Gabriel Cousens / Tree of Life Center
Arizona-based 'spiritual nutrition' and fasting retreat centre founded by Gabriel Cousens. Multiple documented patient deaths during extreme fasts and licence-related disputes.
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BITE breakdown
0 — Arizona-based 'spiritual fasting' centre; documented patient deaths and licence disputes.
Profile facts
In context
Tree of Life Center in Patagonia, Arizona offers extreme raw-food and fasting retreats marketed as cures for diabetes and other conditions. Multiple documented patient deaths during fasts. Cousens is a licensed MD but has faced multiple licence disputes and disciplinary actions.
Key control doctrines
- Spiritual-nutrition raw-food framework
- Extreme fasting protocols
Legal cases & controversies
- Multiple Arizona medical-board disputes
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Timeline
- 1994Tree of Life founded
- 2010s+Multiple patient-death disputes
Sources
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