This week, I was planning to write about recent research that found a strong, positive correlation between a diet including animal proteins and type 2 diabetes. The study "Low-carbohydrate diet scores and risk of type 2 diabetes in men" was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. As I was reading through the articles, though, I… read more
At TrueNorth Health Center we see many cases of type I and type II diabetes. Both types respond well to our diet and lifestyle recommendations, and type II diabetics often see reduction in symptoms by undergoing a medically-supervised water fast. While we recommend that everyone is medically supervised during a water fast, this is especially… read more
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors associated with stroke, diabetes, coronary heart disease. One of the primary indicators of metabolic syndrome is extra weight around the waist. The indications of metabolic syndrome are any three of the following: blood presssure greater than 130/85 mmHG, fasting glucose greater than 100 mg/dL, large… read more
Research by doctors and scientists at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT revealed metabolic changes during fasting that could be linked to better health. The most recent study confirmed their finding from an earlier study that was published in the October 2008 Journal of Cardiology. The original study found a correlation… read more
Vesanto Melina, co-author of Becoming Vegan and Becoming Raw, recently visited TrueNorth Health Center. She wrote about her experience for the Canadian magazine, Common Ground. You can read about her experience here.
Time and time again, we see patients at TrueNorth recover from grave illnesses or brush up on healthy lifestyle habits. If you're… read more
Forks Over Knives is a new feature length film that will change your mind about what you eat. The film follows Dr. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn as they expose how what we eat affects our health. The work of these two researchers has been truly groundbreaking in the field of diet and health.
Go ahead, say it out loud: sar-co-pee-nee-uh. The word may make you blush a bit, but it's merely the fancy medical term we use which means a loss of muscle tissue. Once you learn about age-related sarcopenia I think you'll agree that it's something you really do want to prevent, or at least minimize.
The Process of Aging
In our modern,… read more
At TrueNorth Health, we see a variety of unique patient cases. Recently, our medical team treated a case of subacute appendicitis with medically supervised water only fasting followed by diet and lifestyle modifications. This patient recovered from the appendicitis, and the results are presented in the attached case study. A Case of… read more