"The New Glutton or Epicure" by Horace Fletcher is a guide to better health through mindful eating. The book focuses on teaching readers how to save money on food and improve their well-being by carefully chewing and enjoying each bite. The author believed that listening to your body's natural hunger signals leads to both greater contentment and improved health. Reflecting on how his ideas have grown since he first shared them, Fletcher credits the help of experts who backed his approach to eating. He introduces his key idea, "Thorough Buccal Digestion," which is all about chewing food completely to get it ready for the rest of the digestive process. This method is said to help people eat less, while also feeling more satisfied and becoming healthier overall, an idea that is explored further throughout the book.
The New Glutton or Epicure
By Horace Fletcher
Discover how chewing your food more can lead to a healthier, more satisfying, and budget-friendly lifestyle.
Summary
About the AuthorHorace Fletcher was an American food faddist who earned the nickname "The Great Masticator" for his argument that food should be chewed thoroughly until liquefied before swallowing: "Nature will castigate those who don't masticate." He made elaborate justifications for this claim.
Horace Fletcher was an American food faddist who earned the nickname "The Great Masticator" for his argument that food should be chewed thoroughly until liquefied before swallowing: "Nature will castigate those who don't masticate." He made elaborate justifications for this claim.
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