The Fasting Cure, Upton Sinclair
The Fasting Cure, Upton Sinclair
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The Fasting Cure

Author: Upton Sinclair

Narrator: Harry Roger Williams III

Unabridged: 3 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2025

Synopsis

Upton Sinclair was a man in search of truth, in search of knowledge, in search of a good story, and forever in search of good health. Sinclair had many chronic ailments during his life and was always looking for new ways to improve his wellbeing. He experimented with and explored all the trends and new ideas of the early 20th century. Sinclair spent years as a vegetarian after researching the meat packing industry for his bestselling 1906 exposé, The Jungle. He learned about fasting to improve digestion and a host of other maladies. In this book he summarized and popularized the research of contemporaries who were pioneers in the movement for self-health, while passing on his personal experiences. This is not a book of medical advice and should not be read as such. It is collected wisdom and anecdotal evidence from 100+ years ago.

About Upton Sinclair

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (1878–1968) was an American author, muckraker, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. Sinclair’s work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943. In 1906, The Jungle exposed labor and sanitary conditions in the US meatpacking industry, causing a public uproar that led to the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. It was his research for The Jungle that led to his devotion to fasting.

About Harry Roger Williams III

As Director of Public Libraries in six different cities and towns, Harry Roger Williams III had endless opportunities to use the media to promote libraries. As The Voice of the Brockton Symphony Orchestra, he produced radio commercials, was Master of Ceremonies for many years, and narrated works like Peter and the Wolf and Carnival of the Animals. Upon retirement, he began narrating and producing audiobooks, with more than 100 released.

Reviews

Goodreads review by يـٰس on May 03, 2020

Few months ago, I interested about (intermittent fasting) I read much about it, and watched alot of videos.. Finally I tried it for almost a month (before ramadan) and I had a great results! This book contain a lot of people expirment who tried the fasting as a cure for several days, and they noticed......more

Goodreads review by Marjan on May 02, 2015

It is quite good an an introduction to fasting, but one should get on board of more recent discoveries and research as well.......more

Goodreads review by Saad Rehman on January 28, 2018

This book is a very valuable read. In an age, in which the only affliction we have is caused by overeating, and in which hunger is seen as something scary and detestable, this book offers a very fresh perspective. That hunger is comfortable, and is as important for growth and health as nourishment a......more

Goodreads review by Colleen on March 23, 2019

It was really interesting to read a book by Upton Sinclair about fasting. He got interested in fasting as a cure for various illnesses about 1902. It's fascinating to read testimonials of people that read about his fasting experiences and followed his fasting cure methodology. I find it really inter......more

Goodreads review by Michael Engel on October 03, 2017

More of a rah, rah, rah book and less of a guide. Decent book, but left me wanting more detail.......more

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