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Dr Schuessler was originally a homoeopathic doctor in Oldenburg. He lived from 1821 to 1898, during an era of a great transition to scientific medicine.

Two researchers pointed the way for Dr Schuessler’s research of the human cell. Rudolf Virchow, a cellular pathologist who worked in Berlin, coined the phrase: “Disease of the body is rooted in pathological change of the cell.”

Jacob Moleschott, another leading scientist of his time, took this finding further and said: “Disease of the cell occurs due to the loss of inorganic salts (minerals).”

For Dr Schuessler, the logical consequence was to say: “The health of the cell, and therefore the body, must be restored by compensating for this loss.”

But it wasn’t all that simple. How could one ensure that minerals would get directly into the cell? Dr Schuessler did not yet know anything about Professor Vincent’s microbiology research. He determined that the metabolism takes place exclusively at the molecular level.

However, he recognised even then that excessive doses of minerals can be problematic for the cell: “To prevent damage and allow the cell to absorb the substances, they have to be potentised (diluted).”

Dr Schuessler succeeded in finding 12 mineral substances that are indispensable for the proper functioning of the organism. He accomplished this by observing ill people, through his experience in homoeopathy and research of the human cell that was highly topical in his time. The 12 mineral substances are the key cell nutrients that enable individual cells in the body to optimally perform their functions.

In his healing method, which he called “abbreviated therapy”, Dr Schuessler consistently used minerals that “are part of a healthy human cell’s permanent stock”. He also referred to the 12 mineral substances as working materials for the human cell.

Shortly after it was introduced, his healing method became known and popular around the world as “Dr Schuessler’s biochemistry”.