Leo Galland M.D.
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 Recently identified by the New York Daily News as one of 50 people to watch in the year 2000, Dr. Leo Galland is an honors graduate of Harvard University. He received his medical training at New York University and Bellevue Hospital, New York University Medical Center. Dr. Galland is director of the Foundation of Integrated Medicine. He maintains a private consulting practice specializing in difficult-to-treat illnesses in New York where he resides with Christina, his wife and their sons.
A highly regarded speaker, Dr. Galland conducts seminars for physicians, health food industry groups and consumers. He has appeared on numerous national news programs, as well as leading general interest, medical and consumer health publications and is a contributor and editorial advisor to totalhealth magazine.
Recognized as a key architect in the field of integrated medicine, Dr. Galland is credited with introducing the concept of person-centered diagnosis, where the patient is viewed as an individual rather than a disease and considered an equal participant in the treatment of his/her illness. Internationally-known for his work in nutrition, intestinal health and for his development of new diagnostic paradigms, Dr. Galland views disease as an abstract entity that never represents the full story of an illness. For each person the degree of health, the development of illness and the ability to recover reflect a unique combination of factors that varies from person to person.
His trailblazing status has earned him the reputation of “medical detective” for his ability to identify and treat patients with medical conditions which have eluded diagnosis. His research is on a variety of topics: toxins and their suspected cancer risk for children; chronic health crisis resolutions and detoxification of the body and the correlation between social support, relationships and longevity. They have established him as one of the country’s most sought-after medical doctors.
In his clinical practice Dr. Galland has developed nutritional and herbal therapies for boosting immune functions to assist patients being treated for allergic disorders, chronic infections, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune disease and cancer.
Dr. Galland is the author of Superimmunity for Kids, published in 1988, and The Four Pillars of Healing, published in 1997. In his review of the book, totalhealth science editor Parris M. Kidd, Ph.D. states: “The Four Pillars of Healing will be seen as a landmark contribution to the healthcare revolution that is sweeping the world . . . This book redefines disease and its causation. This is to say disease is a pattern of symptoms, signs, behaviors and pathological changes. Each person’s illness has an individual pattern that can be related to triggers, mediators and risk factors.”
Dr. Galland identifies the four pillars of healing as:
- Relationships—of patient with physician and with others who care.
- Diet, rest, exercise-appropriate and regular lifestyle.
- Clean environment—good public health.
- Detoxification and repair—by the body’s natural mechanisms.
These pillars of healing “ . . . sustain the art and the science of medicine. They support every encounter between physician and patient. If they fail, medical care is likely to be ineffectual.”
The paperback version of The Four Pillars of Healing was published in 1998 under the title of Power Healing. In Power Healing Dr. Galland has added a unique program developed over a 20-year period to help people identify their individual needs for physical and emotional healing. Once these needs are identified with the aid of this intriguing, multifaceted Health-MATE questionnaire, readers learn to achieve optimal health by strengthening those powerful forces which support healing, healthy relationships, individualized nutrition, a healthy environment and detoxification.
Power Healing is an imperative for anyone committed to self-managed natural health and productive longevity. It is a thoughtful and valuable gift for persons you love, are caregivers to and for your doctor.
Finally, the following by Dr. Galland on how to make the most of your relationship with your doctor is excellent advice and an appropriate conclusion to this section. He states: “First, explain what your goals are from each consultation with the doctor. Your agenda and what you hope to get out of each visit will not be immediately apparent from the problem which brings you in. Second, explain what your feelings are about the problem which is bothering you. Your emotional reaction will not necessarily be obvious to the doctor, but has a major effect on how this illness affects your life. Third, explain how the disabilities or impairments which you have experienced as a result of this illness affects your life. Don’t wait until the doctor is about to leave the room to say what’s really on your mind.
Say it right at the beginning.
“There are also several behaviors on the part of the doctor which will indicate if he or she is skilled in relating to you as a patient. The most important of these are listening to your problems without interrupting you and willingness to answer questions and give information. If you are stopped or interrupted by the doctor, which happens frequently, point that out and request the opportunity to finish presenting your problems. Finally, you have to be an active participant in treatment. The patient being involved in the development of the treatment plan insures the best outcome.”.
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