#horace fletcher

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Photograph of Horace Fletcher mid-acrobatic somersault from his Fletcherism, What It Is; or, How I Became Young at Sixty (1913) — Source.

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I can’t believe it’s already Fun Fact Friday again! What will we learn today?

I have to pack, and fill my word count for the day, and also write a Saturday Note, so I'm a bit behind, I'm sorry, but Today You Learned about:

Horace Fletcher (1849-1919).

[My grad school professor told us about this guy.]

Alright so Horace Fletcher was this quack known as "the Great Masticator" because the dude believed that one of the secrets to good health was... to chew your food to death. Basically, if you aren't chewing your food until it's goop, you're doing it wrong. He thought this would not only help digestion, but that it would make you stronger, thinner, and you didn't need to eat as much because you'd absorb all the nutrients better.

Also that if you eat healthy foods, exercise, and chew correctly, your excretions (poop) would have "no more odor in it than a hot biscuit."

No really.

In case you were curious: yes, science has debunked his claims, chewing is nowhere near as important as he seemed to have thought. Sorry, there's no way you could poop out biscuits if you chew correctly. But I thought it would make a good Fun Fact for Friday.

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Anger and worry are the most unprofitable conditions known to man. They are like thieves that steal precious time and energy from life.

Horace Fletcher

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Fact For The Day

Fact For The Day

During the 19th century, a diet called “Fletcherism” became popular. Introduced by American Horace Fletcher (“the Great Masticator”), the diet promoted chewing a mouthful of food at least 32 times or until it was turned into liquid. He argued his method of eating could help people avoid disease and lose weight.[19]https://www.factretriever.com/

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Masticating with Horace

Having made a lot of money in the importing business early in life, Horace P. Fletcher [1849-1919] retired and became a popular health guru known as the “Great Masticator.” He let people know how they could eat less and reduce their food budget, have better digestion, and get more enjoyment out of eating. His ideas attracted quite a bit of attention in the early 20th century. Not that everyone…

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