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Abram Hoffer (November 11, 1917 – May 27, 2009) was a Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist known for his "adrenochrome hypothesis" of schizoaffective disorders. According to Hoffer, megavitamin therapy and other nutritional interventions are potentially effective treatments for cancer and schizophrenia .
Jan 17, 2019 · Dr. Hoffer and his team focused on schizophrenia, documenting the first double-blind placebo-controlled research studies in psychiatry, describing their hypotheses, discoveries and treatment regimens.
Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD. (1917—2009) « Directory. Biography. Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, became a pioneering psychiatrist over 50 years ago when he successfully applied the life science of biochemistry to the art of psychiatry.
Nov 11, 2015 · Over his 60-year career as a biochemist, physician, psychiatrist, author and public educator, Dr. Abram Hoffer restored thousands of beautiful minds, co-founded orthomolecular medicine and wrote 36 books.
Abram Hoffer, Ph.D., M.D., became a pioneering psychiatrist over 50 years ago when he successfully applied the life science of biochemistry to the art of psy-chiatry.
Mar 20, 2017 · This idea was first formulated by Dr. Abram Hoffer, a Canadian psychiatrist whose pursuit of science began with a degree in agricultural chemistry from the University of Saskatchewan, followed by a PhD in biochemistry, and finally a medical degree from the University of Alberta.
Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD. Sheila Rogers, MS, Director of ACN: When I was developing the advisory board for ACN Latitudes, I asked a medical editor whom he would recommend as an expert in nutrition. He immediately replied, “Well, of course there’s Abram Hoffer. He’s the best. But he’s also the biggest. I don’t know if he would agree to it.”
Aug 11, 2006 · No Canadian psychiatrist has been simultaneously more dogged by controversy and more beloved by his patients than Victoria’s Dr. Abram Hoffer. In an era when most psychiatrists believe in medicating for life, Hoffer has been a one-man “underground railroad” helping unchain patients from tranquillizing drugs.
Feed Your Head. There is another documentary (45 min.), more exclusively about the life and work of Dr. Hoffer, called “Feed Your Head”. “Shot across Canada from 2006 to 2009, the film tells the story of Dr. Hoffer and Humphry Osmond, who met in 1951 and embarked on a quest to find a cure for schizophrenia.
Abram Hoffer, Ph.D., (November 11, 1917 – May 27, 2009), was a Canadian psychiatrist known for his work with nutrition, schizophrenia, and cancer. He is considered to be the father of Orthomolecular Medicine.
