Dr Arthur Furst: A Pioneer for Science and for GNLD

Dr Authur Furst was born a first-generation American citizen to immigrant parents. He and his siblings lost their parents to the 1918 Influenza epidemic. Orphaned the siblings were separated. Furst was sent to live with an Aunt and Uncle in Los Angelos while his Grandmother raised his brother and sister. 

Despite his difficult start Furst excelled in school and through his own hard work and determination paid his own way through university. 

Throughout the rest of his life, Dr Furst focused on discovering new ways to heal people. His focus on cancer research allowed him to pioneer research into compounds before the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute were established. 

Dr Furst has also published extensively throughout his lifetime. In his later years, many of his publications focused on the effects of metal toxicity.

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Dr Arthur Furst: Qualifications and Achievements

Doctor Furst acted as a senior member of the GNLD Scientific Advisory board for 25 years. He retired in January 2000 at the age of 65 and continued to meet with SAB founder and facilitator John Miller in an advisory capacity until he passed away in December 2005.

He was dedicated to improving health through good nutrition, Dr. Arthur Furst was the founding member emeritus and 'spiritual leader' of GNLD's Scientific Advisory. He received A.B. and M.A. degrees in Chemistry and Math from the University of Califonia, Los Angeles (UCLA), a PhD in Chemistry from Stanford University, and a Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) from the University of San Francisco (USF) for pioneering work in toxicology. A "Renaissance man" of science, Dr Furst was highly regarded in the global research community. He was reconfirmed as a diplomate of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, a distinction held by only about 100 scientists worldwide. Dr Furst retired from academia in 1980 after years of distinguished service at Stanford, UCLA and USF. He served on the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Advisory Committee for UCLA and is a distinguished University Professor Emeritus at USF. In 1992 he received the UCLA Alumni Award for Excellence in Professional Achievement.

Dr. Furst is internationally regarded as a pioneer in toxicology and cancer research. As a founder of the Stanford Cancer Chemotherapy Laboratory, he researched cancer-fighting compounds even before the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute were established. Almost 50 years ago, Dr Furst made two discoveries that have since been applied so extensively that today they are standard procedures for physicians treating cancer patients. Dr Furst was among the first to demonstrate that chemotherapy drugs could be administered orally. He also discovered that cancer cells could develop resistance to chemotherapy agents, much like bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. This discovery led to the practice of treating cancer patients with multiple anti-cancer agents.

Dr Furst's extensive cancer research led him to study toxic substances, notably heavy metals that cause cancer. In 1990 Dr Furst received the Klaus  Schwarz medal at the International Toxicology Congress in Tokyo. This award is given every four years to the world's foremost authority on toxicology. Since 1981, he was a consultant in toxicology and chemistry to various industries and government agencies. Including the World Health Organization and the Environmental Protection Agency. A member of 15 scientific societies and Fellow of five, Dr Furst had authored more than 250 publications in the fields of cancer research, organic synthesis, psychopharmacology, and toxicology. Among his most recent contributions were experimental models that offer revolutionary humane alternatives to animal testing.

For many years, Dr Furst's research had shown that certain substances in the diet could cause cancer and that certain nutrients could help protect individuals from dietary and environmental carcinogens. Dr Furst sought a practical way to apply his findings for human benefit. In 1978, he found a "perfect fit with GNLD. Attracted by the company's philosophy ("Based in Nature, Backed by Science"),  commitment to quality, and genuine desire to help people live long healthy lives, he joined the business, where to this day he masterminds innovative products for GNLD. To increase the ability of the body to benefit from the body's natural defences against environmental toxins in the air, water, and food. This product laid the groundwork for a generation of leading-edge antioxidant supplements, such as Daily Carotenoid Complex. Dr Furst's enormous talent, energy, dedication, and vision are major reasons that, year after year, GNLD has been able to bring you leading-edge products that fulfil genuine human needs.

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