Natural Health Expert Promotes Wellness
by Jeanna Covington
Carolina Peacemaker
Originally Posted on December 28, 2007
From the common cold to influenza, there is a cure for every ailment, says Greensboro resident Artis E. Hinson. The purveyor of natural therapeutics believes personalized natural therapies and ingestion of oxygen-rich water and "live" foods—uncooked fruits, vegetables and nuts—are the remedies to end any affliction. According to many nutritionists and Hinson, who has been a “live foodist” for roughly 35 years, living foods have greater nutritional value than cooked foods.
Those who follow a raw food diet report having increased energy, increased creative mind, need less sleep, and appear young for their age. Hinson, 63, was born in High Point and raised in both High Point and Greensboro. He stumbled upon natural healing by analyzing the world around him—a practice he began as a child questioning religious doctrine. Years later he studied economics at Howard University in the 1960’s. After graduating in 1967, he traveled to South America, Europe, Asia and Africa to establish an import business.
"As I saw a similar well-being in the activity of the individuals…I just put it all together and said that the thing I must do is seek enlightenment," said Hinson.
And he chose to enlighten himself through self-study of religion and
philosophy and traveled practically around the world to gain first hand experience of his studies.
He eventually returned to Washington, D.C. and launched an import store, but found it difficult for many to understand cross-cultural experiences. To “cause individuals to seek [knowledge and] dispel
personal ignorance,” Hinson transformed the import store into a health food store and healing facility in 1974.
He moved the Body Ecology Attunement Center to Greensboro in 1987 after
witnessing an increase in “strife and unrest” occurring in the District of Columbia.
Hinson said, "I decided I better protect my knowledge, myself and my library. So I knew a nice place to bring it to." Body Ecology was located in downtown Greensboro until 2001 when it burned down. Hinson then built the store at his home in East Greensboro where it has been ever since. He resides there alone as a single man. He has a brother, his only living immediate family member, who lives in the area and helps out with the store from time to time. Inside are organic fruits, nuts and vegetables, various herbs and essential oils, healing crystals, natural hair care and skin products, candles, incense, clothing, videos and books. Programs pertaining to stress management, weight loss and hair growth, and personal readings are also offered.
Hinson creates healing formulas based on the healing properties associated with various plants, but also individualizes the medicine for each client. A healing formula he creates for clients with diabetes
includes eucalyptus, juniper and geranium herbs. Although he uses herbs for many remedies, Hinson says much of his therapeutics is essential oil-based. Essential oils are oils extracted from plants.
Throughout his first fifteen years of being in business in Greensboro, Hinson said many of his clients were Caucasian, eventually a mixture of both Caucasians and African Americans, and now mostly African Americans. He believes the shift in population is primarily a result of his new location on Stephens Street.
Most people visit Hinson after being unsatisfied with mainstream conventions of healing. Hinson said he has worked with individuals to overcome various ailments including high cholesterol, cancer and AIDS. A women that was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease by medical doctors ten years ago, still visits him for treatment.
"Up until late she’s still been able to read and keep her memory together…and she’s in her middle 80’s," said Hinson. The operational hours at Body Ecology are Monday through Saturday from noon until 7 p.m. Hinson accepts walk-ins but requests that individuals call before stopping by.
Hinson feels he is currently applying what he acquired as an economics major at Howard University to his life’s work as a natural healer. "Economics is the getting the most out of the least. If we’re gonna get the most out of our minds…we must uplift our bodies so that it is not a burden to our minds," Hinson said. "And I’m teaching people how to do that. For those who have been burdened by their bodies, I’m showing them how they can heal themselves of every possible reality. There is nothing incurable."
In his new book, "From Dogma to Light," printed by a local, independent publisher, Hinson presents "esoteric concepts of philosophy, spirituality, diet, health, the environment, government,
extraterrestrial control and relationships." Hinson said, "When you’ve seen a source of light, you’ll never forget it,"
Body Ecology Life Sciences Center is located at 926 Stephens Street in Greensboro, N.C.
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