Our Publications

Clinical Research

  1. Gabriel S, Ncube M, Zeiler E, Karlsen MC, Goldman DM, Glavas Z, Beauchesne A, Scharf E, Goldhamer AC, Myers TR. A Six-Week Follow-Up Study on the Sustained Effects of ProlongedWater-Only Fasting and Refeeding on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk. Nutrients. 2022 October; 14:4313. doi: 10.3390/ nu14204313.
  2. Myers TR, Saul B, Karlsen M, Beauchesne A, Glavas Z, Ncube M, Bradley R, Goldhamer AC. 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. 2022 May;14(5):e2489. doi:10.7759/cureus.24689. eCollection 2022 May. PubMed Central PMID: PMC9161620.
  3. Scharf E, Zeiler E, Ncube M, Kolbe P, Hwang SY, Goldhamer A, Myers TR. The Effects of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting and Refeeding on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 11;14(6). doi: 10.3390/nu14061183. PubMed PMID: 35334843; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8951503.
  4. Finnell JS, Saul BC, Goldhamer AC, Myers TR. Is fasting safe? A chart review of adverse events during medically supervised, water-only fasting. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2018 Feb 20;18(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12906-018-2136-6. PubMed PMID: 29458369; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5819235.
  5. Goldhamer AC, et al. Medically supervised water-only fasting in the treatment of borderline hypertension. (2002). J Altern Complement Med. 8, 643-650.
  6. Goldhamer A, Lisle D, Parpia B, Anderson SV, Campbell TC. Medically supervised water-only fasting in the treatment of hypertension. (2001). J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 24, 335-339.

Case Reports

  1. Thompson N, Ncube M, Gabriel S, Zeiler E, Goldhamer AC, Myers TR. A Preliminary Observational Study on Potential Effects of Prolonged Water Only Fasting Followed by Whole-Plant-Food Refeeding in Normal-Weight Females. International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. 2024 January; 6(1):11. doi: 10.22230/ijdrp.2024v6n1a411.
  2. Bonjour M, Gabriel S, Valencia A, Goldhamer AC, Myers TR. Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by an Exclusively Whole-Plant-Food Diet in the Management of Severe Plaque Psoriasis. International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. 2022 April; 28(2):85. doi: 10.1089/ict.2022.29010.mbo.
  3. Bonjour M, Sahmla G, Goldhamer AC, Myers TR. Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting Followed by a Whole-Plant-Food Diet Reduces Visceral Adipose Tissue. (2021). International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. 2(1). 
  4. Alexandrakis F, Goldhamer AC, Myers TR. Water-Only Fasting and an Exclusively Whole-Plant-Food Diet in the Resolution of Seborrheic Keratosis. Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 2020 August; 26(4). doi: 10.1089/act.2020.29283.fal​.
  5. Myers TR, Butler GJ, Goldhamer AC. Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Total Resolution of Hydronephrosis and Ureterectasis and Partial Regression of an Unspecified Retroperitoneal Mass Following a Medically Supervised, Water-Only Fast and an Exclusively Whole-Plant-Food Diet. (2020). Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 26(1):16. 
  6. Myers TR, Beauchesne AB, Goldhamer AC. An Exclusively Whole-Plant-Food Diet in the Improvement of Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy. International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. 2020; 2(1). doi: 10.22230/ijdrp.2020v2n1a127.
  7. Beauchesne AB, Goldhamer AC, Myers TR. Exclusively plant, whole-food diet for polypharmacy due to persistent atrial fibrillation, ischaemic cardiomyopathy, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension in an octogenarian. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Dec 17;11(1). doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227059. PubMed PMID: 30567282; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6301550.
  8. Myers TR, Zittel M, Goldhamer AC. Follow-up of water-only fasting and an exclusively plant food diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Aug 9;2018. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225520. PubMed PMID: 30093470; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6088289.
  9. Goldhamer AC, Gershfeld N, Goldman DM, Myers TR. Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Long-term relief from chronic posttraumatic headache after water-only fasting and an exclusively plant foods diet. Alternative and Complementary Therapies.. 2017 August; 23(4):129. doi: 10.1089/act.2019.29257.trm.
  10. Goldhamer AC, Klaper M, Foorohar A, Myers TR. Water-only fasting and an exclusively plant foods diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Dec 10;2015. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211582. PubMed PMID: 26655228; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4680557.
  11. Gershfeld N, Sultana P, Goldhamer AC. A case of nonpharmacologic conservative management of suspected uncomplicated subacute appendicitis in an adult male. (2011). J Altern Complement Med. 17, 275-277.

Textbook Chapters

  1. Myers T.R.; Goldhamer A.C.. Fasting. (2020). In: Textbook of Natural Medicine. 5 ed. Pizzorno JE, Murray MT, editors. London, England: Churchill Livingstone; Chapter 37; p.293.

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