Dr Robert Atkins, who tragically died last year after falling on the pavement and hitting his head, has been the subject of innumerable, inaccurate and sometimes ignorant swipes, both for his Atkins diet, as well as his personal life.
The other night on Newsnight I viewed a most innovative treatment by a Chinese doctor for degenerative neurological conditions including spinal cord injury, paralysis, ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and Parkinson's Disease.
As you may already have heard, Here's Health, the longest lived magazine in the UK about Complementary Medicine, ceased publication; the November 2004 issue was the last. This information was conveyed to its readers via a cover letter stating that fewer people had been buying the magazine and the publishers (EMAP) had no choice but to close it.
This past week I was exceedingly saddened to view BBC Watchdog (Monday 4 October) which attacked the nutritional and diet therapy of the Nutritional Cancer Therapy Trust, which is based somewhat upon the Gerson regimen and also uses nutritional supplements.
Since reading Vaccination: A Guide for Making Personal Choices (reviewed on page 61), I have continued to be impressed by the stunning clarity of this little book. Author Dr Hans-Peter Studer and Editor Dr Geoffrey Douch have succeeded in presenting one of the most complex and contentious health topics of today – the subject of vaccination – in a highly informative, factually accurate, yet unpatronizing and unbiased manner.
