
THE FASTING CURE
PREFACE
PERFECT HEALTH
SOME NOTES ON FASTING
THE HUMORS OF FASTING
A SYMPOSIUM ON FASTING
THE USE OF MEAT
APPENDIX - Some Letters from Fasters
A thoughtful investigation into the therapeutic possibilities of fasting, this work draws from the author’s own dramatic experiments and the flood of correspondence that followed his early public articles. By recounting his personal three‑fast regimen and the striking physical changes he documented, he invites listeners to consider an alternative path to health that many of his contemporaries found both curious and compelling.
The book assembles the original magazine pieces, candid letters from everyday people, and a detailed table of 277 fasting cases, highlighting successes that challenge conventional medical thinking. Photographs of the author’s transformation serve as visual proof, while references to earlier fasting advocates provide a broader historical context. Throughout, the narrative maintains a measured tone, urging modern scientists to examine fasting with the same rigor applied to other physiological discoveries.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (196K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2020-09-25
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1878–1968
Best known for The Jungle, he turned fiction into a tool for exposing injustice and pushing readers to look harder at how America worked. His books mix storytelling, outrage, and reform-minded energy in a way that still feels strikingly modern.
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