Fletcherism: What It Is, or, How I Became Young at Sixty

Horace Fletcher’s own popular exposition of his mastication doctrine, published by Frederick A. Stokes in 1913. The subtitle, “How I Became Young at Sixty,” states the vigor-and-longevity framing of the doctrine directly: Fletcher presents thorough chewing as the route to restored youth, sustained strength, and freedom from disease. The archive cites it as the primary statement of Fletcherism and its health claims in the promoter’s own words. It is a promotional and autobiographical text rather than a controlled study; it rests on Fletcher’s own recovery and on testimonial, not on measured outcomes.