Fasting for rheumatoid arthritis.(ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE)

From: Internal Medicine News | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: Walsh, Nancy | Copyright information

History and Rationale for Use

Fasting was a central component of many ancient medical and spiritual systems, but its modern use began in the United States with the natural and physical medicine movements of the late 19th century. Enthusiasm for the practice burgeoned until, in 1912, a practitioner in the Pacific Northwest, Linda Burfield Hazzard, was brought to trial, found guilty of manslaughter, and sent to prison after the starvation death of a wealthy young Englishwo...

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