The Perfect Diet: Return to the Natural and Ancient Food of Our Race

First published in the late nineteenth century, The Perfect Diet: Return to the Natural and Ancient Food of Our Race by Anna Kingsford, M.D. is a visionary work at the crossroads of nutrition, ethics, and spiritual philosophy. A pioneering physician, mystic, and early advocate of vegetarianism and animal welfare, Kingsford calls for a return to the pure and humane diet of humanity’s origins—a way of life aligned with both physical health and moral evolution.

Blending medical insight with metaphysical reasoning, Kingsford argues that the natural diet of humankind—free from blood and cruelty—was divinely ordained, and that disease and degeneration arose from our estrangement from this sacred law of nourishment. Her treatise unites science, spirituality, and compassion, positioning diet not merely as sustenance, but as a path to harmony between body, soul, and nature.

Far ahead of her time, Kingsford’s work stands as a prophetic voice for ethical vegetarianism, holistic health, and ecological awareness, anticipating many of the ideals that would later shape modern wellness and animal rights movements.

Complete edition of Anna Kingsford’s classic treatise on natural and ethical diet

Advocates vegetarianism as both a moral and physiological necessity

Combines medical science, spirituality, and early ecological philosophy

Essential for readers of nutrition history, ethical living, and holistic health

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