Author Kent MacLeod
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Introduction to Dr. Hoffer by Kent MacLeod:
There are very few physicians in the world today who deserve more
credit for establishing the value of vitamins, minerals and other
nutrients than Dr. Abram Hoffer. His pioneering contribution to the
rapidly expanding field of nutritional medicine over the past 50 years
is known internationally through his more than 500 publications and
extensive lecturing.
At age 85, Dr. Hoffer is as sharp as most of his colleagues half his
age. He still works four days per week at his clinic in Victoria,
British Columbia, and is always preparing new publications and
lectures. His practice, which began primarily as psychiatric, has
evolved to include hundreds of cancer patients referred to him by their
oncologists. Says Hoffer, "They usually come to me when their doctors
have exhausted the possibilities of standard treatment. Just imagine
how well they'd be if they sought orthomolecular treatment first!"
Dr. Hoffer founded the American Schizophrenia Association (later known
as the Huxly Institute for Biosocial Research) in 1964, and the
Canadian Schizophrenia Foundation in 1968. One of Dr. Hoffer's many
books, How to Live with Schizophrenia, attracted the attention of
two-time Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling who coined the word
orthomolecular in his seminal paper published in Science in 1968.
Hoffer's work had a significant influence on Pauling who joined the
editorial board of the Journal of Orthomolecular Psychiatry. This
respected publication, which Hoffer founded in 1972, was renamed the
Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine in 1986. Together, Hoffer and
Pauling published important studies showing the positive effects of
orthomolecular treatment for cancer.
Through five decades as a practising physician and researcher, Abram
Hoffer has experienced the slow shifting of attitudes regarding
nutritional medicine. He has never lost his courageous vision or his
remarkable receptivity to new ideas.
Forward by Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD
I first became interested in Down Syndrome when I heard about the work
being done by Dr. Henry Turkel in Detroit many years ago. He developed
a multivitamin, multimineral preparation with thyroid which he gave to
a large number of children with Down Syndrome and he consistently
reported good to excellent results. I published many of his papers in
the Journal of Orthomolecular Psychiatry and its earlier versions. Dr.
Turkel suffered the fate of almost all early pioneers. He had the nerve
to make his claims when everyone "knew" that children with genetic
defects could not possibly be treated successfully. He fought back with
great ferocity but at last was restricted to shipping his product only
in Michigan with major penalties if he were to send it across the
Michigan border to any other place. Eventually he retired to Israel. He
bequeathed his books to Dr. Bernard Rimland who has been distributing
them. I have a couple of copies. Apparently the treatment is much more
popular in Japan. Over the ensuing years, there appeared to be little
progress in the area of nutritional treatments for children with Down
Syndrome, probably because American physicians were too fearful of the
FDA and their own parent organizations to try it. Then Kent MacLeod
started his clinical studies and his laboratory.
This book is the outcome of his work over the past 20 years. Using the
most modern laboratory tests, MacLeod and his group analyze the
abnormal biochemistry of children with Down Syndrome, as well as other
children who might have Autism or one of the attention deficit
syndromes. When the abnormal pathology is detected and corrected with
the correct use of the nutrients these children improve. They are not
cured in the same way that diabetes is never cured. With diabetes the
patients must take insulin and watch their food forever. The same holds
true for Down Syndrome: they must take their special nutrient formula
and watch their diet forever. This is a small price to pay for the
health improvements that come from this program.
MacLeod provides many case histories of children and their families on the pages that follow.
One must give credit to the parents, especially the mothers, who fight
so hard and search so diligently for information which will help their
children recover. They had to face the usual opposition from a
profession which still believes that nutrients are of little value and
that nothing can be done. These cases are very convincing. If I had a
Down Syndrome child I would immediately consult Kent MacLeod. I wish he
lived in Victoria B.C. rather than in Ottawa.
" This book provides useful descriptions of the many nutrients which
may be involved and how they are used….. If I had a Down Syndrome child
I would immediately consult Kent MacLeod.”
-A. Hoffer M.D., PH.D. FRCP ( C )
MacLeod uses orthomolecular treatment. This word, coined by Linus
Pauling in 1968, has become increasingly popular as physicians realize
what it means for their patients. It emphasizes the use of organic
molecules that are normally present in the body. It does not include
the use of herbs or drugs but these are useful in some cases as
adjuncts to the main therapy. When the biochemical abnormalities are
corrected with the right nutrients in optimum doses the disease comes
under control. In the case of children with Down Syndrome, the children
gain the intelligence their genes have organized for them, their
behaviour becomes normal, they become productive and they do not suffer
the stigma of chronic disease. The improved health and productivity
that results for each child probably saves the country in which they
live and their parents $2 million over their natural life span of
between 45 and 50 years.
This book provides useful descriptions of the many nutrients which may
be involved and how they are used. In my opinion this treatment
approach must be used for all of these children. One day it will be,
when medical schools in Canada wake up and start teaching its method. I
suppose they are still waiting for double blind randomized therapeutic
trials that no drug company will fund because the treatment can not be
patented.
A. Hoffer M.D., Ph.D. FRCP(C)
ISBN 0-9734337-0-1 | PB
251 pages
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“Parents-and concerned physicians-this book is truly must reading!”
-Bernard Rimland, Ph.D.
“Thank You Kent MacLeod, master of Down Syndrome metabolism…To their credit, Kelsea has become the best that she can be.”
-Dr. William Deagle
Here is a sneak peak at the chapters in:
"Down Syndrome and Vitamin Therapy : Unlocking the Secrets of Improved Health, Behaviour and Intelligence"
Chapter 1: Setting the Scene
Chapter 2: Understanding Vitamins and Minerals
Chapter 3: Vitamins and Your Child's Intelligence
Chapter 4: Autism and Down Syndrome
Chapter 5: Understanding Antibiotics and Ear Infections
Chapter 6: Drugs and Down Syndrome
Chapter 7: The Digestive System
Chapter 8: Free Radicals and Oxidative Stress
Chapter 9: The Immune and Thyroid Systems
Chapter 10: The Brain
Chapter 11: A Parent's Guide to Reading Studies and Blood Tests
Chapter 12: One Mother's Story
Chapter 13: How NutriChem Can Help
Chapter 14: Research for Tomorrow
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