"Carbohydrates are the real dietary culprit, not fat. Carbohydrates lead to increased insulin, causing weight gain and a wide array of health problems."
—Ward Dean, M.D.
Co-author
Smart Drugs & Nutrients
About the Authors:
John Morgenthaler has been active in the field of nutritional medicine since 1986 when he launched a business that assisted AIDS groups in sourcing hard-to-get, experimental treatments. One of those treatments was DHEA, which did not become an over-the-counter nutritional supplement until 1995.
In 1990, John teamed up with Ward Dean, M.D. to create the book
Smart Drugs & Nutrients, which became an international bestseller. The book shocked and offended people on both sides of the "drugs versus nutrients" divide because it did not take sides. The book discussed many pharmacological tools that are effective and particularly safe, and discussed many beneficial nutrients that have solid science behind them. The tension between these two camps was so strong that health food stores initially refused to carry the book.
The controversy put John in the limelight. He appeared on the
Today Show,
Larry King Live, 20/20, and
Phil Donahue, and was interviewed in
Time, Newsweek,
Playboy, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Details, and
Cosmopolitan.
It was this book that launched Smart Publications, John’s publishing company, which to this day remains neutral and unbiased in the “drugs versus nutrients” debate.
Over the next few years John co-authored several other books including
Smart Drugs II, Stop the FDA,
Better Sex Through Chemistry,
Natural Hormone Replacement for Women over 45 with
Jonathan Wright, M.D., and GHB: The Natural Mood Enhancer. He has also published articles in respected alternative medicine journals such as the
Townsend Letter.
In 1995, John co-founded a nutritional supplement company and in three years built it up to a $4 million per year operation before selling his shares.
Since then, John and his team of editors and researchers at Smart Publications have dedicated themselves to reviewing, interpreting, publishing, and disseminating the latest discoveries and breakthroughs in nutrition and medical science. His monthly newsletter,
Smart Publications Health & Wellness Update, has an impressive track record in regards to alerting the public to both the benefits and possible dangers of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements, as well as to the larger issues that surround the healthcare industry.
John, through Smart Publications, was one of the first to promote the use of bio-identical hormones for women over 45 in place of the much more dangerous synthetic analogs.
However, he is quick to add that he is not all about good news – the negative scientific results are just as important. For instance, John was the first to widely announce the dangers of saw palmetto and the possible negative effects of high doses of alpha tocopheral (a vitamin E isomer), beta carotene (a vitamin A), and riboflavin (B2).
Today, John travels the world looking for breakthrough nutraceuticals and anti-aging therapies. He also continues to publish cutting-edge nutrition and medical science books and periodicals.
John and his family reside in Petuluma, California. He keeps fit by surfing, hiking, playing tennis, snowboarding, and trying to keep up with his three young boys… and, of course, by sticking to a good diet and his extensive regimen of health enhancing nutrients, bio-identical hormones, and smart drugs.
Mia Simms is the author of several health and fitness publications. She has extensive experience researching and writing for the nutrition industry, as well as for distinguished life-extension physicians. She currently lives in Northern California, where she works as a writer, nutritional consultant, and personal fitness trainer.
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