Vitamins Can Harm You — REALLY ?
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Special Guest :
Dr. Steve Hickey Natural health expert trained in biology, pharmacoilogy and orthomolecular medicine |
Examining the facts surorunding the recent media flurry on the claim that ” vitamins are harmful” |
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Dr Steve Hickey trained in biology and pharmacology (Member of the Institute of Biology) before undertaking a PhD in Biophysics at Manchester Medical School, England. He was awarded international scientific prizes, including the Volvo Award for Biomechanics (1979), the Annual Award and Medal of the Back Pain Association (1985), and was highly commended in the Volvo Award for Basic Science (1981). Following his PhD, Dr Hickey worked in the Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital of South Manchester, where he carried out experimental and mathematical modelling of the human urethra, leading to the design of a new conformable catheter (patented, and licenced by Bard Inc.). He was appointed as head of physics on the first clinical whole body MR scanner in Europe. He carried out quantitative imaging of the spine, researched super resolution X-ray CT scanning, and also published in the field of medical statistics. He then took his imaging experience into the industrial arena, developing the first commercially available genetic and neural imaging libraries. Since starting his scientific training, Dr Hickey was interested in the work of Linus Pauling, including the work on Vitamin C and orthomolecular medicine. Together with his co-author (Dr Hilary Roberts), he decided to follow up the evidence on Vitamin C, resulting in the publication of two books “Ascorbate: The Science of Vitamin C” and “Ridiculous Dietary Allowance”. This led to an interest in the therapeutic use of vitamin C and other redox active substances, which they published in two books “Cancer, Nutrition and Survival” and “The Cancer Breakthrough”. In 2005, he was given the Knowledge of Health Annual Award – International Health Contribution of the Year, for his work on cancer. Dr Hickey has a strong interest in the scientific method and the use and abuse of statistics. He is currently examining the basis of evidence-based medicine, with particular reference to the use of meta-analysis techniques. |
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Stefan Chmelik Stefan is a specialist healthcare physician dedicated to offering expertcare and choice to patients through Integrated Healthcare |
Speaking on the regulation of botanicals and natural health products in the EU, where there are fears of the model being used as a template for international standards and guideliness |
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Stefan Chmelik is a specialist healthcare physician dedicated to offering expert care and choice to patients through Integrated Healthcare: combining the patient-centred approach of alternative and complementary medicine alongside an appreciation of mainstream medical diagnosis and support. Stefan is able to send you for appropriate tests and can refer to specialists that may be required if your case demands it .He is past-President of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, lectures at Masters level, a bestselling author and founder of the New Medicine Group, a team of specialists working together in Harley Street. |
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Dr. Robert Verkerk Meleni Aldridge |
Body, Mind and Spirit 2008 |
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