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Joel Fuhrman, MD<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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Joel Fuhrman, M.D.\u00a0is a board-certified family physician, seven-time\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0best-selling author and internationally recognized expert\u00a0on nutrition and natural healing. He specializes in preventing and reversing\u00a0disease through nutritional methods. Dr. Fuhrman is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. He coined the term \u201cNutritarian\u201d to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan.<\/p>\n

For over 30 years, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse heart\u00a0disease, diabetes and many other illnesses using smart nutrition. In his medical practice, and through his books and television specials, he continues to bring this life-saving message to hundreds of thousands of people around the world.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) School of Medicine (1988) and has received the St. Joseph\u2019s Family Practice Resident\u2019s Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of family practice residents; and a C3 Cardiology Global Health Award for teaching nutritional science to cardiologists.<\/p>\n

In addition to his medical practice in New Jersey, Dr. Fuhrman also operates the\u00a0Eat To Live Retreat<\/strong>\u00a0in San Diego. At this residential facility, people from all over the world come to stay for 4-12 weeks to recover from conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to autoimmune disease, \u00a0food addiction and more. They also gain the skills and knowledge to make these changes permanent when they leave the retreat.<\/p>\n

A native of Yonkers, N.Y., Dr. Fuhrman is a former world-class figure skater, who placed second in the United States National Pairs Championships in 1973 and third in the 1976 World Professional Pairs Skating Championship in Jaca, Spain. Along with his nutritional expertise, Dr. Fuhrman has been involved professionally with sports medical committees, advised professional and Olympic athletes, and has lectured to athletic trainers and world-class athletes about maximizing performance and preventing injury.<\/p>\n

Books and Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his hundreds of radio and television appearances, including\u00a0The Dr. Oz Show<\/em>,\u00a0The Today Show<\/em>,\u00a0Live with\u00a0<\/em>Kelly<\/em>, and\u00a0Good Morning America<\/em>, Dr. Fuhrman has educated millions of people on the long-range benefits of healthy eating. His five hugely successful PBS specials, which have raised over $35 million for public television, bring essential nutritional knowledge to homes all across America.<\/p>\n

Dr. Fuhrman is the author of seven\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestsellers, including his most recent book,\u00a0Eat for Life<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(HarperOne, 2020). His other bestsellers include:\u00a0Eat to Live<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Little Brown, 2003);\u00a0Super Immunity<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(HarperOne, 2012);\u00a0The End of Diabetes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(HarperOne, 2013);\u00a0The Eat to Live Cookbook<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(HarperOne, 2013);\u00a0The End of Dieting<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(HarperOne, 2014) and\u00a0The End of Heart\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Disease<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(HarperOne, 2016).<\/p>\n

In addition to his\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestsellers, Dr. Fuhrman has written several other popular books on nutritional science which include:\u00a0Fast Food Genocide<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(HarperOne, 2018);\u00a0Eat to Live Quick & Easy Cookbook <\/em><\/strong>(HarperOne 2017);\u00a0Dr. Fuhrman\u2019s Transformation 20 Blood Pressure and Cholesterol<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(<\/em>Gift of Health Press);\u00a0Dr. Fuhrman\u2019s Transformation 20 Diabetes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(<\/em>Gift of Health Press);\u00a010 in 20: Dr. Fuhrman\u2019s Lose 10 Pounds in 20 Days Detox Program<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(<\/em>Gift of Health Press);\u00a0Eat for Health<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(Gift of Health Press),\u00a0Disease Proof Your Child<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(St. Martin\u2019s Griffin),\u00a0Fasting and Eating for Health<\/em><\/strong> (St. Martin\u2019s\u00a0Griffin) and the Dr. Fuhrman\u2019s Nutritarian Handbook and ANDI Food Scoring Guide<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(<\/em>Gift of Health Press).<\/p>\n

Published Studies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fuhrman J, Singer M. Improved Cardiovascular Parameter With a Nutrient-Dense, Plant-Rich Diet-Style: A Patient Survey With Illustrative Cases<\/a>. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine<\/em>. 1559827615611024. October 15, 2015 doi:10.1177\/1559827615611024.<\/p>\n

Fuhrman J. Dietary Protocols to Maximize Disease Reversal and Long Term Safety<\/a>. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine<\/em><\/a>. May 4, 2015 doi:10.1177\/1559827615580971<\/p>\n

Dunaief DM, Fuhrman J, Dunaief JL, Ying G. Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in Type 2 Diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND) diet<\/a>. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine.<\/em> 2012 Aug;2(3):364-371<\/p>\n

Fuhrman J, Sarter B, Glaser D, Acocella S. Changing perceptions of hunger on a high nutrient density diet<\/a>. Nutrition Journal.<\/em> 2010 Nov 7;9:51<\/p>\n

Fuhrman J, Ferreri DM. Fueling the vegetarian (vegan) athlete<\/a>. Current Sports Medicine Reports.<\/em> 2010 Jul-Aug;9(4):233-41.<\/p>\n

Sarter BS, Fuhrman J. Effect of a high nutrient density diet on long-term weight loss: a retrospective chart review. Alternative Therapies<\/em>. 2008;14(3):48-53<\/p>\n

Fuhrman J, Sarter B, Calabro DJ. Brief case reports of medically supervised, water-only fasting associated with remission of autoimmune disease<\/a>. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.<\/em> 2002 Jul-Aug;8(4):112, 110-1.<\/p>\n

Fuhrman J, Selzer ME, Kaplan FS. A shoulder-facial synkinesis in normal human subjects<\/a>. University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal.<\/em> 1991;7:43-45.<\/p>\n

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Joel Fuhrman, M.D.\u00a0is a board-certified family physician, seven-time\u00a0New York Times\u00a0best-selling author and internationally recognized expert\u00a0on nutrition and natural healing. He specializes in preventing and reversing\u00a0disease through nutritional methods. Dr. Fuhrman is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. He coined the term \u201cNutritarian\u201d to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan. For over 30 years, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse heart\u00a0disease, diabetes and many other illnesses using smart nutrition. In his medical practice, and through his books and television specials, he continues to bring this life-saving message to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Background Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) School of Medicine (1988) and has received the St. Joseph\u2019s Family Practice Resident\u2019s Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of family practice residents; and a C3 Cardiology Global Health Award for teaching nutritional science to cardiologists. In addition to his medical practice in New Jersey, Dr. Fuhrman also operates the\u00a0Eat To Live Retreat\u00a0in San Diego. At this residential facility, people from all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":14452,"parent":5804,"menu_order":672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14451","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14451\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}