Alan C. Logan

Alan C. Logan N.D. is a naturopathic doctor, independent researcher and consulting science writer : his focus is on nutritional and environmental variables, particularly those operating in the context of urbanization and biodiversity loss. A list of his scientific contributions can be found here. Alan (and his co-authors) are often cited for the original 2003 and 2005 Medical Hypotheses papers - the first scientific framework suggesting that lactic acid bacteria, probiotics and other friendly microbes could influence human behavior and mental outlook. These papers have spawned further discoveries and the astonishing implications of the gut-brain and even the gut-brain-skin connections. Alan has frequently been invited to present research the in mind-body medicine courses offered by Harvard's School of Continuing Medical Education (Benson-Henry Institute courses). Various topics covered in the presentations have included - The Placebo and Dietary Supplements, Exploration of Food and Mood, and Vitamin G: The Medicinal Aspects of Green Space. He is on the Executive Committee of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research and the Scientific Board of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine Eva and Alan are Scientific Board Members of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine. -INFOM.org