The Fasting Cure

"I had taken several fasts of ten or twelve days' duration, with the result of a complete making over of my health." -Upton Sinclair, The Fasting Cure Upton Sinclair's The Fasting Cure (1911) consists of two essays in which Sinclair discusses the reasons he believes that engaging in regular fasts to remove toxins from the body is a healthy practice. While medically controversial, this book is considered worthwhile as an historical document of the "fasting fever," which occurred around the time of its writing.

Author: Upton Sinclair
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Published: 03/25/1905
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9781646798490

About the Author
Sinclair, Upton: - UPTON SINCLAIR (1878-1968) a prolific American writer and muckraker, contributor to many socialist publications and political activist, wrote about worker rights, free speech, and health. Among his many books are The Jungle (1906), The Fasting Cure (1911), and The Profits of Religion (1917) from the Dead Hand series.