The Fasting Cure

Upton Sinclair

1911年1月 · Cosimo Classics

關於本電子書

"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 While medically controversial, this book is considered worthwhile as an historical document of the "fasting fever," which occurred around the time of its writing.

關於作者

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.