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Follow-up of water-only fasting and an exclusively plant food diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma

Here we present a 3-year follow-up report of a case that was originally published in BMJ Case Reports in December 2015.1 Briefly, a 42-year-old woman presented to her primary physician with a palpable mass in her right inguinal region and was subsequently diagnosed with stage IIIa, grade 1 follicular lymphoma (FL). In November 2014, the patient… read more

British Medical Journal Publishes Report from TNH on the Successful Treatment of Lymphoma Cancer with Fasting and a Vegan, SOS-free Diet

This article originally appeared in BMJ Case Reports 2015; doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-211582 Authors: Alan Goldhamer, D.C., Michael Klaper, M.D., Afsoon Foorohar, D.O., and Toshia R Myers, Ph.D. Summary: Follicular lymphoma (FL), the second most common non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), is well characterised by a classic histological appearance and an… read more

Fasting: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

This article originally appeared in the journal Cell Metabolism 19, February 4, 2014 Authors: Valter D. Longo and Mark P. Mattson Fasting has been practiced for millennia, but, only recently, studies have shed light on its role in adaptive cellular responses that reduce oxidative damage and inflammation, optimize energy metabolism, and bolster… read more

Jami Dulaney, MD interviews Dr. Goldhamer (podcast)

In this October 2014 audio podcast, Dr. Jami Dulaney and Dr. Alan Goldhamer discuss the benefits of water fasting to break the addiction of sugar, salt and oil as a means to transform into a lifelong nutrition plan of a plant based diet free of sugar, salt and oil. The message of this podcast is that people can take back their health and get off… read more

Please Help Us Learn About Fasting and Vegan Diet

Bastyr University & TrueNorth Health   “Fasting and Alternatives to Standard Therapeutics (FAST): Determining the Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms Responsible for Adult Hypertension and Obesity”   Please Help Us Learn About Fasting and Vegan Diet   Is medically supervised water-only fasting an effective treatment for High… read more

President Bill Clinton's Dietary Transformation

This past Sunday, Sanjay Gupta of CNN interviewed former President Bill Clinton about his switch to a vegan diet. Read more about Mr. Clinton's transformation here.

Success on a Plant-Based SOS-free Diet

Dr. Alan Goldhamer talks about the basics of health in this interview with the cool vegetarian.

Treating Patients by Doing Nothing

Water-only Fasting: Treating Patients by Doing Nothing - Interview with Dr. Alan Goldhamer from Aron Choi on Vimeo.

Meat Linked to Diabetes Risk

Type 2 Diabetes Associated with Increased Intake of Animal Foods. The effects of diet and lifestyle on health are notoriously difficult to ascertain. In order to begin to tease out patterns, researchers measure many variables in order to account for confounding variables (ie, factors that also correlate to the thing being studied). To further make… read more

Psychiatrist Slows Down For Fasting

Fasting is like a reboot for your system, not just physically, but mentally and spiritually as well. Dr. Walter Jacobson echoed this sentiment in what he recently wrote about his experience fasting: "Although it was a physically and emotionally draining experience, it made me consider a number of things that I hadn’t thought much about prior to my… read more