The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure

In this lively, lecture‑style work, a nineteenth‑century physician recounts how his wartime observations and early practice led him to question the prevailing belief that food must be forced upon the sick. He describes a striking case of typhoid fever that healed without drugs or meals, prompting a deeper investigation into nature’s role in disease. The author blends personal anecdotes with a handful of vivid patient stories, showing how withholding breakfast can reset the body’s natural balance.

The book then unfolds a systematic “No‑Breakfast Plan,” born from the author’s own struggle with dyspepsia and reinforced by a series of acute illnesses. Readers are guided through practical physiological arguments and illustrated examples that challenge conventional medical dogma, suggesting that fasting may be a safer, more effective path to recovery than the usual tonics and forced feeding.