His travels abroad had convinced Peter that Russia was too backward. As tsar he wanted to apply western mercantilism to stimulate agriculture, industry and commerce. A richer Russia could only benefit the position of the tsar as more could be taxed and invested into the military.
The term Bible Diet (or the Maker's Diet) is used[by whom?] to refer to a food diet promoted on radio and in books by writer and motivational speaker Jordan S. Rubin.
Walter Kempner, MD â Founder of the Rice Diet. Kempner, medical doctor and research scientist, is the father of modern day diet therapy and creator of the Rice Diet. All who have followed in his footsteps, including Nathan Pritikin, Dean Ornish, Neal Barnard, Caldwell Esselstyn, and myself, owe homage to this man and his work. Kempnerâs Rice Diet program began at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 1939.