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A case report in the British Medical Journal described how Ivonne's stage III follicular lymphoma resolved after a 21-day water-only fast combined with a whole plant food diet. But how?
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:
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PAPERS:
Water-only fasting and an exclusively plant foods diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma, by Alan Goldhamer
casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211582
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
Hyper-Palatable Foods: Development of a Quantitative Definition and Application to the US Food System Database by Tera Fazzino
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/oby.22639
VIDEOS:
Can Water-Only Fasting Heal SERIOUS Diseases? | Dr. Alan Goldhamer
youtu.be/D9CoU8m5wyg
The Insane Benefits of Water-Only Fasting: Dr. Alan Goldhamer | Rich Roll Podcast
youtu.be/yaWVflQolmM
BOOKS:
Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery
amazon.com/Processed-Food-Addiction-Foundations-Assessment/dp/0367503425/ref=sr_1_1
The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force That Undermines Health & Happiness by Alan Goldhamer
amazon.com/The-Pleasure-Trap-audiobook/dp/B07FB6VFF6/ref=sr_1_1
The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A Revolutionary Approach to Conquer Cravings, Overcome Food Addiction, and Lose Weight Without Going Hungry
amazon.com/Secrets-Ultimate-Weight-Loss-Revolutionary/dp/B07JC8LHLZ/ref=sr_1_37
Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself by William Li
amazon.com/Eat-to-Beat-Disease-William-W-Li-audiobook/dp/B07NBMJ97N/ref=sr_1_1
0:00 Fasting or chemo?
0:59 Food addiction
3:59 Lifestyle Medicine
5:14 Ivonne's cancer diagnosis
6:56 TrueNorth
8:54 Transitioning to vegan
11:17 Water only fast
15:06 Growing up Guatemalan
17:58 The first scan
20:25 Complete remission
23:36 Sustaining a healthy lifestyle
31:40 Meal timing
35:26 Positivity
37:20 Fasting vs chemotherapy
40:46 Why a 21-day fast?
42:55 Neural adaptation
45:04 What Ivonne eats
46:23 Determination
47:37 Ivonne's advice to the newly diagnosed
A case report in the British Medical Journal described how Ivonne's stage III follicular lymphoma resolved after a 21-day water-only fast combined with a whole plant food diet. But how?
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
PAPERS:
Water-only fasting and an exclusively plant foods diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma, by Alan Goldhamer
casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211582
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
Hyper-Palatable Foods: Development of a Quantitative Definition and Application to the US Food System Database by Tera Fazzino
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/oby.22639
VIDEOS:
Can Water-Only Fasting Heal SERIOUS Diseases? | Dr. Alan Goldhamer
youtu.be/D9CoU8m5wyg
The Insane Benefits of Water-Only Fasting: Dr. Alan Goldhamer | Rich Roll Podcast
youtu.be/yaWVflQolmM
BOOKS:
Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery
amazon.com/Processed-Food-Addiction-Foundations-Assessment/dp/0367503425/ref=sr_1_1
The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force That Undermines Health & Happiness by Alan Goldhamer
amazon.com/The-Pleasure-Trap-audiobook/dp/B07FB6VFF6/ref=sr_1_1
The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A Revolutionary Approach to Conquer Cravings, Overcome Food Addiction, and Lose Weight Without Going Hungry
amazon.com/Secrets-Ultimate-Weight-Loss-Revolutionary/dp/B07JC8LHLZ/ref=sr_1_37
Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself by William Li
amazon.com/Eat-to-Beat-Disease-William-W-Li-audiobook/dp/B07NBMJ97N/ref=sr_1_1
0:00 Fasting or chemo?
0:59 Food addiction
3:59 Lifestyle Medicine
5:14 Ivonne's cancer diagnosis
6:56 TrueNorth
8:54 Transitioning to vegan
11:17 Water only fast
15:06 Growing up Guatemalan
17:58 The first scan
20:25 Complete remission
23:36 Sustaining a healthy lifestyle
31:40 Meal timing
35:26 Positivity
37:20 Fasting vs chemotherapy
40:46 Why a 21-day fast?
42:55 Neural adaptation
45:04 What Ivonne eats
46:23 Determination
47:37 Ivonne's advice to the newly diagnosed
