# D. C. Jarvis

> DeForest Clinton Jarvis was an American physician from Vermont. He is best known for drinking vinegar folk medicine. He recommended a mixture of raw apple cider vinegar and honey that has variously been called switchel or honegar, as a health tonic. He promoted the use of vinegar to keep the acidity of the body more acidic than alkaline, which he believed treated medical problems like burns and varicose veins.

*American physician (1881-1966)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1881-03-15
- **Died:** 1966-08-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

DeForest Clinton Jarvis was an American physician from Vermont. He is best known for drinking vinegar folk medicine. He recommended a mixture of raw apple cider vinegar and honey that has variously been called switchel or honegar, as a health tonic. He promoted the use of vinegar to keep the acidity of the body more acidic than alkaline, which he believed treated medical problems like burns and varicose veins.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 43.0
- **Momentum:** 13.8

## Sources
- [D. C. Jarvis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._C._Jarvis)
- [DeForest Jarvis](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeForest_Jarvis)
- [Джарвис, Дефорест Клинтон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%81%2C_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82_%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [デフォレスト・クリントン・ジャービス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q771531)

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