The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure

"The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure" by Edward Hooker Dewey is a pioneering health manual from the turn of the century that challenges traditional medical beliefs. The book champions fasting and strategic dietary habits, specifically the elimination of breakfast, as powerful tools for the body's natural healing abilities. Dewey recounts his early medical career, including his time in Civil War hospitals, where he saw limited improvements from standard medical treatments. A pivotal moment arrived with a tough case of typhoid fever, where he observed remarkable recovery without food. This experience prompted Dewey to examine the body’s responses to sickness and recovery, leading him to advocate for fasting over forced feeding and medication during illness.