Fred J. Hart | |
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Born | Frederick James Hart August 20, 1888 |
Died | March 29, 1975 | (aged 86)
Occupation(s) | Real estate, businessman, farmer |
Organization | National Health Federation |
Known for | radionics |
Spouses | Eva Porter (m. 1914)Dorothy S. Bobby (m. 1963) |
Children | Margaret Hart Packard Surbeck |
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Fred J. Hart (August 20, 1888 – March 29, 1976) was an American alternative medicine practitioner, farmer and businessman. Hart owned KQW AM in San Jose, CA. He was active in the field of radionics, was president of the Electronic Medical Foundation until the American Medical Association and Food and Drug Administration shut the Foundation down for false medical claims. Hart then established the National Health Federation (NHF) in 1955 advocating for "health freedom", which critics say "has little interest in scientifically recognized methods". The AMA called Hart a quack and his treatment quackery, a claim that Hart himself used with pride.