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| organization = Tree of Life Foundation |
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| known_for = Spiritual and nutritional guidance, promotion of a raw foods diet and lifestyle |
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'''Gabriel Cousens''' (born 1942)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veghealth.com/awards/ |title=Vegetarian Health Institute |publisher=Veghealth.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-09}}</ref> is a physician, natural health practitioner, raw foods advocate, and spiritual teacher.<ref name=cleveland/> He is the founder of the Tree of Life Foundation which operates the Tree of Life Rejuvenation center in ]. Cousens is the author of several books on nutrition, health, and spirituality. |
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'''Gabriel Cousens''' (born 1942) is a physician, natural health practitioner, raw foods advocate, and spiritual teacher. He is the founder of the Tree of Life Foundation which operates the Tree of Life Rejuvenation center in ]. Cousens is the author of several books on nutrition, health, and spirituality.<ref name="rollingstone1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com.ar/1319715 |title=Poder crudo | RollingStone Argentina |publisher=Rollingstone.com.ar |date=2010-10-29 |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> |
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Cousens was a football lineman in college, and "wolfed down burgers and fries."<ref name="orlandosentinel1996">{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-09-12/lifestyle/9609090407_1_conscious-eating-people-eat-eat-a-meal' |title=Downshifting At Dinner - Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Articles.orlandosentinel.com |date=1996-09-12 |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> |
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He earned his ] from ] Medical School in 1969. Medical school was a formative experience for Cousens, who was disillusioned by his experience there, later claiming that "they actually didn't have a clue about the relationship between how to get the health and how to make people healthy. What they had a clue about was how to make pathological diagnosis. That was pretty good, but to get from pathological diagnosis to being healthy, no clue."<ref name="naturalnews1">{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalnews.com/015187.html |title=Interview with Dr. Gabriel Cousens, raw foods pioneer and founder of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center |publisher=Naturalnews.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> He moved toward the psychiatric profession, and completed his psychiatry residency in 1973;{{cn|date=March 2012}} he then worked as the Chief Mental Health Consultant for the Sonoma County Operation Head Start and a consultant for the California State Department of Mental Health.{{cn|date=March 2012}} |
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He became interested in the influence of diets on health, and began advocating the use of raw food,<ref name="mountainx">{{cite web|last=Rose |first=Tracy |url=http://www.mountainx.com/article/10889/In-the-raw |title=In the raw | Mountain Xpress | Asheville, NC |publisher=Mountainx.com |date=2000-07-26 |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> acquiring a reputation as an expert in "live food" in the United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-109121493.html|title=Nutritionist to present workshop at middle school|date=May 26 , 2005|publisher=Portland Press herald|accessdate=March 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1079233881.html|title=Baby Greens: A Live-Food Approach for Children of All Ages|publisher=Dynamic Chiropractic|date=July 4, 2006|accessdate=March 8, 2012}},</ref> and abroad.<ref name="rollingstone1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com.ar/1319715 |title=Poder crudo | RollingStone Argentina |publisher=Rollingstone.com.ar |date=2010-10-29 |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> |
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In 1993, Cousens founded the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, operating from ].<ref name="marinij">{{cite news|author=Jim Weltemarinij.com |url=http://www.marinij.com/sanrafael/ci_13191323 |title=San Rafael man touts raw food in new documentary - Marin Independent Journal |newspaper=] |date=2009-08-23 |accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref> The “healing modalities” offered at The Tree of Life include fasting and detoxification, a natural approach to curing diabetes, a "conscious eating" program, workshops on modern ] living, Essene minister and priesthood training; psycho-spiritual healing, and mental wellness for healing the brain and nervous system.<ref name="sciencebasedmedicine">{{cite web|url=http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/simply-raw-making-overcooked-claims-about-raw-food-diets/ |title=Simply Raw: Making overcooked claims about raw food diets |publisher=Science-Based Medicine |date= |accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref> The center also offers a program for a raw ] and studies the impact of raw diets on babies and children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/health/kids/articles/0318rawfoods.html |title=Raw food diet: half-baked idea for kids? |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2006-03-19 |accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref> |
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A documentary, ''Simply Raw'', followed six people with ] who go through a thirty day program at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center<ref name="marinij"/> in an attempt to cure their disease with a raw food diet and without drugs.<ref name="sciencebasedmedicine" /><ref name="rawfor30days">{{cite web|url=http://www.rawfor30days.com/themovie.html |title=Raw for Thirty Presents |publisher=Rawfor30days.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref> On average the participants lost 25 pounds, and improved health was claimed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_10_37/ai_n27409825/ |title=Raw reversal |publisher=Natural Health |date= November 2007|author=Daniel Mazori |accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref> The film's website touts, "After a short time following the protocol, their blood sugar levels began dropping without medication and they were delighted as their bodies felt better and their minds experienced a deeper clarity."<ref name="rawfor30days" /> The website ] reviewed the film skeptically, calling it "highly effective propaganda".<ref name="sciencebasedmedicine" /> |
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In 1998, Charles Levy, a 57-year-old insurance agent, visited the Tree of Life Spa. He was reported by his family to have been in good health,<ref name="phoenixnews1">{{cite web|author=John Dickerson |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-04-10/news/arizona-s-homeopathic-board-is-the-second-chance-for-doctors-who-ve-lost-their-conventional-medical-licenses-in-other-states/3/ |title=Arizona's homeopathic board is the second chance for doctors who may not deserve one - Page 3 - News - Phoenix |publisher=Phoenix New Times |date=2008-04-10 |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> although Cousens maintained Levy was sick when he arrived and had a prior infection.<ref name="azcentral1">{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/1009homeopathic09sidebar.html |title=Homeopath patient's death debated despite Ariz. board clearing doctor |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2005-10-09 |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> Cousens gave Levy injections of sheep DNA ("'live sheep blood RNA and DNA,' which is illegal to import for such a treatment"<ref name="azcentral1"/>) or, as he later said, cow hormones ("'bovine adrenal fluid,' a less controversial substance"<ref name="azcentral1"/>), as part of his rejuvenation plan. The injected area on Levy's buttock became infected and Cousens reportedly treated the infection with acupuncture and massage. The infection worsened and on March 1, 1998, Cousens found Levy unconscious. He administered CPR, then called an air ambulance and arranged an emergency pickup from a helicopter, but attempts to revive Levy were unsuccessful.<ref name=phoenixnews1/> The ] County Medical Examiner examined Levy's body and ruled he died from ] (]) caused by the injection.<ref name="phoenixnews1"/><ref name="azcentral1"/> |
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The case was brought before the Arizona osteopathic medical board, which ruled that the medical examiner was correct in identifying the injection and infection as the cause of death.<ref name="phoenixnews1"/> Cousens filed a complaint against the medical examiner with the state Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, alleging an error in the autopsy. The board unanimously dismissed Cousens' complaint.<ref name="azcentral1"/> Still, the Arizona Board of Homeopathic medical examiner cleared Cousens in 2001, dismissing a complaint against him, and ruled that though a patient did die Cousens did not violate any laws of homeopathic medicine.<ref name="azcentral1"/> |
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Levy's family filed a malpractice suit against Gabriel Cousens. The family claimed that Levy had complained about the swelling, pain and discomfort and Cousens had misdiagnosed it as a muscle spasm, treating Levy with acupuncture and massage.<ref name="azcentral1"/> Cousens argued the medical examiner misdiagnosed the cause of death, which Cousens maintained was toxic shock unrelated to the injections.<ref name="azcentral1"/> Before trial, the case was settled out-of-court for an undisclosed amount.<ref name="phoenixnews1"/><ref name="azcentral1"/> |
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Cousens said would have won the case in court, and only settled because of his insurance company: "I believe that if we were in front of the medical board, they would have cleared me just as well."<ref name="phoenixnews1"/> Levy's family was disappointed with the outcome. "The simple fact that he can continue to practice medicine in any way, shape, or form shows that the system is failing the general public," said Howard Levy, Charles' son."<ref name="phoenixnews1"/> |
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