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The Healing Power of Water Only FASTING w/Dr. Alan Goldhamer (PART 1) EP 1124

Jun 16, 2021

Dr. Alan Goldhamer, founder of TrueNorth Health Center and a leading authority on water-only fasting, shares his transformative insights on health. He discusses how fasting can reverse serious conditions like hypertension and diabetes, emphasizing lifestyle changes over medications. Goldhamer shares inspiring stories, including a patient who overcame cancer through fasting. He also tackles the concept of the 'pleasure trap' and offers tips for safely integrating fasting into daily life, making a compelling case for mindful nutrition.

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Intro

5min

The Power of Water-Only Fasting

19min

The Balance of Talent and Training in Health Practices

5min

The Power of Water-Only Fasting

16min

Fasting Insights for Diabetes Management

5min

Exploring Fasting and Hypertension Management

17min

Exploring Fasting and Medication Management

4min

The Pleasure Trap: Rethinking Health Choices

6min

Exploring Caffeine's Impact and Fasting Insights

4min

“Fasting is an effective and efficient way of reversing and normalizing blood pressure.”

Today’s guest is Dr. Alan Goldhamer who is one of the world’s leading experts on medically supervised, water-only fasting. In 1984 he 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. It 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.

This conversation was so powerful that we had to split it up into 2 episodes.

In this first episode Lewis and Dr. Alan Goldhamer discuss the biggest benefits to water-only fasting, the best way to fast from the comfort of your own home, how one of Goldhamer’s patient’s was able to overcome cancer through fasting and diet change, what the “pleasure trap” is and how to avoid it, and so much more!

For more check out: www.lewishowes.com/1124

Check out his website: www.truenorthhealthfoundation.org/

Check out his book: The Pleasure Trap

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