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Edward Hooker Dewey
d. 1904
A 19th-century American doctor remembered for popularizing therapeutic fasting and the "No Breakfast Plan." His ideas drew wide attention in their day and still make him a notable figure in the history of alternative health writing.
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The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure
by Edward Hooker Dewey
About the author
Born in 1837 and dying in 1904, Edward Hooker Dewey was an American physician best known for promoting fasting as a treatment for illness. He studied medicine at the University of Michigan and later served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army.
Dewey built his reputation through health books and lectures that argued the body could recover better with less food during sickness. He became especially associated with the "No Breakfast Plan," a regimen that urged people to skip the morning meal.
Today, he is remembered less as a mainstream medical authority than as a striking and controversial voice in the history of diet reform and natural health movements. His work offers a revealing glimpse into how strongly food, medicine, and self-help were linked in the late 19th century.