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The Fasting Cure
1923
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair's book on fasting, from 1923 by the famous author

Key Takeaways:

  • Sinclair popularizes fasting for a mass audience, recounting his own repeated fasts and compiling testimonies from others who claim dramatic health improvements.
  • He portrays fasting as a simple, low‑cost remedy that often outperforms drugs and surgery for chronic ailments.
  • The book challenges medical orthodoxy by arguing that doctors ignore or ridicule fasting because it is unprofitable and undermines their authority.
  • Sinclair’s tone is evangelical but also investigative, framing fasting as a public experiment the whole nation should try.
Categories
Fasting and Hygiene
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