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FASTING: BACK TO THE FUTURE

Although the notion of electing to go without food for prolonged periods of time to improve one's health has not been something commonly considered in recent times, fasting has a long and important history. In fact, fasting played a vitally large part in early human survival. Fortunately, this ancient knowledge is making a dramatic comeback and is… read more

Essential Facts about Fats

Separating fact from fantasy about this important subject! Excess consumption of fat is one of the major causes of disease and premature death in modern societies. It is intimately associated with the current epidemic levels of cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer of the breast, colon, and prostate. Though over-consumption of fats… read more

Where Do You Get Your Protein?

The role and need for protein is a much misunderstood topic in our society. In this article you will learn how to better understand the role of protein in your diet. First, let me provide you with a rather technical definition of a protein. A protein is any one of a group of complex organic, nitrogenous compounds, which form the principal… read more

The Benefits of Fasting

IN THIS ARTICLE YOU WILL learn about some of the tremendous benefits that can be derived from a properly conducted fast.  When properly utilized, fasting is a safe and effective means of maximizing the body's self-healing capacities.  The results can be truly amazing. Before going on to describe some of the many advantages of fasting,… read more

Do You Need to Fast?

Throughout history, people have noticed that when they become acutely ill, they lose their appetites.  The early Hygienic physicians reasoned that there must be some physiological reason for this loss of appetite.  Through observation and experimentation, they discovered that fasting - the complete abstinence from all substances except… read more

Therapeutic Fasting

An Introduction to the Benefits of a Professionally Supervised Fast When the body is provided with the requirements of health, including appropriate diet, environment, activity and psychology, optimum health can be maintained.  If these requirements are not adequately provided, health will be compromised. Often, the best means of facilitating… read more

Physiological Adaptations of Fasting

Human beings, and other living things, often have been characterized as living "machines." In fact, the concept of human beings as being sophisticated machines dates back as far as the mid-eighteenth century, to the French physician-philosopher Julien La Mettrie. Early physician-scholars such as La Mettrie could not help but be impressed by the… read more

Arthritis and Joint Pain

Learn how to live without this debilitating disease! People in non-western cultures who eat diets low in animal fat and protein have much lower incidences of all types of arthritis! While most arthritis sufferers are being told that they will need to "learn to live with it," Drs. Goldhamer and Marano of the TrueNorth Health Center in Penngrove,… read more

Conservative Management of Diabetes

THERE IS GENUINE HOPE for those suffering from diabetes.  In a great many cases, unnecessary suffering and premature death can be prevented. This is especially important information because diabetes mellitus is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.  In simple terms,… read more

High Blood Pressure: Learning to Live Without It

What is the epidemic condition that causes more death and disability in industrialized countries than any other? What is the leading reason for visits to doctors and the single biggest justification for drug prescriptions? What condition affects the majority of Americans over the age of 65, often has no symptoms, and is referred to as the… read more