My Radical Recovery from Late-Stage Lyme Disease and How It Could Help Others

Starving to Heal in Siberia is an insightful memoir of recovery from devastating chronic illness and a practical guide to the science and psychology behind safely dry fasting. The book follows Dr. Michelle Slater’s recovery from late-stage Lyme disease after she had tried every known treatment. In a last-ditch effort to save her life, she found a radical alternative method offered by the world’s leading expert and medical doctor on dry fasting. She traveled to Siberia to undergo it and she was completely cured of her long-term illness. 

Slater’s words offer hope for those struggling with persistent health conditions. Her thoughtful account of personal experiences provides similarly afflicted readers with the tools and encouragement to begin their own healing journey. “I wrote this book to pay it forward since medical dry fasting saved my life,” explains Slater. “As a person who rarely gives out even my last name, I would only write such a personal memoir if I knew it could help many people. I hope my recovery story provides inspiration for others with chronic illnesses to heal.”

As a scholar of comparative literature and president of the educational nonprofit Mayapple Center for the Arts and Humanities, in Connecticut, Slater holds a Ph.D. in French Literature from Johns Hopkins University. Her forthcoming books are The Lunatic and Soul Mate Dog. 

Starving to Heal in Siberia is available on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and other book retailers. For more information, visit MichelleSlater.com. See ad, this page.