Contributor

Leo Galland M.D.

Director, Foundation for Integrated Medicine

Leo Galland, MD, a board-certified internist, practicing in New York City, is recognized as a world leader in integrative and functional medicine. Educated at Harvard University and the NYU School of Medicine, he won the Linus Pauling Award for his trailblazing vision that created a bold new approach toward healing for thousands of doctors. He has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on the Dr. Oz Show, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox. Dr. Galland is recognized in The Leading Physicians of the World and America’s Top Doctors. Dr. Galland is the author of severeal ppular books, most recently The Allergy Solution: The Surprising, Hidden Truth about Why You Are Sick and How to Get Well,(Please hyperlink to the book on amazon:http://www.amazon.com/The-Allergy-Solution-Surprising-Hidden/dp/1401949398), co-written with his son Jonathan Galland, JD. In this groundbreaking book, he explores the shocking rise of asthma, sinusitis and food allergies, and reveals the hidden allergies that lead to unexplained weight gain, anxiety, fatigue, ADHD, depression, digestive problems, and much more. Astonishing new research shows how each of these is linked to the immune imbalance that is at the root of allergy. Dr. Galland believes in empowering people to balance immunity through a nutritional and lifestyle program that reduces allergic reactivity, decreases toxic exposures, improves antioxidant status and restores a healthy microbiome. To educate people in their understanding of the severity of the allergy epidemic and to help them recognize the impact that allergies play in their own lives, Dr. Galland appears on a PBS special. Dr. Galland has contributed extensively to world medical literature with several dozen articles in scientific journals and textbook chapters. chapters for medical textbooks including the Textbook of Functional Medicine and the Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition.