
Dr. Joel Wallach
Born and raised in Missouri,
Dr. Joel Wallach attended the University of Missouri,
where he received a Bachelor's degree in Science of Agriculture.
A veterinarian for 30 years, he worked as a research veterinary
pathologist with The National Institute of Health for The Center
for the Biology of Natural Systems, Washington University, St.
Louis, Missouri; Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center in Atlanta,
Georgia, at Emory University.
Having discovered and identified
the first animal models for cystic fibrosis- monkeys - he found
that he could reproduce their condition at will because it was
a nutritional deficiency.
His find offered great
promise for children with the disease, but when he made it public,
the institute fired him on 24- hours notice. Chagrined and perplexed,
Dr. Wallach made the decision to go to medical
school so he could treat children for cystic fibrosis himself.
Realizing that traditional
medical school was likely to be as repressive as the National
Institute he accepted an invitation to teach nutrition at The
National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Oregon, not even
knowing what a naturopathic doctor was. When he learned that
he could be a primary care physician-deliver babies, sew up chainsaw
wounds, write prescriptions and get paid by insurance- all through
a program that encouraged interest in nutrition, he simultaneously
enrolled as a full-time student. Soon people were flocking to
the college clinic.
Doctor Wallach's innovative slant is derived from
his background in veterinary medicine. Because there's no health
insurance, animal products such as meat and dairy are kept affordable
by preventing and curing diseases with nutritional formulas in
animal feed. When he started incorporating similar nutritional
formulas with people, word got out that, 'If your not happy with
your doctor, go see Doctor
Wallach. He'll treat you like a dog, but you'll
get better.'
Dr. Wallach :"You must take responsibility for your health.
Listen to the MDs, you're going to be in trouble. I'm 56 years
old and I've never gone to a doctor. I was delivered by a chiropractor
on an old Missouri farm."
Background: Agriculture degree, University of Missouri with a
major in animal husbandry and nutrition, minor in field crops
and soils. He got his Veterinary Degree, at University of Missouri
in 1964 and went on to a Post Doctoral Fellowship at Washington
University. Not bad for an old Missouri farm boy.
Dr. Wallach :Key Professional thesis - that vitamins
and minerals could effectively and cheaply prevent and cure animal
diseases. Then Dr. Wallach received a research grant which gave
him his dream. He traveled the world to find out why zoo animals
got sick and/or died in captivity. He was looking for an early
warning species for pollution. He discovered that many diseases
resulted from simple mineral deficiencies or malabsorption syndromes!
The medical profession proved uninterested, despite Dr. Wallach's
numerous published articles. So Dr. Wallach went back to school
and became a Naturopathic doctor in order to help people with
his knowledge. He is licensed in general family practice in Oregon,
where he practiced for 12 years. Now he travels widely educating
people about health and nutrition.
Dr. Joel D.Wallach, BS, DVM, ND, known as "The
mineral Doctor" is the man responsible for shedding so much
light on the importance of mineral supplementation. While growing
up on a farm, he questioned why animals were given a variety
of minerals to prevent and cure certain diseases yet humans had
to rely on a depleted food supply for such minerals. This question
led to a life-long pursuit wherein he studied the health effects
of minerals (or lack of ) on humans and animals.
Dr. Wallach :After performing 17,500 autopsies
on 454 species of animals and 3,000 human autopsies, Dr.Wallach
has concluded: "Every human being or animal that dies of
'natural causes', dies of a nutritional deficiency."
Dr. Wallach has been involved in biomedical research
and clinical medicine for 30 years. He received his B.S. Degree
from the University of Missouri with a major in animal husbandry
(nutrition) and field crops; a D.V.M. (veterinarian) from the
University of Missouri; a three year post doctoral fellowship
from the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, Washington
University; and an N.D. from the National College of Naturopathic
Medicine, Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Wallach and his research has resulted in
the publication of more than 70 peer review reference articles
in the field of nutrition and pharmaceutical research; co-authored
8 textbooks and is the author of a text/reference book on comparative
medicine (W.B. Saunders Publishing Co., 1983).
Dr. Wallach's research in comparative medicine
is based on more than 13,700 cases from the University of Missouri,
Iowa State University, the Center for the Biology of Natural
Systems, Washington University; the St. Louis Zoological Gardens;
the Chicago Zoological Gardens; the Yerkes Regional Primate Research
Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; the Nation College
of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregon and Harbin Medical
University, Harbin, Hei Long Jiang, Peoples Republic of China.
He was a member of NIH site visit teams for four years and was
a member of the 1968 NSF ad hoc committee that authored the 1968
Animal Welfare Act (humane housing and care of laboratory and
captive exotic species); and Consulting Professor of Medicine,
Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Hei Long Jiang, Peoples Republic
of China.
Dr. Wallach is an associate editor of Quantum
Medicine, The Journal of the Association of Eclectic Physicians,
and was the recipient of the 1988 Wooster Beach Gold Medal Award
for a significant breakthrough in the basic understanding of
the cause and pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis by the Association
of Eclectic Physicians.
"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will
interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet,
and in the cause and prevention of disease." ...Thomas Edison
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