Science Update

November 2003

Vol. 1 No. 1

Science Update

The doctors at the TrueNorth Health Center, along with our colleagues at Cornell University have had 3 papers published in the peer-reviewed, scientific literature. These studies involve the use of medically supervised water-only fasting in the treatment of high blood pressure and diabetes.

The first study appeared in JMPT in June, 2001. (click here to download the entire study)

In this study of 174 consecutive patients with high blood pressure, all 174 were able to reduce their blood pressure enough to eliminate the need for medication and the group with the highest levels of elevated blood pressure reduced their systolic blood pressure by an average of over 60 points. This represents the largest effect ever published in the scientific literature.

The 2^nd study appeared in JACM in 2002 (click here to download the entire study)

In this study we evaluated the effect of fasting on more moderate levels of high blood pressure and found equally dramatic results.

Our 3^rd paper also appeared in JACM in 2002 (click here to download the entire study)

This paper reported the initial results of a study involving 30 consecutive patients with diabetes or high blood pressure participating in the Center’s residential health education program. The International Union of Operating Engineers has accepted our fasting program as a fully covered medical benefit for the treatment of High Blood Pressure and Diabetes. In this study we evaluated the clinical and cost of medical care and determined that substantial medical cost savings were realized by the Union as a direct result of their members participating in our fasting program.

These 3 studies present compelling evidence that fasting can be a safe and effective means of normalizing blood pressure and blood sugar levels and may assist patients in making lasting diet and lifestyle modifications.

Currently we are planning a new study that will incorporate random assignment to condition and long term follow-up. We hope to secure participation from the National Institutes of Health to further our investigations in how the use of fasting and a health promoting diet may help resolve the leading contributing causes of death and disability in this country.

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