Richard Kunin

Richard A. Kunin, MD, is a physician specializing in orthomolecular medicine and a pioneer in the nutrition science field. Dr. Kunin has written numerous books and articles on nutrition and medicine, gaining a world-wide reputation in his field. He was a co-founder of the Orthomolecular Medical Society with Dr. Linus Pauling in 1976, and, along with Richard Huemer, MD, he heads the Society for Orthomolecular Health-Medicine (OHM), which conducts an annual conference on nutrition science in San Francisco, California. Kunin is a diplomate in psychiatry, and has been an instructor at Cornell University School of Medicine and the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. [http://books.google.com/books?id=KQxzJ-Hg15gC&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=%22Richard+Kunin%22&source=web&ots=VTsR8Rrz4q&sig=bRq6487f2xHESoA8k7-AKpuhVoY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA192,M1] Kunin is a member of the board of directors for the National Health Federation

Education

Kunin received his MD degree in 1955 from the University of Minnesota, and completed psychiatric residency training in 1959 at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Payne Whitney Clinic. Kunin was a National Institute of Health special fellow in neurophysiology at Stanford University.

Publications

* "Mega Nutrition, The Diet-Plus-Vitamins Program to Prevent Disease, Treat Illness, Promote Good Health", McGraw Hill, 1980.
* "Mega-Nutrition for Women: The First Modern Program for Super Health, Beauty, and Weight Control--Introducing the Listen to Your Body Diet', 1983.
* 'Orthomolecular Principles in Treatment of Persons with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness', pp.189-196, "Mental Retardation and Mental Health", J. A. Stark, F. J. Menolascino, F. Albarelli, & V. Gray (Eds.), Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
* 'An Orthomoleclar Approach to Healthy Longevity: The Advanced Guide to Longevity Medicine', M.J. Ghen, N. Corso, et.al. (Eds.).
* 'He Solves Psychiatric Problems With Nutrition', "Prevention", June 1972.

External links

* [http://www.drinkyourvitamins.com/pages/oc_dock.html DrinkYourVitamins.com] - 'A Lifetime of Putting Nutrition First' (biographic sketch)
* [http://www.thenhf.com/Kunin_Introspective.htm TheNHF.com] - 'Board Member Introspective: Dr. Richard Kunin, M.D.', Scott Tips
* [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=snake-oil-salesmen-knew-something SciAm.com] - 'Snake Oil Salesmen Were on to Something: Snake oil really is a cure for what ails you, if that happens to be arthritis, heart disease or maybe even depression', Cynthia Graber, "Scientific American" (November 1, 2007)