Enjoy my fascinating and informative interview with Dr. Nathan Gershfeld!
Watch our interview below, or listen to it on the Chris Beat Cancer podcast on iTunes or Spotify.
Show Notes
-Nathan’s thyroid tumor diagnosis in 2005 [3:30]
-Nathan’s visit to True North Health Center [6:15]
-Diving into health & wellness research [9:50]
-From engineering to chiropractic [12:05]
-“Being a doctor is almost like being a supermarket cashier” [15:57]
-What Nathan saw interning at a water fasting center [17:24]
-What is a Hygienic Doctor? [23:19]
-Dr. Nathan joins the True North team [24:20]
-Who cannot do a water fast? [25:00]
-What you need to know before doing a water fast [28:40]
-Common fasting symptoms [32:33]
-How he determines the length of a fast [34:15]
-Can underweight patients fast? [36:15]
-Thoughts on supplements during a fast [37:30]
-7 years of Meniere’s disease reversed with fasting [39:49]
-30 years of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes reversed with fasting [40:59]
-What to do with yourself while fasting [43:50]
-What happens in your body when you fast [45:40]
-Why your blood pressure decreases on a fast [47:08]
-Autophagy – your body’s house cleaning process [51:47]
-Detox symptom vs time to break the fast [54:08]
-Strategies to break unhealthy addictions [58:00]
-Emotions that bubble up while fasting [1:00:00]
-The pride, self-esteem and confidence that comes with taking action to help yourself [1:02:05]
Connect with Dr. Nathan:
Website: Fasting Escape Retreat Center
Podcast: Beat Your Genes
Facebook: Dr. Nathan Gershfeld
Instagram: @natedagee and @fastingescape
-Dr. Gershfeld now offers an exclusively remote-fasting program at the Fasting Escape. You can find out more here: https://www.fastingescape.com/remote-fasting
Selected links from the interview:
True North Health Foundation
The Lupus Recovery Diet by Jill Harrington
Dr. Alan Goldhamer
Dr. Doug Lisle
Dr. Dean Ornish
Other experts interviews from the blog:
Dr. T. Colin Campbell on The China Study, and the Link Between Animal Protein and Cancer
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn on How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease with Nutrition
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