Talk:Joel D. Wallach

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[edit] "Proof is in the pudding"

I am Dr. Wallach's eldest daughter. My name is Sara Markis and can be reached at Samarkis@aol.com. My father is a very intelligent man that has chosen teaching people how to heal themselves using good nutrition which most importantly means mineral,vitamin,and essential fatty acid supplementation along with the correct amount of calorie intake for each individual.He has chosen truth and compassion often listening to people's personal medical diagnosis's and giving them advise for NO COST! I don't know too many physicians that do that for more than their friends at the country club or relatives!Many people ask "Is he really right???" Well, my reply is: My father is already 67 yrs old-9 yrs older than the average physician according to national statistics!He has mistakenly been thought of as my date at several friends' weddings as he looks much younger than he is!! He has 4 children that have no health issues and are not on prescription drugs! He has 8 grandchildren that are all healthy and not on any presciption drugs!And he has one great grandchild that is also healthy and not on prescription drugs! Two of his grandchildren(One of them mine and one of them my brother's child)have been "skipped up" a grade! None of the family are obese and many of us are extreme sports athletes!I personally do gymnastics and springboard diving and at 45 yrs of age have never broke a bone! I KNOW he is right!! My health and my family's health are enough proof to me!

    • Wait -- Dr. Wallach himself is obese, possibly morbidly so. Just look at the pictures of him on Google. Also, I'm not sure what Wikipedia's policy is on anecdotal evidence and advertising, but the above comment by Sara Markis was clearly soliciting business and I therefore removed that portion of the talk page.Danierrr 05:16, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
      • Forgot to add: Sara Markis homeschools her three children (see http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/02/libby-commutation-washington-responds/ and search for her e-mail address), so her claim of one of her kids being "skipped up" a grade doesn't hold water.
      • As per Sara Markis Homeschooling209.215.55.61 (talk) Except for 1 1/2 yrs of regular(public) school, I Sara Markis have homeschooled. In the "half" of a year that my youngest was in Public school, they "skipped" her up from Kind. to 1st grade.She passed 1st grade and got certificate as best in class. She was allowed to continue in 2nd grade for the following year. Send me an e-mail and discuss like a person instead of slandering!!!!

As my father being alittle overweight-that may be, but he is not OBESE. Again, please contact ME instead of being slanderous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.215.55.61 (talk) 07:51, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

    • This encyclopedia entry for Dr. Wallach is slanderous at best... Dr. Wallach was nominate for the Nobel Prize in Medicine and knows what he is talking about... If you read up on him you will see what I mean. He is not a quack, or a snake oil salesman. -User:172.155.158.64

This article needs a serious overhaul, it started out as a promotional piece and now has gone 180º the other way, mostly by the edits of anons. Needs a more even-handed treatment. --Wgfinley 22:19, 20 February 2006 (UTC)


I would like to remind you that:

The statutes of the Nobel Foundation restrict disclosure of information about the nominations, whether publicly or privately, for 50 years. The restriction concerns the nominees and nominators, as well as investigations and opinions related to the award of a prize. NobelPrize.org

That includes both the public and the nominee himself.(See [Nobel Prize]) Therefore it would be impossible to tell if he had actually been nominated at all. In many cases these are just false claims claims. Oracle7168 22:19, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

 *Dr. Joel Wallach has some of his research at the Smithsonian Institute in Wash.,D.C.
                      http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/zoo-aquarium/ixg-xiii.htm

[edit] Food supply mineral depletion

I removed this item from the list of unfounded claims:

The food supply is depleted of minerals, so to avoid deficiency diseases, we must take mineral supplements

Removed because there does appear to be evidence that mineral depletion is a fact:

  • Nutrition Under Siege (Alex Jack - One Peaceful World Press, 1998), examined data published by the USDA ARS Nutrient Data Laboratory and concluded that a comparison of the data "show(s) a sharp decline in minerals, vitamins and other nutrients in many foods since the last comprehensive survey published over twenty years ago," which was attributed to "a steady deterioration in soil, air, and water quality."
  • Historical changes in the mineral content of fruits and vegetables (Anne-Marie Mayer - British Food Journal, 1997), compared British data over a fifty year period and noted "significant reductions" in the levels of minerals in fruit and vegetables. [1]
  • Changes in USDA Food Composition Data for 43 Garden Crops, 1950 to 1999 (Donald R. Davis, Melvin D. Epp, and Hugh D. Riordan - Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2004) [2]
  • Meat and dairy: where have the minerals gone?, (Food Magazine, 2006) [3]

-Christiaan 14:09, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] trying for NPOV here

Found this page on the list of POV articles. I'll try to improve it a little (I don't know anything about the subject, so help is appreciated). - ßottesiηi (talk) 01:50, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proper References

  • Statements made about a living person should be properly referenced. Negative comments require even better quality references. NATTO 08:34, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
We could start by identifying the authority of Gerhard Schrauser - is Schrauser an MD? From his publication list he would appear to be an inorganic chemist. We should also cite the reputable peer-reviewed journals in which Wallach's claims have been published. I could not find any, only papers on diseases of mainly exotic animals (as expected for a veterinarian with postdoctoral work) Guy 12:13, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Dr. Schrauser is a Ph.D. Address for correspondence: Biological Trace Element Research Institute and Information Center, 11526 Sorrento Valley Rd., Ste. A. San Diego, CA, 92121. It also says professor emeritus - The information is included in the reference. The same question is valid for Portillo : Mr. Pontolillo is a research scientist with over ten years of experience in the fields of geology, organic petrology and organic geochemistry. Just in case you are, possibly, interested in the credential of one of his critics. NATTO 10:53, 20 September 2006 (UTC)


  • I have added some peer-reviewed publications and read the "only" reference you have placed. It is not a scientific reference and when read in toto give a different impression then what want you present according to your world view. At least the journalist is presenting various points of view, unlike you. I agree however that this article needs a lot of work and Joel Wallace is not a subject I know so I have not done any significant editing here except pointing out the need for good references. NATTO 10:48, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
  • I have removed the last paragraph. It was poorly referenced and the text did not reflect the various points of view mentioned in the only reference provided. Some experts were in fact in favour of supplementation , all were in favour of a good diet, even those against supplementation said that there were situations were it was advisable.NATTO 12:13, 21 September 2006 (UTC)