Dr. H.L. Newbold's "Medical Report"?

[chicha]

Newbold was one of the early low-carb proponents, a contemporary of Atkins, with a flouishing practice in New York City. Unlike Atkins, a medical report was never released. Nor private medical information regarding his state of health at time of death. In his books, he chided Atkins for not paying enough attention to the role of allergies (Newbold did not allow processed meats nor dairy in his dietary recommendations). I was shocked to learn of his death some years back. My efforts to determine the cause have been unsuccessful. (I even made an inquiry to his alma mater, Duke Med.) If anyone can shed some light on the circumstances surounding the death of one of the shining lights of medical nutrition please do.
P.S. - I highly recommend his book "Mega Nutrients For Your Nerves" which was published in the early 1970's.

[alaskaman]

That name rings a bell - he's the one who published that study in the Southern Medical Journal, where men lived on ribsteaks for a year and improved their cholesterol beyond all recognition. Hadn't known he'd also done a book. Interesting. but alas, cannot shed any light on his demise.Probably just as well, the fact that he died at all, and of SOMETHING, would prove to PCRM that he was a fraud.

[Stanhope]

I noticed, in an old thread, some discussion of the death of Dr. Newbold, whose books and medical practice were well known to many people here. One member wondered what happened to cause the doctor's death.

I knew Dr. Newbold, and can give you some information. Dr. Newbold was born in 1921. Just before his 70th birthday, he contracted lymphoma. He drove it into remission using Vitamin C and other treatments mentioned in his books. A bit later, however, he got an infection in his left shoulder; it did not respond to oral antibiotics and was so painful that he self-medicated with morphine. When the infection became systemic, he felt it wise to check into a hospital for IV antibiotics. While he was in the hospital, he died from an overdose of morphine. It may be that he continued handling the morphine himself, but became confused and took it too often or in too high a dose. Or maybe someone at the hospital didn't know he was self-medicating. I've never been able to find out the exact mistake. His heart had been weakened from a heart attack back in the 1960s, and his heart, apparently, was stopped by the morphine. He died on Easter Sunday of 1994 and is buried in his home town of High Point, North Carolina. Some of his work was published posthumously.

This was a tragic accident. Certainly, there was nothing wrong with his health beyond the infection. I have seen his death certificate and the only cause of death mentioned is the overdose. He could have lived on for many years had this crisis not come about. He had several writing projects going when he checked into the hospital, and had a busy future planned.

He used to correspond with Linus Pauling, and at one point they planned to go fishing together if there turned out to be an afterlife. If those expeditions are happening, the conversation must be fascinating.

He was a kind, generous man with a writing gift and priceless wit. He was also the hardest working person I've ever known. Even when he had lymphoma, he worked incredible hours on multiple projects. Those lucky enough to have known him personally are challenged to achieve a fraction of what he accomplished and will grieve the loss of his presence for the rest of their lives.


Stanhope