Sir John Floyer
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    Sir John Floyer

    Sir John Floyer(1649–1734)

    English physician and health writer remembered for advocacy of cold bathing and regimen-based medicine. He contributed to early clinical attention to the pulse and to the broader culture of self-observation in health.

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    Psychrolousia [in Greek]

    Full title: Psychrolousia, or, The history of cold-bathing : both ancient and modern ; in two parts

    The Dial's edition: Precise edition unknown.

    A medical-historical argument for cold bathing that amasses classical testimony, case histories, and physiological reasoning, treating regimen as both therapy and preventative discipline.