TrueNorth Health Foundation

What TrueNorth Health Foundation does

TrueNorth Health Foundation is a nonprofit research and public-education organization established in 2016 by Dr. Alan Goldhamer and Dr. Jennifer Marano to advance the therapeutic application of medically supervised prolonged water-only fasting. Headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, the foundation operates in close collaboration with the adjacent TrueNorth Health Center, which provides the residential clinical setting for trials and hands-on training. Its core product is a clinical research program studying fasting's effects on hypertension, obesity, cardiometabolic disease, follicular lymphoma, long-COVID, and Lp(a) levels, anchored by what the foundation describes as the first-ever randomized controlled trial of fasting for hypertension.

The foundation's service portfolio centers on three clinician-training programs — a Medical Residency, Clinical Internship, and the John McDougall Clinical Research Fellowship — supplemented by a Fasting Literature Database covering 1881–1999 publications, a streaming education platform (TrueNorth Health TV), and peer-reviewed original research and case-report publications. Adjacent revenue and outreach assets include the 2024 book 'Can Fasting Save Your Life?' co-authored by Executive Director Dr. Toshia Myers and Dr. Goldhamer. Leadership is concentrated among the founding clinicians and an eight-person board; the Executive Director leads research operations and has co-authored over twenty peer-reviewed articles.

The foundation's business model is hybrid nonprofit: charitable donations fund biomedical research and public education, while clinician training programs generate professional-services revenue. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Patient outcomes are documented through the affiliated center's experience supervising over 25,000 fasts across four decades, with published findings including ~90% of hypertensive patients achieving blood pressure <140/90 mmHg and a 93% reduction in antihypertensive medication use sustained at twelve-week follow-up. Serious adverse events were reported at 0.002% across the 768-visit safety analysis.

Name

TrueNorth Health Foundation

Legal name

TrueNorth Health Foundation

Website

https://truenorthhealthfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TrueNorth Health Foundation is a nonprofit research organization in Santa Rosa, California that runs clinical trials and trains clinicians on medically supervised water-only fasting, publishing peer-reviewed studies on hypertension, obesity, and cardiometabolic health alongside its affiliated residential TrueNorth Health Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Fasting medicine
• Physician training programs
• Nutrition research
• Nonprofit biomedical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Rosa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation relies on generous donations to support biomedical research and public education initiatives. The foundation is a nonprofit organization established for research and public education purposes.
2. Training Program Fees: Fees from clinician training programs including Medical Residency, Clinical Internship, and Clinical Research Fellowship programs that provide comprehensive didactic and practical training for doctors, medical students, and scientists.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TrueNorth Health Foundation is a nonprofit research organization that conducts clinical research on medically supervised water-only fasting as a treatment for chronic conditions. It operates physician training programs (medical residency, clinical internship, and clinical research fellowship) and maintains the Fasting Life Data medical literature database, supported by donations and grants.

Product overview

TrueNorth Health Foundation operates as a nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to advancing the therapeutic application of prolonged water-only fasting. The Foundation's portfolio consists of a clinical research program conducting patient-centered trials on fasting interventions, complemented by clinician training programs including Medical Residency, Clinical Internship, and a Clinical Research Fellowship. Key resources include a Fasting Literature Database spanning 1881-1999 and TrueNorth Health TV educational content. The Foundation disseminates findings through Original Research Publications and Case Reports in peer-reviewed journals, and has published the book 'Can Fasting Save Your Life?' The organization collaborates with TrueNorth Health Center for residential clinical supervision and training delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TrueNorth Health TV: A television/streaming platform for health-promoting content related to fasting and whole-plant-food diet.

Products and services

• Medical Residency Training Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 90% of hypertensive patients achieved blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg with average reduction of 37/13 mm Hg
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TrueNorth Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrueNorth Health Foundation operates in close collaboration with TrueNorth Health Center, a residential health education program founded by Dr. Alan Goldhamer. The center provides the clinical setting for the foundation's research programs and clinician training. The foundation was established by Drs. Goldhamer and Marano in 2016 specifically to conduct research and public education to support the beneficial work the center does for its patients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/truenorthhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/truenorth-health-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/truenorthhealthfoundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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