Dr. Toshia Myers is Executive Director and Research Director of the TrueNorth Health Foundation. Under her direction, TNHF has developed a pioneering research program that efficiently conducts cost-effective patient-centered clinical research into the sustained effects of prolonged water-only fasting on various aspects of human health.  She has completed six clinical studies focused on topics ranging from safety to cardiovascular health.

During her tenure, Dr. Myers has also expanded TNHF’s educational outreach efforts, including clinician and scientist training. A renowned speaker and co-author of over twenty peer-reviewed articles, a text-book chapter, and numerous popular articles, she has recently co-authored the groundbreaking book, Can Fasting Save Your Life?

Dr. Myers holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Biological Sciences from Columbia University. She has completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the field of virology and the University of Copenhagen in the field of epigenetics. Dr. Myers’ own health journey led her to the exploration of fasting and diet as self-healing practices.  She believes that everyone can benefit from the experiential knowledge about the body that comes with prolonged water-only fasting.

Dr. Natasha Thompson is a licensed naturopathic doctor and clinical researcher for the TrueNorth Health Foundation. She has helped TNHF successfully complete four research studies and co-authored several original research articles and case reports.

She is passionate about informed medical decision making and patient autonomy, and she considers herself a “medical conservative”, a term coined by John Mandrola, MD, and colleagues in their paper “The Case for Being a Medical Conservative,” published in the American Journal of Medicine. She appreciates the logical challenge of helping patients navigate complex medical decisions involving risk/benefit analysis, by interpreting the available scientific evidence. Dr. Thompson specializes in weight loss, binge eating disorder, women’s health, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, digestive disorders, and herbal medicine.

Dr. Thompson earned her naturopathic medical degree, with summa cum laude distinction, from the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine in Connecticut in 2018. She found naturopathic medicine as an undergraduate biology student through the writings of Herbert Shelton, ND, Andrew Weil, MD, and Henry Lindlahr, ND. After graduation, she was thrilled to accept a residency position at TrueNorth Health Center. She became a clinical researcher for the TrueNorth Health Foundation after the birth of her first son.

Dr. Thompson has since settled on the coast of southern RI with her husband and three young sons. She is incredibly grateful to work remotely with colleagues who share an appreciation for the healing capacity of the body, given the proper environment.