Fasting Can Save Your Life Author:Herbert M. Shelton Your body has remarkable recuperative powers when left alone. The popular mistaken concept is that we cannot gain strength and build resistance unless we eat. So long as this illusion persists, thousands will go to premature graves. Food and nutrition are not synonymous. You are not nourished by the food you eat, but in proportion to the amo... more »unt you digest and assimilate. Through the ages man has fasted and regained health, peace of mind and a new way of life. Recently in America there has been keen observance and interest in the splendid results attained by fasting. Preservation of life can depend on a system of right living called NATURAL HYGIENE. Fasting is only one phase of this system. When it is used properly and supervised by a qualified person, FASTING CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.« less