#i only wish there were copies of his lectures somewhere because i would literally die to hear his other off-the-wall health opinions

[starbuck]

In 1929, a lecture taught by Dr. Dwight Irvin Roush, a self-proclaimed “health missionary” and part-time fruit farmer, was quoted before a committee of the United States Senate as they weighed whether or not to place a tariff on imports of bananas. According to Dr. Roush, “The banana, unlike other fruits, should be used very sparingly, if used at all. [...] If eaten at all, the entire meal should be made of bananas, for they do not combine well with any other food.” 

Other (apparently) popular health lectures by Dr. Roush included “Unfolding the Secrets of Health,” “The Fountain of Fun,” and “How to Become a Real Man.”