Press Releases

DIABETES CAN BE TREATED—WITHOUT DRUGS:  Julian Whitaker, MD, to Speak on Drug-Free Strategies for Lowering Blood Sugar and Preventing Complications

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — July 2, 2009 — Nearly 24 million Americans, or 7.8 percent of the US population, are afflicted with diabetes, and it’s taking its toll. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, amputations, kidney failure, nerve damage, cardiovascular disease, and premature death. Although most physicians recommend lifestyle changes for their patients with diabetes, they are also quick to pull out the prescription pad. Julian Whitaker, MD, founder of the Whitaker Wellness Institute, the largest alternative medicine clinic in the US, and author of the best-selling book, Reversing Diabetes, disagrees with this strategy. Click here to read more.

AMERICA’S WELLNESS DOCTOR DEFENDS OPRAH Applauds Her Efforts to Introduce Therapies Ignored, Vilified by Conventional Medicine

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — June 16, 2009 — Oprah Winfrey has become the target of vocal criticism for her endorsement of alternative medical therapies. Newsweek savaged the media maven for highlighting “out-there experts” who endorse “questionable” theories and therapies. And medical authorities routinely ridicule her promotion of “unproven” medical treatments such as bio-identical hormones. Click here to read more.

AMERICA’S WELLNESS DOCTOR INITIATES NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM Launches National Diabetes Challenge

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — April 2, 2009 — America’s Wellness Doctor, Julian Whitaker, MD, challenges the nation to get a handle on our growing epidemic of diabetes.

On April 1st, the Whitaker Wellness Institute in Newport Beach, CA, launched
Dr. Whitaker’s Diabetes Challenge, a national campaign to reform national health care by increasing awareness of the deadly and costly complications diabetes brings to individuals, their families, and their communities. Click here to read more.