I am just the opposite, so the Natural Hygiene approach to good health which is promoted in this book, makes sense to me. In our household my husband is the one who runs to the doctor for every little thing and takes whatever pill they prescribe. I stopped many times to read passages to my husband which explained some of the mysteries of our aging bodies. So informative, educational and inspiring. Whether his pro-fasting stance amounts to bias is arguable, but he knew fasting as few people have. He makes sense, basing his arguments on logic and sound science, not on mere testimonials. There is no more reliable source of advice on fasting than Herbert M. From hay fever to heart disease, and others. Then, in separate chapters, he discusses various acute and chronic conditions that can be resolved by fasting: from arthritis and asthma to gallstones and tumors. Who should fast? Should children fast? Should underweight people fast? Should pregnant women fast? The difference between hunger and appetite. He covers all the obvious angles: why to fast, where and when to fast, what to expect during a fast, when and how to break a fast. The second edition of this book dates from 1978, so the reader gets the benefit of his decades of experience supervising tens of thousands of fasters. Shelton wrote his best books during his mature years, after 1940.
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