Though correct diet is important as a permanent phase of living after the fast, it 
is especially so for the first few weeks or months, when the body is regaining nor-
mal weight. During this period a very high percentage of nutriment is being ab-
sorbed from the food, and if the new protoplasm being built is to be healthy and 
biologically adequate, the source material must be of high quality. If reconstruction 
is made entirely from the same foods which rendered the body ill in the first place, 
the eventual advantages of the fast may be virtually nullified. Once the body 
weight is stabilized, and maintenance is the only requirement, the food will cease 
to be so vital a determining factor, though it will still affect the health in a very defi-
nite manner and should be selected with care. Many are disappointed to learn that permanence of recovery resulting from fast-
ing is very largely dependent upon their manner of living thereafter, with particular 
emphasis upon dietary habits. The fast is regarded as a sufficiently trying ordeal in 
itself, without having to undertake special restrictions or health measures thereaf-
ter. Upon conclusion of the fast, however, such disappointment is almost entirely 
absent. The appetite is sharpened, and pleasure is obtained from consuming   73 foods which may formerly have been avoided. The total uncooked diet not only 
becomes a delight to the sense of taste, but usually affords more satisfaction than 
a conventional mode of eating did prior to the fast. These new-found culinary pleasures are of course dependent upon sufficient vari-
ety in the uncooked diet, as well as interesting methods of preparing the foods in 
use. And they can be dependent to some degree upon the sources of food prod-
ucts. Although poor quality foods derived from chemically treated soil or artificial 
animal feeding practices will provide more flavor in an uncooked diet than they 
would in a conventional diet, they still tend to be rather dull and flat tasting in 
comparison to foods produced under ideal conditions. It has frequently been 
noted, for instance, that fruits, berries, vegetables and nuts produced with suitable 
mulching methods of soil care have indescribably more delicacy, richness and 
perfection of flavor than do ordinary plant products. For this reason, an uncooked 
diet in which properly produced foods are found is a source of particular pleasure 
during the post-fasting period, although it is not necessarily indispensable to an 
acceptable level of culinary satisfaction. So long as correct nutrition is maintained after the fast do the proper foods re-
main enjoyable and satisfying. There is generally no desire or craving for highly 
refined foodstuffs, and even the want for alcoholic beverages and tobacco may 
have disappeared. If change is then made, however, back to a more conventional 
mode of nutrition, this ceases to hold true and many of the old desires return. Ap-
petite is chiefly a result of habit, and though it can be normalized by fasting, it can 
again be restored to a condition of abnormality and perversion, insofar as the as-
sociated intake of food supplies, in adequate measure, the nutritional needs of the 
body. Fasting thus must be recognized only as a means of promoting the remedy of   74 disease and the creation of health. It is not a method of maintaining health. This 
depends, as it always has, with both man and animals, upon the general hygienic 
factors of proper nutrition, sunlight, exercise, pure air, etc. The purpose of fasting 
is basically therapeutic, and in this sense it not only meets the requirements of 
most patients, but is perhaps the most effective measure ever to be employed. Clearly the extraordinary value of fasting has not been recognized by the pro-
fessions of healing as a whole. In spite of the careful scientific work done with fast-
ing by physiologists, biologists and physicians, and the almost universal recom-
mendation of the method by these people, orthodox medicine has scarcely recog-
nized that fasting even has therapeutic properties or has been used for any other 
purpose than a religious rite. The ordinary physician is as completely unaware of 
fasting as is the layman. Hence the purpose of this short treatise. Here we have 
covered some of the important points of fasting, which may serve to incite inquiry 
for further investigation among physician and layman alike, and perhaps to some 
degree act as a limited guide in the employment of fasting for therapeutic pur-
poses. Bibliography 
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restriction. J. by. Med., 31, 575-86, 1920 
2. ALSAKER., R., The master key to health. East Aurora., N. Y, Sun-Diet Health 
Foundation, 1933   75 3. ASH, J. E., The blood in inanition. Arch, inter. Med.., 14: 8-32, July, 1914 
4. BASSLER, A., The fasting cure answered. Month. Cycle & Med. Bull. 4:332-
334 
5. BEAN, C. H., Starvation and mental development. Psychol. Clin., 3, 78-
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tion, Washington, 1915 
8. CARLSON, A. J., The control of hunger in health and disease. Chicago, 1916 
9. CARLSON, A. J., Hunger, appetite and gastric juice secretion in man during 
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10. CARRINGTON, H., Vitality, fasting, and nutrition. New York, Rebman Co., 1908 
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
I Forms of Fasting______________________________________________3   79 II A Short History of Fasting_____________________________________4 
IlI Physiological Reactions to Fasting_____________________________7 
IV Efficiency of Fasting________________________________________15 
V The Complete Fast___________________________________________34 
VI Safely of the Fast___________________________________________40 
VII Symptoms of the Fast________________________________________45 
VIII Supervising the Fast_______________________________________53 
IX Breaking the Fast___________________________________________60 
X Living after the Fast__________________________________________66 
Bibliography TABLE OF CONTENTS 
I Forms of Fasting______________________________________________3 
II A Short History of Fasting_____________________________________4 
IlI Physiological Reactions to Fasting_____________________________7 
IV Efficiency of Fasting________________________________________15   80 V The Complete Fast___________________________________________34 
VI Safely of the Fast___________________________________________40 
VII Symptoms of the Fast________________________________________45 
VIII Supervising the Fast_______________________________________53 
IX Breaking the Fast___________________________________________60 
X Living after the Fast__________________________________________66 
Bibliography__________________________________________________74
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Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Though correct diet is important as a permanent phase of living after the fast, it 
is especially so for the first few weeks or months, when the body is regaining nor-
mal weight. During this period a very high percentage of nutriment is being ab-
sorbed from the food, and if the new protoplasm being built is to be healthy and 
biologically adequate, the source material must be of high quality. If reconstruction 
is made entirely from the same foods which rendered the body ill in the first place, 
the eventual advantages of the fast may be virtually nullified. Once the body 
weight is stabilized, and maintenance is the only requirement, the food will cease 
to be so vital a determining factor, though it will still affect the health in a very defi-
nite manner and should be selected with care. Many are disappointed to learn that permanence of recovery resulting from fast-
ing is very largely dependent upon their manner of living thereafter, with particular 
emphasis upon dietary habits. The fast is regarded as a sufficiently trying ordeal in 
itself, without having to undertake special restrictions or health measures thereaf-
ter. Upon conclusion of the fast, however, such disappointment is almost entirely 
absent. The appetite is sharpened, and pleasure is obtained from consuming   73 foods which may formerly have been avoided. The total uncooked diet not only 
becomes a delight to the sense of taste, but usually affords more satisfaction than 
a conventional mode of eating did prior to the fast. These new-found culinary pleasures are of course dependent upon sufficient vari-
ety in the uncooked diet, as well as interesting methods of preparing the foods in 
use. And they can be dependent to some degree upon the sources of food prod-
ucts. Although poor quality foods derived from chemically treated soil or artificial 
animal feeding practices will provide more flavor in an uncooked diet than they 
would in a conventional diet, they still tend to be rather dull and flat tasting in 
comparison to foods produced under ideal conditions. It has frequently been 
noted, for instance, that fruits, berries, vegetables and nuts produced with suitable 
mulching methods of soil care have indescribably more delicacy, richness and 
perfection of flavor than do ordinary plant products. For this reason, an uncooked 
diet in which properly produced foods are found is a source of particular pleasure 
during the post-fasting period, although it is not necessarily indispensable to an 
acceptable level of culinary satisfaction. So long as correct nutrition is maintained after the fast do the proper foods re-
main enjoyable and satisfying. There is generally no desire or craving for highly 
refined foodstuffs, and even the want for alcoholic beverages and tobacco may 
have disappeared. If change is then made, however, back to a more conventional 
mode of nutrition, this ceases to hold true and many of the old desires return. Ap-
petite is chiefly a result of habit, and though it can be normalized by fasting, it can 
again be restored to a condition of abnormality and perversion, insofar as the as-
sociated intake of food supplies, in adequate measure, the nutritional needs of the 
body. Fasting thus must be recognized only as a means of promoting the remedy of   74 disease and the creation of health. It is not a method of maintaining health. This 
depends, as it always has, with both man and animals, upon the general hygienic 
factors of proper nutrition, sunlight, exercise, pure air, etc. The purpose of fasting 
is basically therapeutic, and in this sense it not only meets the requirements of 
most patients, but is perhaps the most effective measure ever to be employed. Clearly the extraordinary value of fasting has not been recognized by the pro-
fessions of healing as a whole. In spite of the careful scientific work done with fast-
ing by physiologists, biologists and physicians, and the almost universal recom-
mendation of the method by these people, orthodox medicine has scarcely recog-
nized that fasting even has therapeutic properties or has been used for any other 
purpose than a religious rite. The ordinary physician is as completely unaware of 
fasting as is the layman. Hence the purpose of this short treatise. Here we have 
covered some of the important points of fasting, which may serve to incite inquiry 
for further investigation among physician and layman alike, and perhaps to some 
degree act as a limited guide in the employment of fasting for therapeutic pur-
poses. Bibliography 
1. ALLEN. , F N. , Control of experimental diabetes by fasting and total dietary 
restriction. J. by. Med. , 31, 575-86, 1920 
2. ALSAKER. , R. , The master key to health. East Aurora. , N. Y, Sun-Diet Health 
Foundation, 1933   75 3. ASH, J. E. , The blood in inanition. Arch, inter.
The importance of high-quality nutrition.
What is the primary concern during the first few weeks or months after a fast?
The remedy of disease and the creation of health.
According to the text, what is the primary goal of fasting?
A healthy and balanced diet.
What is emphasized as crucial for a successful recovery after a fast?
No, as the body may revert back to its previous unhealthy state.
Can the benefits of fasting be maintained by simply returning to a conventional diet?
To serve as a guide for further research on the topic of fasting and its applications.
What is the main purpose of the bibliography provided in the text?