Foreword by Fred S. Hirsch, IT'S EASY TO FASTMany health teachers and disciples of fasting have long expounded this "wonder cure"-- but it remained for Arnold Ehret, considered by many the greatest exponent of fasting, to give suffering humanity the complete knowledge of 'how to conduct and complete' a successful fast.There are many types of a Fast and most of them are more or less effective. But the TOTAL fast -- NO food of any kind whatsoever -- simply water as desired, is the most commonly practiced. A restricted diet of one kind of fruit alone such as grapes, watermelon, cherries, oranges, apples, etc. and the so-called 'milk diet' are also often known as fasting. Dried fruits, with liquids of all kinds restricted, is a form of fasting known as the Schroth cure.Above all else, the individual who has decided to take a fast must have the courage of his convictions. To know 'how long one should fast' and especially 'how to break a fast' is of utmost importance. Arnold Ehret was perhaps the first of the great health teachers to recognize that 'Fasters who died from too long a fast actually suffocated in their own filth, and NOT from lack of food.' The Faster must know what physical conditions change rapidly during a fast. 'Waste' when in the circulation makes you feel miserable but as soon as it is eliminated you feel fine.Longevity is a natural desire of all mankind -- but only if one is free from aches and pains. Arnold Ehret now contributes the necessary knowledge which if followed will enable a long suffering humanity to enjoy the full life of a centenarian, mentally alert and physically virile. Even the dream of lasting youth and beauty is now about to become true."