Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
We visit TrueNorth Health, where ordinary people, some aging and with serious diseases, undergo medically supervised water-only fasts. Here's what happens to their bodies.
WEBSITES:
TrueNorth Health Center
healthpromoting.com
TrueNorth Health Foundation
truenorthhealthfoundation.org
Michelle Cen's Website:
michellecen.com
Michelle Cen's YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@michelle_cen?sub_confirmation=1
Plant Chomper's Twitter:
twitter.com/PlantChompers
BOOKS:
The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force That Undermines Health & Happiness
amazon.com/The-Pleasure-Trap-audiobook/dp/B07FB6VFF6/ref=sr_1_1
Fasting Can Save Your Life by Herbert M. Shelton
amazon.com/Fasting-Can-Save-Your-Life/dp/0914532235/ref=sr_1_1
Fasting Supervision and Lifestyle Care in the Tradition of Natural Hygiene by Alec and Nejla Burton
amazon.com/Fasting-Supervision-Lifestyle-Tradition-Natural-ebook/dp/B07BGZH5YB/ref=sr_1_1
PAPERS:
The Effects of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting and Refeeding on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8951503
Potential Effects of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by a Whole-Plant-Food Diet on Salty and Sweet Taste Sensitivity and Perceived Intensity, Food Liking, and Dietary Intake
cureus.com/articles/85853-potential-effects-of-prolonged-water-only-fasting-followed-by-a-whole-plant-food-diet-on-salty-and-sweet-taste-sensitivity-and-perceived-intensity-food-liking-and-dietary-intake#!
Medically supervised water-only fasting in the treatment of borderline hypertension
liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/107555302320825165
Is fasting safe? A chart review of adverse events during medically supervised, water-only fasting
bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12906-018-2136-6
Water-only fasting and an exclusively plant foods diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma
casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211582.short
Follow-up of water-only fasting and an exclusively plant food diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma
casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-225520.short
A Six-Week Follow-Up Study on the Sustained Effects of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting and Refeeding on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk
mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/20/4313
Exclusively plant, whole-food diet for polypharmacy due to persistent atrial fibrillation, ischaemic cardiomyopathy, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension in an octogenarian
casereports.bmj.com/content/11/1/e227059.abstract
Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by an Exclusively Whole-Plant-Food Diet in the Management of Severe Plaque Psoriasis
liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ict.2022.29010.mbo?journalCode=ict
0:00 Inside TrueNorth
1:32 Loss of appetite = healing?
3:49 How Alan got interested in fasting
6:14 Are long fasts safe?
7:21 Dr. Goldhamer's training by Alec Burton
7:47 Dr. Campbell's dioxin exposure recovery
8:48 Why do people feel bad the first 3 days?
10:04 Screening patients
11:39 What can go wrong
12:36 Muscle loss
15:29 Make younger friends
16:15 Electrolytes
26:08 Conditions treatable by fasting
29:38 Case study: Mikhaila Peterson & autoimmunity
33:57 Cancer
38:14 Headaches
40:37 Heart disease
45:54 The cost of fasting
47:12 Future directions
49:29 How many patients backslide?
We visit TrueNorth Health, where ordinary people, some aging and with serious diseases, undergo medically supervised water-only fasts. Here's what happens to their bodies.
WEBSITES:
TrueNorth Health Center
healthpromoting.com
TrueNorth Health Foundation
truenorthhealthfoundation.org
Michelle Cen's Website:
michellecen.com
Michelle Cen's YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@michelle_cen?sub_confirmation=1
Plant Chomper's Twitter:
twitter.com/PlantChompers
BOOKS:
The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force That Undermines Health & Happiness
amazon.com/The-Pleasure-Trap-audiobook/dp/B07FB6VFF6/ref=sr_1_1
Fasting Can Save Your Life by Herbert M. Shelton
amazon.com/Fasting-Can-Save-Your-Life/dp/0914532235/ref=sr_1_1
Fasting Supervision and Lifestyle Care in the Tradition of Natural Hygiene by Alec and Nejla Burton
amazon.com/Fasting-Supervision-Lifestyle-Tradition-Natural-ebook/dp/B07BGZH5YB/ref=sr_1_1
PAPERS:
The Effects of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting and Refeeding on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8951503
Potential Effects of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by a Whole-Plant-Food Diet on Salty and Sweet Taste Sensitivity and Perceived Intensity, Food Liking, and Dietary Intake
cureus.com/articles/85853-potential-effects-of-prolonged-water-only-fasting-followed-by-a-whole-plant-food-diet-on-salty-and-sweet-taste-sensitivity-and-perceived-intensity-food-liking-and-dietary-intake#!
Medically supervised water-only fasting in the treatment of borderline hypertension
liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/107555302320825165
Is fasting safe? A chart review of adverse events during medically supervised, water-only fasting
bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12906-018-2136-6
Water-only fasting and an exclusively plant foods diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma
casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211582.short
Follow-up of water-only fasting and an exclusively plant food diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma
casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-225520.short
A Six-Week Follow-Up Study on the Sustained Effects of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting and Refeeding on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk
mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/20/4313
Exclusively plant, whole-food diet for polypharmacy due to persistent atrial fibrillation, ischaemic cardiomyopathy, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension in an octogenarian
casereports.bmj.com/content/11/1/e227059.abstract
Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by an Exclusively Whole-Plant-Food Diet in the Management of Severe Plaque Psoriasis
liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ict.2022.29010.mbo?journalCode=ict
0:00 Inside TrueNorth
1:32 Loss of appetite = healing?
3:49 How Alan got interested in fasting
6:14 Are long fasts safe?
7:21 Dr. Goldhamer's training by Alec Burton
7:47 Dr. Campbell's dioxin exposure recovery
8:48 Why do people feel bad the first 3 days?
10:04 Screening patients
11:39 What can go wrong
12:36 Muscle loss
15:29 Make younger friends
16:15 Electrolytes
26:08 Conditions treatable by fasting
29:38 Case study: Mikhaila Peterson & autoimmunity
33:57 Cancer
38:14 Headaches
40:37 Heart disease
45:54 The cost of fasting
47:12 Future directions
49:29 How many patients backslide?
