A Lifetime of Putting Nutrition First

Dr. Richard Kunin MD is a nutrition oriented physician, and an Orthomolecular specialist with over thirty years of experience in the nutrition medicine field. He pioneered the use of vitamins and minerals in today’s medical practice and was a co-founder of the Orthomolecular Medical Society with Dr. Linus Pauling in 1976. Dr. Kunin has written many books including Mega Nutrition and Mega Nutrition for Women and has plans to release another book in the summer of 2006. With many articles to his credit, Dr. Kunin is well known for his contributions in The Townsend Letter, San Francisco Medicine and other scientific journals and publications. In 1994, he founded the Society for Orthomolecular Health Medicine (OHM) in San Francisco. OHM is a large and well respected professional organization whose mission is to put nutrition first in the practice of medicine. Through this organization, Dr. Kunin brings together medical doctors and other health practitioners to discuss current nutritional approaches to treating disease states.

In Dr. Kunin’s own medical clinic, he practices a strategy of nutrition, detoxification and adaptive support that integrates all aspects of modern preventive health care.

In creating Ola Loa, Dr. Kunin utilized his extensive knowledge of how nutrients work in the body, with the understanding that liquid nutrients absorb better than pills. He created Ola Loa as a means to provide you with the best, most advanced nutrition foundation available.

Dr. Kunin also serves on the Board of Governors of the National Health Federation, a not-for-profit consumer education and health-protection organization founded in 1955. The NHF website contains an extensive listing of Dr. Kunin's nutrition research and medical achievements. Please CLICK HERE to read a more extensive bio of Dr. Kunin on their website.

The Healing Power of Methylation

Click the book to read Dr. Kunin’s long-awaited explanation of the methylation process, its role in the body, and how Ola Loa's products are formulated to utilize the process efficiently — and to your advantage.

Listen To Your Body

This is Dr. Kunin's booklet on low carb diets which includes a step-by-step procedure that will help you to tune in to your body's nutritional needs. Use this information to learn the risks and rewards of this recent dieting fad.

Articles About Nutrition by Dr. Kunin

Autism: Children Who Can't Speak

The Advantage of Drinking Your Vitamin

BORON: An Ortho-Mineral

Cancer Teaches Us Lessons

Coenzyme Q10: A Miracle Vitamin

Fatigue: The Most Common Symptom

What is Folic Acid

Heart Foods, Heart Frauds

Homocysteine: The Key To Heart Attack, Stroke, & C

Iron Deficiency: More Than Tired Blood

Journalistic Quakery

Linus Pauling's Medicine

Low Fat – High Fatigue

Sleep, Dreams, Youth, and Melatonin

Multiple Sclerosis: A Case History

Everybody Needs Milk (Are you intolerant?)

Nutrient Therapy – Strong Medicine

Is Nutrition a Gamble?

Nutrition: Pollution Medicine

What is Orthomolecular Medicine?

Pesticides and You

The Protein–Heart Connection

Sunlight Is Good For You

Taboos and Tidbits

Tea For Three

Thankful Patients

Unnecessary Healthcare Services

Vitamin Mambo Jumbo

Vitamin B12 Megadose Therapy

Vitamin B12: The Mood And Energy Vitamin

Vitamin B12: Under Appreciated

Vitamin C - Dangerous?

Vitamin C Is Hot For Colds

Vitamin E Can Save Your Life

Vitamin K – For Kalcium

Vitamins Don't Work – Again?

Zinc Power

Articles by Dr. Kunin published in journals and periodicals

"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.

Recommended Resource Links

These links offer a wealth of knowledge and opinion on natural products, healthcare, and orthomolecular medicine.

• OHMSOCIETY.COM 
  The Society for Orthomolecular Medicine provides continuing medical education for health professionals and a referral service for orthomolecular physicians.
  
  
• ORTHOMED.ORG 
  The International Society of Orthomolecular Medicine provides great resources on Orthomolecular Medicine as well as online archives of their journal of Orthomolecular Medicine
  
  
• NEWSTARGET.COM 
  NewsTarget is a truly independent natural health news site.  I am very impressed with Mike Adams and the work he has done putting NewsTarget.com together.  To me, he is a true hero.
  
  
• HEALTHFREEDOMUSA.ORG 
  This site is for a non-profit corporation devoted to protecting and promoting health freedom for all Americans.  Everyone should become familiar with their mission to protect our rights of access to natural supplements and to ensure access to the medical care of your choice.