best known for her Natural Health Improvement System,^[1][4] which incorporates a very low calory diet.^[5]

^{(October 13, 1916 – December 14, 2011)}

In 1960 she began developing her system of natural health improvement. To prove her theories she and her patients undertook a 311 mile (500 km) hike through the desert in 1990.
Her book Vybor Puti (The choice of the way), published in 1996, describes her system. One of the theories she attempts to debunk is that people require about 1200 to 1700 kcal per day. These figures date back to statistical research done in Germany at the end of the 19th century; she claims that the requirements are in fact around 250 to 400 kcal, assuming a natural rather than processed diet.
The four elements of her system of natural health improvement are:

• Correct breathing
• Healthy motion
• Hardening of the organism
• Appropriate nutrition

She also was a neurosurgeon,^[2][4][6] MD, PhD (Candidate of Sciences);^[1][2][7] clinical researcher and Burdenko Award prizewinner.^[1] She was chief of the Astronauts Training Sector of the Institute of Space and Aviation Biology.^[5]


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