LUCILLE   LEADER

Clinical Background

Lucille Leader, Nutritional Therapist, practices at The Highgate Hospital in London. Her experience includes being the Nutrition Director of the London Pain Relief and Nutritional Support Clinic at The Highgate Hospital. This clinic was an early pioneer in the integrated, team approach to the management of chronic illness, with a special interest in the management of Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis. She is particularly interested in the biochemically-based nutritional support of patients with neurological degenerative disease.

She is author, co-author and editor of other successful books including this publication:

• Parkinson's Disease - Dopamine Metabolism, Applied Biochemistry & Nutrition (Denor Press, London, UK) ISBN: 978 0 9526056 6 9

• Parkinson's Disease - Reducing Symptoms with Nutrition and Drugs (Denor Press, London, UK) ISBN: 0 9526056 9 4

• Parkinson's Disease - The Way Forward! (Denor Press, London, UK) ISBN: 0 9526056 8 6

• Morbo Di Parkinson - Suggerimenti Nutrizionali (Pythagora Press, Milan, Italy) with Professors Aroldo Rossi and Lia Rossi
  Prosperi ISBN: 88 85852 31 9

• Co-author, with Dr Geoffrey Leader, of the book Parkinson's Disease - The New Nutritional Handbook ISBN: 0 9526056 1 9 (Denor Press, London, UK). It is out of print but has been included, updated and replaced in the newly revised book, published in 2017, entitled Parkinson's Disease - Reducing Symptoms With Nutrition And Drugs (Denor Press) ISBN: 978 0 9526056 4 5. Parkinson's Disease - Reducing Symptoms With Nutrition And Drugs Buy Now: Click Here

Lectureships have included the Nutritional Therapy MSc degree course at CNELM (accredited Middlesex University, UK), BSc courses at Westminster University and the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, in the UK.

She has delivered many lectures on the nutritional aspects in Parkinson’s Disease to Parkinson’s Disease support groups in The United Kingdom, South Africa, Austria, Croatia and the United States of America.

She has also lectured to health professionals and has been interviewed by the BBC and SABC Radios. She has published in medical, para-medical, nutritional and health support journals including the European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA), The Motor Disorders Journal, The EPNN (Nurses) Journal and that of The Parkinson’s Society of the Czech Republic. She also runs private tutorials for paramedical and medical professionals.

Parkinson’s Disease Congress presentations include:
The World Parkinson’s Congress in Scotland, Meeting of the Minds Congress in the USA, The Parkinson’s Disease Congress for Nutrition and Sexuality in Vienna, The European Parkinson’s Disease (EPDA) Congresses in Italy, Portugal and Croatia and in London.

Awards
Lucille Leader has been honoured with a PRO “Quality of Life Award for Parkinson’s” in The United States and the CAM (IHCAN) “Outstanding Practice Award” in the UK.

Memberships
Lucille Leader is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine in London, UK and is Council Member of its Food and Health Council. She is also a member of the The European Parkinson’s Disease (EPDA) Expert Review Panel.

Memberships include the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT), CNHC Registration and The British Society for Ecological Medicine (BSEM).

Author / Editor Details

GROUNDBREAKING BOOKS

She is co-author of the book Parkinson's Disease - Top Tips to Optimize Function
ISBN-10: 0956172237 - ISBN-13: 978-0956172235 (Denor Press, London, UK) The "Top Tips" offered in this user-friendly book, are distilled from the many years of successful clinical experience of the authors, working together with their pioneering Parkinson's Management Team, in London, UK.
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Revised Third Edition 2017 Edition

Parkinson's Disease - Reducing Symptoms With Nutrition And Drugs
ISBN: 978 0 9526056 4 5 (Denor Press, London, UK) This 2017 Third Edition is available now. It is a revolutionary and exceptionally user-friendly book designed especially for Parkinson's Disease Suffers, their Carers / Partners, as well as Health Professionals.
The ISBN 0 952 6056 9 4 of the same title has the identical text.
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AWARD WINNING BOOK!

She is editor and co-author of the book Parkinson's Disease - The Way Forward! ISBN: 0 9526056 8 6 (Denor Press, London, UK)

Given a special accolade by the late Pope John-Paul II. This book inspired the "Quality of Life in Parkinson's Award" in the USA.

PARKINSON'S DISEASE - Dopamine Metabolism, Applied Biochemistry & Nutrition
ISBN: 978 0 9526056 6 9 (Denor Press, London, UK)
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"This book is a modern, up-to-date view of the biochemical background of Parkinson's disease. It uniquely presents the application of individualised biochemically-based nutritional science to clinical practice. It will be of great interest to clinicians, nutritionists, students and people experiencing the symptoms of Parkinsonism" - Dr Nicholas Miller MA MSc PhD csCi MCB FRCPath

MEDICAL COLLABORATION for Nutritional Therapists
ISBN: 978 0 9526056 5 2 (Denor Press, London, UK)
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Co-author of the Italian book - Morbo Di Parkinson - Suggerimenti Nutrizionali ISBN: 88 85852 31 9 (Pythagora Press, Milan, Italy) in collaboration with Dr Geoffrey Leader, Professor Aroldo Rossi and Professor Lia Rossi Prosperi.

Co-author, with Dr Geoffrey Leader, of the book Parkinson's Disease - The New Nutritional Handbook ISBN: 0 9526056 1 9 (Denor Press, London, UK). It is out of print but has been included, updated and replaced in the newly revised book, published in 2017, entitled Parkinson's Disease - Reducing Symptoms With Nutrition And Drugs (Denor Press) ISBN: 978 0 9526056 4 5. Parkinson's Disease - Reducing Symptoms With Nutrition And Drugs Buy Now: Click Here

Articles for Nutrition Journals include the Journal of the European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA), The Parkinson's Disease Society of the Czech Republic, the EPNN journal on Stress management in Parkinson's Disease, New Pathways (Multiple Sclerosis journal), The Nutritional Practicioner, and The ION Journal.

Interviews by the Media in South Africa and the UK about her specialised nutritional management of patients with Parkinson's Disease.