Can Fasting Save Your Life?

by Toshia Myers, Alan Goldhamer

Discover how more than 25,000 patients who underwent water-only fasting at TrueNorth Health Center experienced results that were nothing short of phenomonal. Detailed explanations are presented about the different types of intermittent and prolonged fasts available along with how water-only fasting reverses metabolic disorders, hypertension, and obesity. Also addressed is the connection between eating highly processed foods and visceral fat to chronic disease and the importance of improving diet and lifestyle choices in order to maintain the benefits gained from fasting. Meticulously researched, this book shines a light on this amazing natural and successful approach to restoring and maintaining health.

Genres: Health, Nutrition, Nonfiction

276 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 25, 2024

Reviews

[Michele Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been learning from Dr Goldhamer for years, I’m so glad he finally wrote a book! This book is wealth of knowledge and a must read for everyone! ❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

[Jelena · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is an incredibly useful and well-written resource, but for my personal needs, it had too much information I didn't find relevant at this time. The text is heavy with medical jargon, which might be a challenge for readers without a background in the field.

Interestingly, the information I was looking for—the reason I picked up the book—was tucked away in just a few pages at the very end. Nearly half of the book are references, glossary, index etc.

One of the highlights for me was the inclusion of real patient examples at the end of each chapter. These case studies brought the concepts to life and made the dense content more relatable.

I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to explore the effects of fasting on various diseases in depth. However, for someone seeking a quick overview or practical guidance, it might not be the most suitable choice.

[Maja Skrlj-Tufegdzic · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do intermittent fasting, raw juice fasting, definitely feel the benefits , lighter spirit, sharper mind, more energy, but never dared to do 7 days water only fasting … to risky I thought … now it is definitely on my list of priorities! Just need to find trained Medical Doctor to monitor my fasting and refeeding periods…

[Steven "Steve" · Rating 5 out of 5]

An in-depth and well cited book that describes the science behind water only fasting. There are also case studies based on the forty years work of Dr. Alan Goldhamer at the TrueNorth Health Center. The most well researched and comprehensive look at inpatient extended fasting to date. Well worth reading.

[Iain · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm currently doing intermittent fasting, so I thought this book on longer fasts would be an interesting read. It started off well enough, talking about the history of fasting in different cultures and how well humans had adapted to periods of fasting. There was also a nod to different types of fasting, including intermittent fasting.

I started to get a little concerned about the number of times I was hearing "True North". Large portions of this book were little more than adverts for the author's "True North Health Centre" or talking about "research" conducted by the "True North Foundation". I was also worried by the fact that the authors claim that proper peer-reviewed research is impossible, given the nature of their work. Indeed the book is light on statistics and heavy on case studies and anecdotal evidence.

When more details about their methodology was revealed, if left me wondering if the fasting did any good at all. The "refeeding" protocol seemed to be a very strict vegan diet with no added salts, oils or sugars (their "SOS diet"). They also avoid processed food, which seems sensible. They talked about how patients continued to lose weight and improve their health for months after the fast if they kept to the diet. Well, no wonder! If I could stick to a diet like that I'm in no doubt I would be losing weight. There was never a control group involved who did the diet but not the fasting. The fact that such a diet is either going to be very difficult to stick to or require you to spend an inordinate of time on food preparation is never mentioned.

The things I liked about this book were that it pointed out that processed food is bad and we are being overprescribed drugs when there are other, perhaps cheaper, ways to stay healthy. Unfortunately, those parts were written as opinion with little research to back it up. There is not enough here for me to be able to recommend this as a useful read to anybody who wants to be healthier. You can cut down on processed food and eat more vegetables to get most of the benefits and you should talk to your doctor (as the book itself recommends) if you want to start any kind of fasting regime. Don't bother with this book.

[LUIS YASSER · Rating 5 out of 5]

acercamiento al ayuno

Información suficiente para tomar decisiones muy importante si haces ayuno.
Contiene descripción de algunos casos donde se ha encontrado beneficio directo aparte del tema de sobrepeso. Cosas de microbiota entre otras cosas

Reitero si haces ayuno o quieres iniciar es buen punto de partida a

[B Simmons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!!!

I am going to be recommending this book to my precious sister, two friends and several work mates. Excited to incorporate many of the suggestions. Thanks for the hard work!!•

[Mario Bélanger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Si vous n'avez pas leur de la vérité... True eye opener

The plain truth, easy to read and understand. Il faut parfois ramer à contre courant pour aller dans la bonne direction.

[Nancy Dardarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good content but a bit of a slog

[Linda Szetoo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Read

The book is very detailed about what you can get from water-fasting. It helps you to understand how save it is to use it toward health.