2000 Functional Medicine Linus Pauling Award Presented to Leo Galland, MD.Business Editors, Health/Medical Writers GIG HARBOR, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2000 Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Galland, M.D., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , received the prestigious 2000 Functional Medicine Linus Pauling Award Saturday (May 27, 2000) at the Seventh International Symposium on Functional Medicine in Scottsdale, Ariz. The award is the highest honor conferred by The Institute for Functional Medicine, host of the annual symposium. Dr. Galland was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the practice of functional medicine as a physician and author. The award was presented to Dr. Galland by Sidney M. Baker, M.D., Weston, Conn., the 1999 recipient, who is widely recognized for his research in the nutritional, biochemical, and environmental aspects of chronic illness in adults and children. Dr. Galland was recognized by over 600 physicians and healthcare practitioners, who gathered for the conference from more than 24 countries. "Dr. Leo Galland has been an academic medical pioneer, a leading clinical doctor, and one of the primary founders of the functional medicine concept. His pioneering work in understanding the role that gastrointestinal microbial ecology and mucosal permeability have in chronic illness has opened very important areas of treatment for diseases that have previously been untreatable Un`treat´a`ble a. 1. Incapable of being treated; not practicable. . He is one of the true 'master teachers' of the Institute for Functional Medicine concepts, and its commitment to patient-centered medicine," said Jeffrey S. Bland, Ph.D., president, The Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr. Galland is internationally recognized as a leader in nutritional medicine nutritional medicine, n 1. use of food and nutrition as a medical approach. 2. supplementation of diet with nutrients, intermediary metabolic products, and probiotics to prevent illness and improve health and heal-ing. See also probiotic. and gastrointestinal health. He is director of the Foundation for Integrated Medicine, and maintains a private consulting practice in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , specializing in difficult-to-treat illnesses. After graduating with honors from Harvard University and receiving his medical training at New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , Dr. Galland trained in internal medicine at the Bellevue Hospital-New York University Medical Center, and went on to hold faculty positions at numerous universities. The award commemorates the late Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Nobel laureate, who received honors in chemistry in 1954, and the 1963 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. for his efforts to end atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons. Dr. Pauling is the only person ever to win two unshared Nobel Prizes. He may be best remembered today for his ground-breaking research in the development of the concept of molecular disease and the role that vitamin C vitamin C or ascorbic acid Water-soluble organic compound important in animal metabolism. Most animals produce it in their bodies, but humans, other primates, and guinea pigs need it in the diet to prevent scurvy. and other nutrients play in their prevention and treatment. Dr. Galland is the author of over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals describing the importance of magnesium, essential fatty acids Essential fatty acids Sources of fat in the diet, including omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Mentioned in: Nutritional Supplements , and normal intestinal ecology for health, and has written two books, Superimmunity for Kids and Power Healing (previously, The Four Pillars of Healing). He regularly publishes a column in the online magazine HealthWorld. Functional medicine is an approach to healthcare that employs assessment and early intervention to improve physiological, emotional/cognitive, and physical function by focusing on biochemical individuality, metabolic balance, ecological context, and unique personal experience in the dynamics of health. The Institute for Functional Medicine (www.fxmed.com) is based in Gig Harbor, Wash. |
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