For Physical, Mental & Spiritual RejuvenationProven Throughout History
father of body chemistr y father of body chemistry
DETOX BODYRECHARGE HEALTHaThese are just a few of the thousands of testimonials we
receive yearly, praising fasting for the rejuvenation benefitsthey reap – physically, mentally and spiritually. We hope
in time to also receive one from you. What a wonderful difference I have felt physically, mentally
and, most important to me, spiritually. – Tully Strong, 
Coos Bay, OR
For over 20 years I have been reading the Bragg Books. In
fact, The Miracle of Fasting  saved my life. Your father was a
God-sent humanitarian. – Raymond M. Webster, S.T.D.M.,  Chicago, Illinois
A  fast with distilled water can help you heal with greater
speed; cleanse your liver, kidneys and colon; purify yourblood; help you lose excess weight and bloating; flush outtoxins; clear the eyes, tongue, and cleanse the breath. Thanksto the Bragg Books for my conversion to the healthy way. – James F. Balch, M.D., Prescription for Nutritional Healing
Thank you Patricia for our first meeting in London, in 1968,
when you gave me your fasting book – it got me exercising,
walking and eating more wisely. You were a blessing God-sent! –  Reverend Billy Graham
Fasting has helped me clean out my sick body and brain. I feel like a new person. I’m reborn! –  Joe Scavens,  SC
I’ve known the wonderful Bragg Health Books for over 25years. They are a blessing to me and my family and to all
who read them to help make this a healthier world. – Pastor Mike Macintosh, Horizon Christian Fellowship
Our lives have completely turned around! Our family is
feeling so healthy and  good, we must tell you about it. – Gene & Joan Zollner, Parents of 
11, Bellingham, WAMiraculous Testimonials
for The Miracle of FastingbPaul Bragg saved my life at age 15 when I attended the Bragg
Health Crusade in Oakland. I thank Bragg Healthy Lifestyle
for my long, happy life sharing health with everyone! – Jack LaLanne, Bragg Follower for 74 years
When I was a young gymnastics coach at Stanford
University, Paul Bragg's words and example inspired me
to live a healthy lifestyle. I was twenty-three then; now
I'm nearly sixty, and my own health and fitness servesas a living testimonial to Bragg's wisdom, carried on by
Patricia, his dedicated health crusading daughter. – Dan Millman, Author “Way of the Peaceful Warrior”,
www.danmillman.com
I am truely thrilled by what I've read, and am excited,
enthused and confident of my now newer ways to health. – Ken Cooper, D.C., Narrabi, NSW, Austrailia
I  found your Vinegar book in a health food store. I boughtit, read it, gave copies to several friends including my doctor
and I have also followed The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle since. I
can honestly say that out of all the books I have read, theBragg Books have benefited me the most! – Reiner Rothe, Vancouver, Canada
I am eternally grateful for your book. It's made a greatdifference in my life. I'm sharing it with my friends. – Carolyn Orfel, Washinton, D.C. I love the Bragg Books and The Miracle of Fasting. They
are so popular and loved in Russia and the Ukraine. I givethanks for my  health and energy. I just won the HonoluluMarathon with the all-time women’s record! – Lyubov Morgunova, Moscow, Russia
Paul and Patricia Bragg were my early inspiration to
my health education. – Jeffery Bland, 
Ph.D. , Famous Food Scientist
I am a champion weight lifter at Muscle Beach for over50 years and we are all Bragg health and fitness fans. – Chris Baioa, Santa Monica, California.Praises for The Miracle of FastingcThe Bragg Healthy Lifestyle with Fasting has changed my
life! I lost weight and my energy levels went through theroof. I look forward to “Fasting” days. I think better and ama better husband and father. Thank you Patricia, this hasbeen a great blessing in my life. Also, we enjoyed your sharingThe Bragg Healthy Lifestyle at our “AOL” Conference. – Byron H. Elton, VP Entertainment, Time Warner AOL
I am grateful to you and your father’s work in writing The
Miracle of Fasting. I give a copy to each of my  patients. – John M. Leigl, D.C., Racine, Wisconsin
I could hardly put it down. The Miracle of Fasting has
thoroughly stirred me physically, mentally and spiritually. – Evangelist Richard Sego, Macon, GA
I give thanks to Health Crusaders Paul Bragg and daughter
Patricia for their dedicated years of service spreading
health. It’s made a difference in my life and millions of
others worldwide. –  Pat Robertson, Host CBN “700 Club”
read more testimonials pages 247 – 249
We get letters daily at our Santa Barbara headquarters. We would love to receive testimonials from you on any
blessings and healings you experienced after followingThe Bragg Healthy Lifestyle with Fasting. It’s all within
your grasp to be in top health. By following this book,
you can reap Super Health and a happy, long, vital life!It’s never too late to begin – see (page 185) the study
they did with people in their 
80s and 90s and the amazing
results that were obtained! You can receive miracles with
nutrition, exercise and fasting! Start now! Praises for The Miracle of Fasting
 Daily our prayers & love go out to you, your heart, mind & soul. 3 John 2 Genesis 6:3
Miracles can happen every day through guidance and prayer! –  Patricia Braggd
He who understands Mother Nature walks with God.START TODAY
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not quite like myself anymore? If the answer to these questions are “Yes,”Visit bragg.com and send free Bragg Health Musical E–Cards from our web to friends!iDEDICATION
We dedicate this Book to 8 Great
Pioneers of Health and Longevity
and to You – Our Readers and Friends
Fasting is an effective and safe method of detoxifying the body – a
technique that wise men have used for centuries to heal the sick.Fast regularly and help the body heal itself and stay well. Give allof your organs a rest. Fasting can help reverse the ageing process,and if we use it correctly, we will live longer, happier lives. Justthree days a month will do it. Each time you complete a fast, youwill feel better. Your body will have a chance to heal and rebuild itsimmune system by regular fasting. You can fight off illness andthe degenerative diseases so common in this chemically pollutedenvironment we live in. When you feel a cold or any illness coming
on, or are just depressed – it’s best to fast! “Bragg books were my conversion to the healthy way.”
– James Balch , M.D., Prescription for Nutritional Healing
Dr. August Rollier, M.D. –
Father of Heliotherapy (Sunshine Therapy)
Bernarr Macfadden –
Father and Founder of the Physical Culture Movement
Prof. Arnold Ehret –
Originator of the Mucusless Diet Healing System
Dr. St. Louis Estes, D.D.S. –
One of the greatest, dynamic Nutrition Speakers
Dr. Benedict Lust, M.D., N.D. –
Father and Founder of Naturopathy in America
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, M.D. –
Director for 60 years of the Battle Creek Health
Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan
Dr. Henry Lindlahr, M.D. –
Famous Drugless Physician, who pioneered thereturn to Natural Methods of Treatment
Dr. John T. Tilden, M.D. –
Great Natural Healer and Health Pioneer
Fasting Helps Keep You Healthy & Youthfulandii
We love sharing, teaching and giving world-wide, and you
can share this love by being a partner by sharing The Bragg
Health Crusades message. We are dedicated with a passion tohelp others! We feel blessed when you and your family's livesimprove through following our teachings from the BraggHealth Books and The Bragg Crusades. It makes our years offaithful service so worthwhile! We will keep sharing, and pleasedo write us how our teachings have helped you. The Miracle of Fasting book has been the #1 Health book for
over 15 years in Russia, the Ukraine and now Bulgaria! Why? Because we show them how to live a healthy, wholesome lifefor less money, and it's so easy to understand and follow.Most healthful lifestyle habits are free ( good posture, clean
thoughts, plain natural food, exercise and deep breathing, all ofwhich promotes energy and health into the body). We continue
to reach the multitudes w orldwide with our health  books and
teachings, lectures, crusades, radio and TV outreaches. My joy and priorities come from God, Mother Nature and
healthy living. I love being a health crusader and spreadinghealth worldwide, for now it’s needed more than ever! Myfather and I also pioneered Health TV with our program “Healthand Happiness” from Hollywood. Yes – it’s thrilling to be aHealth Crusader and you will enjoy it also. See back pages tolist names (yourself, family and friends) who you feel wouldbenefit from receiving our free Health Bulletins! By reading Bragg Self-Health Books you gain a new
confidence that you can help yourself, family and friendsto The Bragg Healthy Principles of Living! Please call your
local book stores and health sto res and ask for the Bragg
Health Books. Prayerfully, we hope to have all stores stockthe Bragg Books. We do keep prices as low as possible so they
will be afford able and available for everyone to learn to live
and enjoy a healthier, happier and longer life! With Blessings of Health, Peace and Love,
BRAGG HEALTH CRUSADES, America's Health Pioneers
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Spreading health worldwide since 1912Teaching People Worldwide to Live Healthy,
Happy, Stronger, Longer Lives for a Better WorldBRAGG HEALTH CRUSADES for 21st C enturyiiiPAUL C. BRAGG, N.D., Ph.D.
World's Leading Healthy Lifestyle Authority
To maintain good health, normal weight and increase the good life of
radiant health, joy and happiness, the body must be exercised properly(stretching, walking, jogging, running, biking, swimming, deep breathing,good posture, etc.) and nourished wisely with healthy foods. – Paul C.  Bragg
Paul C. Bragg's daughter Pa tricia and their wonderful, healthy members
of the Bragg Longer Life, Health and Happiness Club  exercise daily on the
beautiful Fort DeRussy lawn, at famous Waikiki Beach in Honolulu,Hawaii. V iew club exercising www.bragg.com. M embership is free
and open to everyone to attend any morning – Monday throughSaturday, from 
9 to 10:30 am –  for Bragg Super Power Br eathing and
Health and Fitness Exercises. On Saturday there are often health
lectures on how to live a long, healthy life! The group averages  75 to 125
per day, depending  on the season. From December to March it can go
up to 150. Its dedicated leaders have been carrying on the class for over
30 years. Thousands have visited the club from around the world
and carried the Bragg Health and Fitness Crusade to friends andrelatives back home. When you visit Honolulu, Hawaii, Patricia invites
you and your friends to join her and the club for wholesome, healthyfellowship. She also recommends visiting the outer Islands
(Kauai, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai) for a fulfilling, healthy vacation.ivFasting Cleanses, Renews and Rejuvenates
Our bodies have a natural self-cleansing for maintaining a
clean, healthy body and our "river of life" – our blood. It’s essential
we keep our entire bodily machinery from head to toes healthyand in good working order so nothing breaks down! Fasting is the best detoxifying method. It's also the most
effective and safest way to increase elimination of waste buildupsand enhance the body's miraculous self-healing and self-repairingprocess that keeps you healthy and youthful. If you prepare for a fast by eating a cleansing diet for 1 to 2
days, this can greatly facilitate the cleansing process. Fresh varietysalads and organic vegetables, fruits and their juices, as well asfruit pep drinks and green drinks (alfalfa, barley green, chlorella,spirulina, wheatgrass, etc.) stimulates waste elimination. Freshfoods and juices can literally pick up dead matter from yourbody and dispose of it. After pre-cleansing period start your fast. Daily, even on most fast days, we take from
1,000  to 3,000
mg. of mixed vitamin C powder (C concentrate, acerola, rosehipsand bioflavonoids) in liquids. It’s a potent antioxidant andflushes out deadly free radicals. It also promotes collagenproduction for new healthy tissues and it’s also important if youare detoxifying from prescription drugs or alcohol overload. A moderate, well planned distilled water fast is our favorite
or the introductory fast of diluted fresh juice (35% distilledwater). Both can cleanse your body of excess mucus, old fecalmatter, trapped cellular, non-food wastes and help removeinorganic mineral deposits and sludge from your pipes and joints. Fasting works by self-digestion. During a fast your body
intuitively will decompose and burn only the substances andtissues that are damaged, diseased or unneeded, such as abscesses,tumors, excess fat deposits, excess water and congestive wastes.Even a short fast (1 to 3 days) will accelerate elimination fromyour liver, kidneys, lungs, bloodstream and skin. Sometimes youwill experience dramatic changes (cleansing and healing crisis)as accumulated wastes are expelled. With your first fasts youmay temporarily have cleansing headaches, fatigue, body odor,bad breath, coated tongue, mouth sores and even diarrhea asyour body is cleaning house. Please be patient with your body! After a fast your body begins to healthfully rebalance when
you faithfully follow The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle. Your weekly24 hour fast removes toxins on a regular basis, so they don'taccumulate. Your energy levels will rise and shine – physically,mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Your creativity expands.You will feel like a "new you" – which you are – you are being
cleansed, purified and reborn. Fasting is a miracle! You are what you eat, drink, breathe, think, say and do! – Patricia Bragg
Bob Schuller’s famous  Hour of Power  Sermon on Worldwide TV featured
Patricia’s wise health motto. Listen to powerful message on  www.bragg.com.v
When you sell a man a book you don’t just sell him paper, ink and glue, you sell
him a whole new life! There’s heaven and earth in a real book. The real purposeof books is to inspire the mind into its own thinking . – Christopher MorleyContents
Chapter 1: The Miracle of Fasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Helps You Enjoy a Super Charged, Healthy, Happy, Long Life  . . . . .1
Bragg Motto – I Love Life and I Want to Live! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Unhealthy Lifestyle Killing Millions Worldwide! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Sickness is a Crime Against Your Body – Don’t Be a Criminal . . . . . .3Life Can Be a Happy and Joyous Adventure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter 2: What is the Miracle of Fasting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What is the Most Significant Discovery of This Modern Age? (List)  .5Fasting Conserves Energy – Your Vital Force  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6We Live in a Poisoned World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The Big, Filthy Sewer in the Sky Above Us  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Rivers, Lakes & Oceans Becoming Polluted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Fasting – The Key to Internal Purification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Poisons from Chemical Pesticides & Sprays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Fasting Aids in Flushing Deadly Poisons from the Body  . . . . . . . . .11Health Menace – Waxed Fruits and Vegetables! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Fasting is a Miracle – It cured my Asthma  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Synthetic, Toxic Food Additives Can Kill  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Salt Causes Edema, Kidney Problems, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16What Salt Does to Your Blood Pressure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Why Cows are Given Large Amounts of Salt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Americans Are Salt-a-Holics! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Death Valley Hike Proved Salt Dangerous  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Fasting De-Salts Body Cells and Organs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Fasting is the Great Cleanser and Purifier  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Do You Have Harmful Habits You Must Overcome? . . . . . . . . . . . .25Fasting – The Key to Super Energy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Fasting – A Natural Instinct and Great Purifier  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Jesus, His Disciples & All History’s Great Spiritual Teachers Fasted  . . 28
Chapter 3: The Enemy Within Our Bodies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rid Yourself of Depression  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Unhealthy Lifestyle & Overeating are Killers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Why Not Enjoy Life to 120 Years? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Outwit Acidosis that Affects Millions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Raw Fruits and Vegetables Are Mother Nature’s Miracle Cleansers  . . . 35Perfect Balancer – Apple Cider Vinegar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38To preserve health is a moral and
religious duty, for health is the basis
for all social virtues. We can no
longer be as useful when not well. – Dr. Samuel Johnson,
Father of DictionariesTHE MIRACLE OF
FASTINGvi
Chapter 4: Fasting Fights Deadly Acid Crystals  . . . . . . . . 39
Toxic Acid Crystals Can Cement Your Joints to Make You Stiff  . . . .39
How Toxic Acid Crystals Build in Your Body  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Back Pains – The Curse of Mankind  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Fasting for Purification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Victory Won By Fasting, Diet and Exercise  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Mother Nature Works Slowly, But Surely  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Chapter 5: Scientific Fasting Explained  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fasting is as Old as Man  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Fasting Awakens the Mind and Soul  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49The Biblical Patriarchs Fasted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Fasting – The Safe, Perfect Cleanser  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Don’t be a Slave to Food  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Plan Your Fasting Program Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Your Mind Must Rule Your Body to Fast Successfully  . . . . . . . . . . . .53
No Heavy Breakfast Plan is Best  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Healthy Eating Habits Keep You Youthful  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Americans Love Social Eating! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Keeping Internally Clean is Critical  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Are You Ready to Fast, Detox and Get Healthy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Juice Fast – an Introduction to Water Fast  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Some Powerful Juice Combinations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59The 70% Watery Human . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Chapter 6: Why I Drink Only Distilled Water! . . . . . . . . . . 61
Hard Inorganic Minerals Cause Problems! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Millions Drink Rain (Distilled) Water  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Distilled Water is Best for Your Health  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Ten Reasons to Drink Distilled Water  (list)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Chapter 7: How Long Should One Fast? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Shorter Fasts Are Better and Safer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Why Should You Fast? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Great Benefits From Short and Long Fasts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Fasting Appreciated Worldwide  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Pre-Cleanse Brings Better Fasting Results  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72Here is My Fasting Program – Which I Recommend  . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Breaking Health Laws – You Pay the Price! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Sickness is Costly Big Business in America  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Chapter 8: How to Break a 24 Hour Fast  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Follow These Instructions Carefully! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75Your Kidneys – The Miracle Organs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Keep Your Meals Healthy and Simple  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78The Vegetarian Diet is Healthiest! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79Contents
It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George ElliotviiChapter 9: I Fast 7 to 10 Days, 4 Times a Year  . . . . . . . . . . 81
Here’s the Path to Perfect Health! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Fasting Balances Your Thermostat Naturally  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82Mother Nature Intended the Body and Breath to Be Sweet  . . . . . . .83Unhealthy Lifestyle Causes Unhealthy Life  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84Fasting Pulls Out Toxins and Poisons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85Fasting Promotes Healthy Elimination  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87How to Conduct a 3 Day, 7 Day & 10 Day Fast  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 10: How to Break Long Fasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
How to Break a 7 Day Fast  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
How to Break a 10 Day Fast  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
The Ideal Elimination Program  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91Vegetarianism Versus Meat Eating  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Eliminating Meat is Safer and Healthier  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94My Beloved Health Teachers and Mentors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Chapter 11: Your Tongue Never Lies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
The Body Can Take a Lot of Abuse  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98Learn to Read Your Tongue’s Message  (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Chapter 12: Just Grin and Bear It  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Don’t Live to Eat – Eat to Live & Be Healthy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102Give the Vital Force a Chance to Clean House  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Chapter 13: Fasting Fights and Removes Mucus  . . . . . . . 105
American Diet Forms Mucus and Illness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Mucus Shows Up in the Urine when Fasting  (graphic)  . . . . . . . . .107Winter Miseries? Or Body Cleansing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Take the Mucus Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Break The Tobacco, Alcohol, Cola, and Coffee Habit Through Fasting  . 110Deadly Smoking Facts! (list)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Chapter 14: Fasting Melts Away Pounds! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Fat is a Burden and Health Risk! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114Fasting Rewards You with Increased Energy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Your Waistline is Your Lifeline & Dateline! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Fasting – Empower & Improve Your Health, Looks and Lifespan  . . . 117Do These Exercises Daily  (graphics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Chapter 15: How to Gain Weight by Fasting  . . . . . . . . . . 119
Miracles Happen With Fasting! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Fasting is the Healthiest Weight Normalizer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123The Doctor of the Future  (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Contents
Knowledge is love, light and vision. – Helen Keller, blind/deaf authorIt’s magnificent to live long if one keeps healthy and youthful. – H. Fosdickviii
Chapter 16: Fasting Fights Winter Miseries  . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Fast and Rest For Your Healing! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
The Body is Self-Healing & Self-Repairing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Do You Show Signs of Premature Ageing (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Chapter 17: Outwit Premature Ageing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Take This Quiz and The Mirror Test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Recharged, So at 70 World Tennis Champ  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131Here’s The Opportunity of Your Lifetime  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Chapter 18: Fasting Keeps Arteries Youthful  . . . . . . . . . . 133
You are as Old as Your Arteries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Shocking Heart Facts About the #1 Killer (list)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134What You Eat and Drink Becomes You  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135Eat Healthy – Live Healthy – Live Longer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136The Heart and Circulatory System (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137Healthy Heart Habits For a Long, Vital Life (chart)  . . . . . . . . . . . .138Recommended Blood Chemistry Values (list)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
You Have Nine Doctors at Your Command  . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Chapter 19: Doctor Sunshine  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Sunshine Brings Peace, Relaxation to Nerves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142Gentle Sun Rays are Soothing and Best  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Chapter 20: Doctor Fresh Air  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Our Body is a Breathing Machine  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146Deep Breathers Live Longer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147India’s Holy Men Practice Deep, Slow Breathing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148Deep Breathing – Secret of Endurance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Chapter 21: Doctor Pure Water  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
The Water You Drink Can Make or Break Your Health! . . . . . . . . .153Most Ancient Healers Used Water Therapy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154How Our Body Uses Water  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Chapter 22: Doctor Healthy Natural Food  . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Healthy Foods Build and Maintain Your Body! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166Iodine from Kelp is Important  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169Healthy Foods Have Good Effect on Brain  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169Alcohol, Toxins and Drugs Are Killers! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170Refined, Processed Foods Produce Learning Disabled Children  . . .170Most Young American Men Are Unfit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171American Adults are in a  Sad Physical & Mental Condition  . . . .173Mental, Physical and Spiritual Rewards  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174Healthy Eating is a Science! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175Contents
We can no more afford to spend major time on minor things,than we can to spend minor time on major things! – Jim RohnixChapter 23: Doctor Fasting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Chapter 24: Doctor Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
The Major Muscles of the Human Body (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Exercise Helps Normalize Blood Pressure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181Walking for Health, Fitness and Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Walking – The King of Exercise  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
The Importance of Abdominal Exercises  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183Should You Exercise While Fasting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183Iron Pumping Oldsters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Amazing Strength Results in 8 Weeks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186Study Shows Fitness Improves Wellness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186Paul Bragg Lifting Weights (photo)
Chapter 25: Doctor Rest  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Check Your Mattress (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190Why Do We Rest? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190Rest and Sleep Must Be Earned  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191Life is To Be Enjoyed – Not Hectic & Rushed  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192Mother Nature Knows What’s Best! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Relax and Enjoy Your Life – It’s No Crime  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194Some Relaxation Techniques  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195Fasting Helps Insomnia Vanish  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Chapter 26: Doctor Good Posture  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Take the Mirror Posture Test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Bragg Posture Exercise  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Posture Chart (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Good Posture is Important For Health (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200How to Sit, Stand and Walk for Strength, Youthfulness, Health  . .200Illness That Cannot Be Cured By Fasting, Cannot Be Cured  . . . . .202
Chapter 27: Doctor Human Mind  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Brain Areas (graphic)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203Your Body, Your Precious Home – Protect It  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Correct Thinking Important for Health  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204Your Mind Must Control Your Body! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Drugs Control Addict’s Mind! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205Let Your Mind Guide You to Health! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207Miracle Rewards With Fasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207Inner Spiritual Harmony is Important  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
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Nature cannot be hastened. The bloom of a flower
opens in its own proper time. – Paul BrutonKindness should be a frame of mind in which we are alert to every
opportunity:  to do, to give, to share and to cheer. – Patricia Bragg
On a fast day you shall read the words of the Lord. – Jeremiah 36:6xChapter 28: Spiritual Aspects of Fasting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Fasting Gives Mental & Physical Awareness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Great Spiritual Leaders Practiced Fasting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211My Unforgettable Experience with Gandhi  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211Fasting Brings Spiritual Rebirth to All Who Cleanse  . . . . . . . . . . .213The Grotto Where Jesus Fasted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213The Fast of 40 Days and 40 Nights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214A Sound Mind in a Sound Body  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215Your Body is Your Temple and Needs the Best Care  . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Take Time for 12 Things (list)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Chapter 29: The Science of Eating For Super Health  . . . 219
Earth Was A Tropical Paradise for Health  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220Eat Simple, Natural to Stay Healthy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224Organic Fruits – the Prize Food of Man (list)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Nut and Seed List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Organic Vegetables – The Purifiers and Protectors (list)  . . . . . . . . . 226
Natural Sweetening Agents (list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Natural Oils (list)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Natural Whole Grains, Flours and Cereals (list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Sample Health Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Healthy Beverages (recipes)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
The Bragg Pep Drink  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vegetable Protein Percentage (chart)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Foods Naturally Rich in Vitamin E (chart)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Phytochemicals Help Prevent Cancer (chart)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Body Signs of Potassium Deficiency (chart)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Avoid These Processed, Refined, Harmful Foods (list) . . . . . . . . . . . 237
The Miracles of Apple Cider Vinegar (list)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Chapter 30: Mother Nature Knows No Mercy  . . . . . . . . . 239
Mother Nature Wants Us Clean & Healthy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240Which Kind of Person are You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240Alternative Health Therapies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-244Boron – Miracle Trace Mineral for Healthy Bones  . . . . . . . . . . . . .246Miraculous Testimonials  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247-249Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251-253Bragg Health Books (
display ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254-255
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If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I would
say books (Bible, etc. ),  friends and nature; and the greatest, the most
constant and always at hand is nature. –  John BurroughsNature never makes any fuss, and yet it does everything. – Lao-tzuLiving in harmony with God and Mother Nature is living totally alive,
full of vitality, health, joy, power, love, and abundance on every level.xi
Throughout history and
in the Bible, fasting has long
been promoted as a spiritual
means for intensifyingprayer and your faith. You
can reap great spiritual
blessings with your fastingand prayer. Those who
knew the secrets and the
great benefits of fasting as avital dimension in God
include Jesus, Apostle Paul,
early church leaders, Daniel,Elijah, Ezra, Esther, Job,
David, Hannah, Isaiah,
Zachariah and many others. Prominent fasters in Christian history include John Calvin,
Martin Luther, John Knox, John Wesley, David Brainard,
George Muller, and hundreds of church pioneers. Theydiscovered abstaining from food not only freed themto focus upon God with fresh intensity, but also opened
avenues of spiritual perception and understanding that
were not available during routine living. They found as theyfocused upon God with deliberate discipline and prayer,
God focused upon them with clarity of direction and
quickening of spirit. They could partake of God more easilywhen all else was set aside. Fasting Brings Great Spiritual,
Mental, Emotional and Physical Health Miracles!Patricia Bragg is a 100%  dedicated Health
Crusader with a passion, like her father
and a living example of The Bragg Healthy
Lifestyle. She speaks on radio, TV and atconventions, prisons, schools, colleges,churches and seminars around the world. The freedom and ease you experience during fasting enables you to
discover new undreamed of depths to the meaning of life. – Herbert SheltonFasting Brings Great Health Miracles! A teacher for the day can be a guiding light for a lifetime! Bragg Books are silent health teachers – never tiring, ready night or day
to help you help yourself to health! Our books are written with love anda deep desire to guide you to healthy lifestyle living. – Patricia Bragg
With fasting the head is clearer, the health is better, the heart
is lighter, the purse is heavier and the soul is renewed. – Scottish clergyman on fasting, circa 1800.xii
Thou shall respect and protect thy body as the
highest manifestation of thy life. Thou shall abstain from all unnatural, devitalized
foods and stimulating beverages. Thou shall nourish thy body with only natural
unprocessed, live foods, that . . . Thou shall extend thy years in health for loving,
sharing with others and charitable service. Thou shall regenerate thy body by the right balance
of  activity and rest. Thou shall purify thy cells, tissue and blood with
healthy foods, pure water, clean air and sunshine. Thou shall abstain from all food when out of sorts
in mind or body. Thou shall keep all thoughts, words and emotions
pure, calm, good, loving and uplifting. Thou shall increase thy knowledge of Nature's Laws,
     follow them, and enjoy the fruits of thy life's labor. Thou shall lift up thyself, friends and family by obedience
     to Mother Nature’s and God's Healthy,  Natural Laws of  Living .Visit Patricia & her Father & Bragg Books at their
World Wide Web Site: www.bragg.com
TEN HEALTH COMMANDMENTS
•  Read, plan, plot, and follow through for supreme health and longevity. •  Underline, highlight or dog-ear pages as you read important passages. •  Organizing your lifestyle helps you identify what's important in your life. •  Be faithful to your health goals everyday for a healthy, long, happy life. •  Where space allows we include “words of wisdom” from great minds
       to motivate and inspire you. Please share your favorite sayings with us. •  Do write us about your successes following The Miracle of Fasting.Bragg Healthy Lifestyle Plan
Open your eyes so you may behold wondrous things out of thy law. – Psalm 119:18and1
Note: My father and I wrote this book together. However, because my
father is both my mentor and the American Pioneer of Fasting – with long yearsof experience overseeing the fasting of thousands of students withmiraculous results – this text is mostly presented in his voice. – Patricia Bragg
“Yet even now”, says the Lord, “return to meI have found a perfect health, a new state of existence, a feeling
of purity and happiness, something unknown to humans! – Novelist Upton Sinclair, a frequent fasterThe Miracle of Fasting
Helps You Enjoy a Super Charged,
Healthy, Happy Long Life
Every thinking person must at one time or another
say to himself, “Am I getting the most out of life?” Thegreat comedian, Ed Wynn said, “Without your health,riches, possessions and fame are all mud.” What is aman without health, even though endowed with richesand fame? Riches cannot buy health and happiness. Justbecause a person has achieved fame, it does not followthat he is healthy and happy! I do not discredit success and riches! I think money
and possessions have a place in our lives. Physicalcomforts and luxuries are important to most people. Takeaway a man’s wealth and give him only health and hisfirst desire will be the return of his riches. However with both achieved, a word remains which
we hate to utter; a thought we dread to contemplate; athing which gives sorrow, pain and grief. That word,that thought, that thing, is death! Even in cases wherelife appears a burden, how tenaciously does man clingto it! How the spirit recoils from a struggle with death!How fondly it retains its grasp on life! Man’s great desireis for health and long life on earth; “Man clings to theworld as his home, and would want to live here forever,
if he had health and long-lasting youthfulness.”Chapter 12
If you would imitate Nature, you should take her simplicity for your model. – M. SendibogiusLife is Precious – It’s the Treasure of TreasuresBragg Motto – I Love Life and I Want to Live! At our Bragg Health Crusade lectures, I often sing
my favorite song – called “I Love Life, and I Want to
Live”– for my students. These strong words express theinner desires of each one of us. Life in itself is a miracle! And you and I who have precious life are holding this
miracle in the palms of our hands to treasure and protect. Since Adam and Eve lived in that historic Garden of
Eden, the prolongation of human life has been and still
is mankind’s biggest challenge! The Persian and Greek
sages, in the centuries before Christ, summoned theirintellectual forces to solve it in vain. The scholars of the
Medieval Ages pursued it zealously, but again were
stymied. Today, in this fast-paced space age, everyintelligent person deep in their heart and soul wants to
live a healthy, long life. Most lack the proper health
knowledge – the true key to a long, active, healthy life! By following my mentors – Mother Nature’s and
God’s Natural Laws, I invented the Bragg Healthy
Lifestyle. Follow it and you can live to a healthy, active,
advanced age! Every person owes it to himself, hisrelatives, his friends and his country to take care of his
health! This will make him a valued, active citizen, not
a financial burden! I believe that every one is entitled toactive lives of 
120 years or more as the Bible states,
“Man’s days shall be 120 years.” – Genesis 6:3
Longevity may be defined as the m aximum duration of
life that a healthy person can attain under the most h ealthy,
favorable conditions by living a healthy lifestyle. Unhealthy Lifestyle Killing Millions Worldwide! Most people – because of their unwise habits in diet,
drink and excesses – die prematurely, long before
fulfilling their potential. Wild animals, undisturbed, live
out their full term. Man is the only exception. Sadly,not more than one in a million lives out his natural life.3
Old age is a highly toxic condition caused by
nutritional deficiencies and an unhealthy lifestyle.“Sickness is a crime – Don’t be a criminal.”
Men do not die, they kill themselves. – Seneca, Roman PhilosopherSickness is a Crime Against Your Body –
Don’t Be a Health Criminal! Animals in their wild habitat know by instinct how
to live, and what to eat and drink. They know how to
fast instinct ively w hen they get hurt or sick. N aturally,
animals are led to eat what is good for them. But maneats and drinks anything and everything – consuming
the most indigestible concoctions, washing it down with
poisonous slops – and then wonders why he is sicklyand does not live to be a centenarian! In theory, humans desire long life! Many shorten their
lives to the minimum. Does this make sense? Why thismarvelous mechanism of man – perfect in its minutest
organism, combining a Godlike intelligence with a body
which sculptors have imitated but never equalled – shouldbe ruthlessly destroyed by its owner’s unhealthy lifestyle
is one of the inexplicable disgraces of our culture! The world famous marble statue of Apollo that
Patricia and I saw in the Vatican at Rome is not greaterin the perfection of manly beauty than that possessed
by thousands of young men in our midst today. This
inanimate marble of Apollo is as tenderly cared for as arare, priceless jewel. Meanwhile, living man – noble,
intellectual, refined, with a miraculous physical structure
and an eternal soul – gives his wonderful body lessattention than he gives to his car, cat or dog. All people of sound mentality naturally desire a long,
healthy, pain-free, happy and useful life. With ournatural intelligence – super health, happiness and
longevity should be the rule instead of the exception. In my early career, I was associated with the great
Bernarr Macfadden, the Father and Founder of the
Physical Culture movement. I was the associate Editor
of the pioneer health magazine Physical Culture . These
lines always appeared on the front cover of every issue:4
Exercise, along with healthy foods and some fasting helps maintain or restore
a healthy physical balance and normal weight for a  long, happy, vital life.Physical weakness, flabbiness and sickness have
always seemed criminal to me – a sacrilegious abuse of
that miracle instrument, the human body. I regained
my health after being a hopeless tuberculosis victimyears ago, and since then I’ve made a religion of keeping
in perfect health through conscientious care of my body. Adhering to a high ideal of stamina, vitality, health andendurance has paid me great dividends – so priceless
that I call myself “A Health Billionaire!”
To Be a Health Billionaire and Enjoy the Glow of Ageless
Health and Happiness, You Must Work and Earn It! The “secret” of the glow of ageless health lies in
maintaining internal cleanliness and regeneration. Thisrequires eating natural, organically grown live foods,
combined with other healthy practices such as fasting,
drinking distilled water, exercising and deep breathing. When you purify your body with systematic fasting
and live foods, you crave daily exercise, and by exercising
you sculpt your body to become the person you want tobe. Just think, from this minute on you can mold yourbody to physical perfection. With the knowledge found
in these pages you will find out how you can reap the
most out of life, physically, mentally and spiritually! The human race is a miracle unique study, and an
intriguing one! But the natural laws which govern man
are simple and understandable if one takes the time tolearn and observe how he functions from day to day! Life Can Be a Happy and Joyous Adventure
To know one’s self seems like an endless task, but
with crystal clear observation and the daily application
of these simple but precise laws, life becomes not only a
most exciting adventure, but a tremendous joy! Studyand follow The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle throughout your
life, and you will start to experience the day-by-day joys,
happiness and truly great pleasures of a healthy body,mind and soul for a happy, long and vigorous life!5
Instead of medicine, fast for a day. – Plutarch,  Greek PhilosopherDon’t procrastinate and keep waiting for “the right moment.” Today – take
action and plan, plot and follow through with your goals, dreams and healthylifestyle living! You will be a winner in life when you Captain your life to success! – Patricia BraggChapter 2
What is The Miracle of Fasting? What is the Most Significant
Discovery of this Modern Age? •The finding of Dinosaur eggs on the plains of
Mongolia, which scientists assert were laid some
10,000,000  years ago? •The unearthing of ancient tombs and cities, withtheir confirmations of the Scriptural stories, and their
matchless specimens of bygone civilizations? •The radioactive time clock by which Professor Lane
of Tufts University estimates the age of the earth as
1,250,000,000  years? •Jet airplanes? Space travel? Lasers? Television? Radio?Computers? Telephones? Cell phones? Automobiles? None of the above compare with fasting . . . The Greatest Discovery of Modern Times
In our opinion, the greatest discovery by modern
man is the method to rejuvenate himself physically,
mentally and spiritually by fasting. Man can create a
quality of agelessness and with fasting it’s possible toprevent premature ageing and a premature death! The dread of “growing old” and becoming a burden
to himself and others is one of man’s greatest fears! Thefear of becoming sick, senile, helpless and unable to carefor one’s self is rooted deep in every thinking person’smind. With the complete knowledge of fasting and TheBragg Healthy Lifestyle, as outlined in this book, youcan banish all your fears of premature ageing! With a 
24
hour complete water fast weekly – setting aside 52 days
and four 7 to 10 day fasts a year for body purification –
you can keep the toxins removed and flush the rustand crystals from your moveable joints and muscles.6
Who is strong? He that can conquer his bad habits. –  Ben FranklinThe Endless Quest
Freedom and progress rest in man’s continual search for truth. Truth is the summit of being. – Emerson
Healing takes time – but it’s sometimes a matter of opportunity. –  HippocratesYou must bear in mind it’s the toxic debris and wastes
of metabolism (from the biological process of converting
food into living matter and that matter into energy ) that
brings on many physical ailments and premature ageing! When the Vital Force of your body drops below
normal, then all your physical problems – as well as your
mental ones – begin! Read the Bragg Build Powerful Nerve
Force Book. (See back pages for booklist.) It details how
to reduce stress, fear, anger and worry – these negative
factors can destroy your precious Vital Force and life! Fasting Conserves Energy – Your Vital Force
Let me explain. We eat food and as it passes through
the body, it must be masticated, digested, assimilated
and then the waste is eliminated. We have four greatorgans of elimination: the bowels, the kidneys, the lungs,
and the skin. In order for these eliminative organs to
work perfectly, the body must build a high Vital Forceof body energy reserves. It takes a tremendous amount of Vital Force to pass a
large meal through the gastrointestinal tract and alsoeliminate the waste via the 
30 foot tube that runs from
the mouth to the rectum. It takes the great power of
Vital Force to pass liquids through the 2 million filters
of the human kidneys. It takes Vital Force for the
chemical power of the liver and the gallbladder to do
their work in preparing food for the billions of bodycells. It takes great Vital Force for the lungs to deeply
inhale up to 
2 quarts of oxygen with each breath, to
purify the entire bloodstream in your body and expelthe toxins and the carbon dioxide. It takes great Vital
Force for the skin (often called your third kidney) with
its 
96 million pores, to throw off body toxins in the form
of skin rashes, pimples, sweat and foul body odors.7
Medicine is only palliative. For behind disease lies the cause,
and this cause no drug can reach. –  Dr. Weir MitchellWe Live in a Poisoned World
It is the duty of your Vital Force to supply the energy
used to rid the body of any toxins created during the
processing of food consumed. The Vital Force must also
keep the body temperature at 98.6 degrees. When sick
the body will often create a fever to burn up the toxins
to flush them out! If it falls below this figure you are
enervated and sick. In our modern civilization, the VitalForce is becoming so overburdened with toxic filth,
pollution and toxins in foods that man keeps creating. The Big, Filthy Sewer in the Sky Above Us
We are bombarded with noxious and harmful filth
and dirt from our skies. Take New York City as an
example. Roughly 60 tons of airborne dust particles fall
monthly on each square mile. Think of all the airbornedirt the body must battle with to keep a person in New
York alive! No wonder there are so many hospitals and
sick people in that poisoned, toxic city. Scientists estimate that an inhabitant of an industrial
city such as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or Birmingham,
Alabama stands a higher than average chance ofcontracting a deadly lung disease or suffering from heart
trouble, just because of breathing polluted air. That
special form of poisoned air known as “smog” regularlyaffects not only Los Angeles, but Phoenix, St. Louis,
Kansas City, Washington, D.C., New York City and most
big cities across America as well as around the world. A grim mixture of soot and smoke from factories,
incinerators and power plants; the gaseous by-products
of industry; and the toxic exhaust from cars and trucksare making an ugly, unhealthy mess out of the air most
Americans breathe. Air pollution is a real menace to our
health and lives. Fasting is our best solution in helpingto keep moving these filthy poisons out of our body! Later in this book, we will explain how to examine
your urine. After a few days of fasting, you will actually
be able to see some of the poisons your body contained.8Rivers, Lakes, Oceans Becoming Polluted
Not only does the air we breathe fill our bodies with
poisons, but our water is so filthy that more strong toxic
chemicals are used to make it “fit?” to drink. An inorganic
mineral called chlorine is used to supposedly help purifyour drinking water . . . along with alum and many other
inorganic minerals. Remember, your body can only absorb
organic minerals from living plant matter. Any inorganicminerals must be eliminated from the body by the Vital
Force. If it’s below normal and can’t keep up the cleansing,
then these inorganic chemicals become lodged in tissuesand joints to cause future problems! Lake Erie is critically ill, and the symptoms are there
for all to see. Beaches that once were gleaming with whitesand are covered with odorous green slime. The lake’s
prize fish – walleye, blue pike, yellow perch, and
whitefish – have all but disappeared. One Clevelandhealth student wrote to tell us that “Our lake is a
wastebasket for factories. It is unfit for fish to live in,
and for people to drink and use, because it’s loaded with
toxic, deadly chemicals.” The major reason for the lake’s
terrible pollution is that most of its larger tributaries havebeen turned into little more than open sewers. Detroit
alone pours 
1.5 million gallons of waste a day into the
Detroit River, which flows directly into Lake Erie. The Cuyahoga River, which runs through the middle
of Akron and Cleveland before spilling into the lake, is
so clogged with logs, rotted pilings, chemicals, oil slicksand old tires  that it has been labeled the filthiest water
in America. Added to the scum and stench are thousands
of dead fish that were smothered by the nasty pollution. On a cruise up the Buffalo River last summer, Buffalo’s
mayor glided past islands of detergents, pools of grain
dust and a general rainbow of dirty industrial discharge.“The odor was overpowering. Unbelievable! Disgusting!”
he concluded. Hopefully, the Buffalo and Cuyahoga
River environmental problems have now been corrected! We are citing only one water supply among the many
that are completely contaminated. All across America
we find water supplies polluted. We use lots of water
and it’s so heavily chemicalized that it isn’t fit to use.9Fasting – The Key to Internal Purification
Remember that all those inorganic chemicals must
be passed out of your body or they can cause greatdamage. If the body’s Vital Force drops too low then itcan’t force these inorganic chemicals through youreliminative systems. Then they remain in the body andcan cause grave health damage in the future! If we are to get these poisons out of our bodies we
must fast! By fasting we give our bodies a physiologicalrest. This rest builds Vital Force. The more Vital Forcewe have, the more toxins are going to be eliminated
from the body to help keep it clean, pure and healthy. Poisons from Chemical Pesticides & Sprays
Tons upon tons of all varieties of deadly chemicals
are not only sprayed in the air to kill insects, but manymore tons are sprayed on commercially grown fruits and
vegetables. Salads are healthy and appetizing, but often
are made deadly because of the use of insecticide sprays.This year’s crops have been exposed to more poisonous
pesticide chemicals than ever before. You must be on
guard and buy and eat organic produce for your health! Beware of that salad! It may fill your body with deadly
poisons! A convention group of women were having
lunch at a Miami hotel and shortly afterwards, they wereall seized with an attack of cramps. Nausea and dizziness
soon followed. Sick, pale and shaken from vomiting, the
women required medical aid. It didn’t take a physicianlong to trace the source of this outbreak of acute
poisoning. The villain proved to be an appetizing salad
bar, consisting of vegetables, dressings, etc. Stating thereasons for the illness, the doctor said, “The poisoning
was caused by chemicals, ‘stay fresh’ stabilizer spray and
pesticides on the restaurant’s salads and vegetables.”
Dangerous chemical pesticides, insecticides and
fertilizers are used on crops. Recently the FDA reported
the seizure of endive and lettuce contaminated withexcessive residues of toxic pesticide chemicals and
parathion (a highly poisonous agricultural insecticide).10
Some students drink deeply at the fountain of knowledge – most only gargle.Food Crops Often Exposed to Toxic Poisons
Food shipments are often found exceeding the legal
limits of toxic chemical pesticides and are seized. Butthis isn’t the whole sad story of food poisoning. First ofall, only shipments destined for interstate commerce arechecked, and only a small fraction of the country’s totalproduce ever comes under the scrutiny of an inspector.Many tons and truckloads of lettuce containing pesticideresidues “in excess of legal tolerance” will stay withinthe state or community where they are grown and notbe checked at all! As far as shipments across state lines,the U. S. Food and Drug Administration will be the firstto admit that, because of limited manpower, only afraction of the fruit and vegetable shipments in interstatecommerce are checked. The frightening truth is that a high percentage of
the field crops you are eating have been sprayed with awide variety of deadly poisons! These include chlorinatedhydrocarbons, pesticides, toxic fertilizers, herbicides,fungicides, and other phosphorus and toxic compoundsthat are used in growing. The contamination of saladvegetables doesn’t stop with spraying the leafy portionof the plant. Medical researchers have discovered thatmany chemicals such as fertilizers and weed killersapplied to the soil can remain there for a long time andare then absorbed by succeeding crops grown in thefields. The poison finally ends up in the pulp of thevegetable itself. It becomes part of it and cannot bewashed off! Please start demanding organic produce! No doubt it has occurred to you that if the vegetables
in your salad are contaminated you should make someeffort to get rid of this poisonous residue before you eattoo much of it. You might feel that peeling off the skinof a tomato or removing the outer layer of the lettucewill do the job. It won’t. Some of the residue will beremoved, certainly, but there will be more in lower leavesand in the pulp itself. The chemicals cannot even bebroken down by cooking! The poison is part of the plant
and is there to stay. So eat organic and don’t panic!11
Who’s Eating Fast Foods? Americans – 30 Billion Times a Year! USA Today said 44% of junk food eaters are 35 years or older. Only 23% are youth
under 17 years old. – These Shocking Food Facts are Causing Health Problems.The Miracle of Fasting Aids in
Flushing Deadly Poisons from the Body
When we fast (stop eating) all the Vital Force that
has been used to convert food into energy and body
tissue is now being used to flush poisons from the body! When Patricia and I  travel throughout America and theworld lecturing, we are fortunate to know health-minded
people everywhere. We are usually well supplied with
organically homegrown fruits and vegetables from theirhealth gardens. But sometimes only commercially grown
foods are available, which may have been sprayed with
poisonous pesticides. So, we fast faithfully to cleansetoxins out, even when traveling, one 
24 hour fast weekly. I do four 7 to 10 day fasting periods yearly. When I
go on a 7 to 10 day complete water fast, I take a specimen
of my urine each morning upon arising. I put it in a
small labeled bottle to let it cool and settle. In a few
days, I can see little crystals forming in the urine. I havehad my urine examined for chemicals, and the examiner
has told me time and time again that traces of 
DDT and
other deadly pesticide residues have appeared in my
urine. On one occasion, I took a 21 day complete water
fast. On the 19th day, I had terrible pains in my bladder. When I urinated it felt like red hot water passing through
me. I had this urine examined and sure enough, it was
filled with DDT and other pesticides and poisons! A great feeling of energy flowed over my body when
this poison had passed out of it. The whites of my eyes
were as clear as new snow. My body took on a pink glowand my energy surged. Now, remember I had been
fasting for 
19 days. Yet, I drove from Pasadena, California
to Mt. Wilson, which is six thousand feet high, andclimbed the trail with absolutely no fatigue! I ran with
ease most of the way down the winding trail. I felt that
a tremendous burden had been lifted from my body! Inmy personal opinion, fasting is the only way to rid the
body of the many commercial poisons found in foods!12
I really haven’t had any health problems since I was 17, soon after I started
reading about health and nutrition, in the Bragg book The Miracl e of Fasting. I then started realizing there was a real connection between what you put inyour mouth and your health and how you felt. So I immediately changedeverything about my diet. I stopped eating refined white flour and sugarproducts, and dairy products and anything that was not a whole grain orwhole food. What was left was a lot of healthy things: organic vegetables,fruits, beans, legumes, seeds, nuts, etc. After years of asthma, within a monthI could breathe almost normally for the first time in my life. Fasting is a
miracle and I thank Paul Bragg for saving my life and being my inspiration!Fasting is a Miracle – It Cured My Asthma! – Paul Wenner, Creator of the Gardenburger , author of Garden CuisineHealth Menace – Waxed Fruits & Vegetables! Top medical experts reveal another menace to the
nation’s health – a toxic wax on fruits and vegetables. Next time you eat an apple, green pepper or cucumber,
etc. take a good look at its surface. Is it bright, smoothand have a glossy look? If so, beware! Chances are it’s
coated with a wax paraffin solution which is one of
America’s most serious health threats, according tomedical experts! Scratch surface to check for wax. The
wax coating seals fruits and vegetables with a protective
layer which they claim retains the water and juices,preserving the taste and creating a false appearance of
freshness. It leaves a toxic wax residue that clogs the body! What you are eating is a kind of wax that cannot be
handled by your body – a paraffin wax which is a by-
product of petroleum. There is no organ in your body,
including the liver, that can process petroleum. Thisdeadly wax therefore runs wild in the body. That is one
reason doctors are so baffled by the many new diseases
that American people are acquiring from eating foodscontaminated by commercial food interests. Demandorganic produce and unwaxed fruits and vegetables from
all your produce markets - this helps get results! This wax can cause damage if it remains in the body. You must stop eating waxed fruits and vegetables. If you
must, then be sure to peel the skin. Your weekly 
24 to 36
hour fast combined with longer fasts during the year
will help rid your body of this wax, if you do eat some.13
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom, and
with all thy getting, get understanding. – Proverbs 4:7
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. –  Ralph Waldo EmersonIt’s not where we stand in the world, but in what direction we are moving.Food Supply Poisoned by Greedy Men
Thousands of synthetic food additives, chemicals,
fertilizers and pesticides dumped into the nation’s food
and water supply are responsible for a great deal of
sickness. For years our foods have been loaded with so-
called “safe” chemicals that now have been discoveredharmful to the human body. Sadly, many toxic pesticidesare still being used! My friend, Rachel Carson, in herclassic book, Silent Spring , exposed the harm the chemical
industry was causing to the human population, as wellas the environment and all wildlife. Please read Silent
Spring , available at most libraries. It’s a must read! For example: take a loaf of commercially refined,
“embalmed” white bread that’s been treated, bleached,colored, dyed, enriched, purified, softened, preserved,flavored, and given a fresh odor – all by synthetic toxicchemicals that your body doesn’t need or want!!! In most stores it’s almost impossible to get a healthy
loaf of 
100%  whole grain bread that is free of toxic sprays
and synthetic food additives. It’s best to make your ownbread or shop health stores for healthy, organic wholegrain products that are the real staff of life and health! The amazing human body is a miraculous collection
of individual cells. When nourished by healthy foodsthat provide the basic needs for growth and normalfunction, humans can live to 
120 years or more! But
when people toy with their body and pollute it withchemicalized, toxic, unhealthy foods, water and air,naturally the body responds adversely!
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        For Physical, Mental & Spiritual RejuvenationProven Throughout History
father of body chemistr y father of body chemistry
DETOX BODYRECHARGE HEALTHaThese are just a few of the thousands of testimonials we
receive yearly, praising fasting for the rejuvenation benefitsthey reap – physically, mentally and spiritually. We hope
in time to also receive one from you. What a wonderful difference I have felt physically, mentally
and, most important to me, spiritually. – Tully Strong, 
Coos Bay, OR
For over 20 years I have been reading the Bragg Books. In
fact, The Miracle of Fasting  saved my life. Your father was a
God-sent humanitarian. – Raymond M. Webster, S. T. D. M. ,  Chicago, Illinois
A  fast with distilled water can help you heal with greater
speed; cleanse your liver, kidneys and colon; purify yourblood; help you lose excess weight and bloating; flush outtoxins; clear the eyes, tongue, and cleanse the breath. Thanksto the Bragg Books for my conversion to the healthy way. – James F. Balch, M.
The text mentions Dr. August Rollier, Bernarr Macfadden, Prof. Arnold Ehret, Dr. St. Louis Estes, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, and Dr. Henry Lindlahr.
Who are the pioneers of health and longevity mentioned in the text?
Fasting is mentioned as the most effective and safest way to increase elimination of waste and toxins from the body.
What is mentioned as the most effective and safest way to increase elimination of waste and toxins from the body?
The text emphasizes the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet, exercise, and spiritual practices.
What is emphasized as a key to a healthy, long, and happy life?
The text emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet, regular exercise, and a strong spiritual connection.
What is mentioned as a key to maintaining good health and longevity?
The text recommends fasting 3-4 times a year, with a 24-hour fast on each occasion.
What is the recommended frequency of fasting?