#260: Fasting Series — Extended Water-Only Fasting to Treat Disease with Dr. Alan Goldhamer
"There's more understanding that people are getting sick and dying needlessly from diet excess consequences and that fasting may be perhaps one of the most effective ways of reversing the consequences of dietary excess." –Dr. Alan Goldhamer
In this episode within the fasting series of Veggie Doctor Radio, I interview fasting expert and founder of TrueNorth Health Center, Dr. Alan Goldhamer, about the powerful effects of water-only fasting to treat disease and why WHAT we eat is so important.
Dr. Yami’s Episode Takeaways:
Everyone should fast 12-16 hours per day between their last meal to their first meal
Fix WHAT you’re eating before delving into fasting
Salt, Oil, and Sugar all increase the likelihood of excess energy intake
Fasting should be medically supervised
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Dr. Alan Goldhamer
More about my honored guest:
Dr. Alan Goldhamer is one of the world’s leading experts on medically supervised, water-only fasting. Articulate, inspiring, and energetic, he is a frequent lecturer and speaker on fasting, diet, and treatment of chronic diseases to achieve optimum health. In 1984, Dr. Goldhamer founded and became Director of TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, California; since then, he has supervised the fasting and care of more than 20,000 patients. TrueNorth Health is a multidiscipline practice that includes doctors of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, and psychology. Its healthcare providers treat patients with conditions ranging from high blood pressure and diabetes to autoimmune disorders and lymphoma. The Center is the largest facility in the world specializing in medically supervised, water-only fasting and one of the premier training facilities for doctors to gain certification in the supervision of therapeutic fasting. TrueNorth Health utilizes a nutritional medicine approach based on an exclusively whole-plant-food diet free of added salt, oil, and sugar (SOS). The Center is affiliated with the TrueNorth Health Foundation, whose mission is to expand evidence-based knowledge of how medically supervised, water-only fasting and diet impact human health; train clinicians in the use of these interventions; and share its findings with researchers and the public.
Dr. Goldhamer is the author of The Health Promoting Cookbook and co-author of The Pleasure Trap—Mastering the Hidden Force That Undermines Health and Happiness. He is also the principle author of two landmark studies that showed evidence of the benefits of water-only fasting, as well as numerous case reports published in peer reviewed indexed journals evaluating the effects of water-only fasting in the treatment of a variety of conditions. Truenorthhealthfoundation.org
The following podcast series is intended to provide education about the potential health and longevity benefits of different forms of fasting including time restricted eating, intermittent fasting and extended water only fasting. Please be aware that in this series we will be discussing different forms of fasting and food restriction and in some cases references to body size and weight may be mentioned. This material and these methods are not appropriate for children, pregnant people or people with certain medical conditions. Please do not attempt these practices without medical supervision as it could be very dangerous. These concepts may also be triggering for people with disordered eating and eating disorders so please practice discretion before listening to these episodes. The information on this blog, website and podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace careful evaluation and treatment. If you have concerns about your or your child’s eating, nutrition or growth, consult a doctor.
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