About the Author


Harold D. Foster, PhD, was born and educated in England. He specialized in geology and geography, earning a BSc in 1964 from University College London and a PhD in 1968 from London University. He is a Canadian by choice, and has been a faculty member in the Department of Geography, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, since 1967.

A tenured professor, Dr Foster has authored or edited some 235 publications, the majority of which focus on reducing disaster losses or identifying the causes of chronic disease or longevity. He has published hypotheses on the origins of numerous diseases including myocardial infarction, SIDS, cancer, diabetes, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and stroke.

His numerous books include:

  • Disaster Planning: The Preservation of Life and Property (Springer Verlag, New York, 1980)

  • Reducing Cancer Mortality: A Geographical Perspective (Western Geographical Press, Victoria, 1986)

  • The Ozymandias Principles: Thirty-one Strategies for Surviving Change (Southdowne Press, Victoria, 1997)

  • What Really Causes AIDS (Trafford Publishing, Victoria, 2002; see review in NEXUS 10/05)

His new book, What Really Causes Schizophrenia, is to be published by Trafford in late 2003.

Harold Foster is a member of the Explorers Club as well as several academic organizations including The New York Academy of Sciences, The Royal Geographical Society and The Royal Society of Literature. He is also the editor of both the International and Canadian Western Geographical Series and is a member of the boards of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine and the International Schizophrenia Foundation.

He has been a consultant to numerous organizations, including the United Nations and NATO, and to the governments of Canada, Ontario and British Columbia. He is also a member of the Science Advisory Panel for the Healthy Water Association.

Every day, Dr Foster makes a point of taking at least the recommended daily allowance of the known essential nutrients. He is also currently pursuing offers for his suggested nutrient mixture to be produced for use in clinical trials with AIDS patients. For more information: