Dr. Frank Sabatino

Dr. Frank Sabatino has been a plant-exclusive Chiropractic physician for almost 50 years and
also has a Ph.D. in cell biology and neuroendocrinology from the Emory University School of
Medicine. He is currently the Health Director of the Balance for Life Health Retreats in
Deerfield Beach, Florida (BalanceForLifeFlorida.com) promoting health recovery and disease
reversal via SOS-free plant nutrition, green juice and water-only fasting programs.
The book of his original research on the effects of brain peptides on the regulation of
reproductive hormones was published in 1988. While an assistant professor at the Health
Science Center of the University of Texas School of Medicine, he did extensive landmark
research on calorie restriction, stress and aging, and has published a number of major scientific
papers in some of the most well-respected peer reviewed journals in the fields of cell biology,
endocrinology, and neuroscience. He has also written numerous articles for lay magazines and
journals in the areas of clinical nutrition, healthy weight loss, women’s hormones, epigenetics,
stress management, addiction, and healthy aging.
He has been featured in a variety of books, news articles, and cable TV programs including
CNN. Dr. Sabatino is a past member of the prestigious Brookdale fellowship in Gerontology
and Aging. As a member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians, he is also
widely recognized as an expert in water only fasting and integrative health care. Dr. Sabatino is
currently The Director of Health Education for The National Health Association (NHA), and
host of The Health Science podcast, sponsored by the NHA. He is a research consultant for the
True North Fasting Foundation and Science/Research Director of The Complementary Medical
Association (CMA) in England. Dr. Sabatino is on the medical advisory board of the T. Colin
Campbell Center for Nutritional Studies and is a board certified addiction specialist from the
American College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders. He is also a long time teacher
and student of tai-chi and qi gong. His current book: WEIGHTLESS: Compassionate Weight
Loss for LIfe, and his online course: Lean for Life: The Science of Effective Weight Loss
promote the most comprehensive plant-exclusive solution and lifestyle strategies for solving the
pandemic of obesity.