Geir Bjørklund

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Geir Bjørklund (born April 20, 1969 in Mo i Rana, Norway) is an independent researcher, medical/health science writer, journalist and editor. He is a member of various scientific organizations, including The Association of Social Scientists, and the World Association of Medical Editors.[1] Bjørklund is founder and president of the Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM) - an international organization based in Norway.

Literary Work

Bjørklund is best known as an active proponent of biological medicine and mercury-free dentistry. Many of his medical articles concerning health effects of dental amalgam are published in peer-reviewed medical journals, and have been featured in Norwegian newspapers. His more recent research topics include autism spectrum disorders, metal allergy, fibromyalgia, nutrition, and epigenetics.[2][3][4][5][6] He has also written numerous popular scientific articles.

Geir Bjørklund is also known as the founder and former editor of the journals Tenner & Helse (organ for the Norwegian Dental Patient Association (Forbundet Tenner og Helse)), and Nordic Journal of Biological Medicine (Nordisk Tidsskrift for Biologisk Medisin).[7] He was in the 1990s freelance journalist for Sunnhetsbladet - the oldest popular medical journal in Norway.[8]

He has also had consulting assignments for the Norwegian Board of Health (Statens helsetilsyn).[9][10]

Standpoint

Bjørklund is critical to conventional medicine, and believes that the main focus in medicine should be directed towards promoting the healing of the organism as a whole. Conventional medicine focuses primarily on treating the diseases that are already broken out, by manipulating the symptoms - not the causes - mainly in two ways: with pharmaceutical drugs and surgery. These methods can in itself be good enough, but they don't attack the underlying causes.[11]

Awards

In 2003 the Albert Lindsay von Julin Foundation in Helsinki awarded Geir Bjørklund a scholarship of 10,000 Euros for his work to promote the understanding of biological medicine (ref).

References

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  2. ↑ Bjørklund G. Barn med Aspergers syndrom. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 1998; 118: 1567-1569.
  3. ↑ Crăciun EC, Ursu M, Predescu E, Bjørklund G, Dronca M. The status of whole blood zinc and copper levels in autistic children (abstract). Revista Română de Medicină de Laborator 2009; 15 (Suppl): 132-133.
  4. ↑ Bjørklund G. The Role of Zinc and Copper in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Acta Neurobiol Exp 2013; 73: 225–236.
  5. ↑ Stejskal V, Öckert K, Bjørklund G. Metal-induced inflammation triggers fibromyalgia in metal-allergic patients. Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2013; 34: 559-565.
  6. ↑ Jalili M, Pati S, Rath B, Bjørklund G, Singh RB. Effect of Diet and Nutrients on Molecular Mechanism of Gene Expression Mediated by Nuclear Receptor and Epigenetic Modulation. Open Nutra J 2013; 6: 27-34.
  7. ↑ Christensen B. Ambisiøst og uklart om biologisk medisin. Tidsskr Nor Lægeforen 2001; 121:3096.
  8. ↑ Articles by Geir Bjørklund in Sunnhetsbladet. Norart.no
  9. ↑ Bruk av tannrestaureringsmaterialer i Norge. Rapport nr. IK-2652. Oslo: Statens helsetilsyn, 1998.
  10. ↑ The use of dental filling materials in Norway. Report No. IK-2675. Oslo: Norwegian Board of Health, 1999.
  11. ↑ Bjørklund G. Ny giv for biologisk medisin i Norden. Nord Tidsskr Biol Med 2001; 1: 3-6.

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