Michael B. Wald, MD, MS, CNS, CCN, CDN
Dr. Michael Wald – his thoughts, education and commitment to your health
Dr. Michael B. Wald, Director of Nutritional Services at Integrated Medicine of Mount Kisco, may very well be the most highly qualified doctor of nutrition in the United States. In practice for twenty-two years, Dr. Wald appreciates the importance of the mind and body in the healing process. Dr. Wald possesses a keen ability to zero-in on health problems that many other health practitioners, regardless of specialty, often miss. He makes this possible through a combination of his diagnostic intuitiveness, laboratory work, questionnaires and his patent-pending Blood Detective software that both medically and nutritionally interprets laboratory work. At present, only sixty health care providers on the planet are approved by Dr. Wald to use his patient-pending Blood Detective technology (see www.blooddetective.com or the Blood Detective Consultation on this website).
“A technology is only as good as the practitioner using it. By combining a person-centered and holistic mindedness, metabolic screening tests and my technology, I believe I have reduced suffering in the world by finding causes and solutions to many of my patients' health care issues”. – Dr. Michael Wald
“People call me the blood detective. It all started when a grateful patient said to me, “Dr. Wald, you’re like a real life blood detective”, and the name stuck. Now I write a regular newspaper column called, “Ask the Blood Detective, have a software program with this name, an audio series and nutritional products. I love being called a blood detective and I’ve taken on the responsibility that it embodies. When it comes to helping people get well, there is no end to the degree of investigation, study and commitment I bring to the table. I just think of my patients as family and treat them with the understand, love and respect I treat my immediate family.“ – Dr. Michael Wald
“The big difference between Dr. Wald and other health care providers that I’ve seen, and there have been quite a few, is that Dr. Wald’s approach is not ordinary. Other practitioners seem to follow a clichéd approach that one can easily find in a health encyclopedia. Dr. Wald teaches other doctors and nutritionists... he literally invents solutions for his patients that are original. He’s an author of books, is regularly interviewed by the news, travels the world lecturing and still maintains a fulltime practice. He literally saved my life!” - Anonymous
Dr. Wald lives and thinks holistically and uses his perspective to integrate knowledge from many aspects of natural and traditional health care approaches. "It is not enough to just be holistic in title" according to Dr. Wald. “One must have the training, tools and access to multiple therapies and approaches under one roof; if not, the person is led astray often wasting months and even years getting nowhere. I strongly believe that finding healing solutions that can be incorporated into one’s life is key. After all, what’s the point of giving healing advice that no one can realistically follow? I strive to create healing options that are workable for people. I eat well, juice everyday, run marathons, triathlons and practice martial arts because I can – and, I plan on extending my longevity and ability to do whatever it is I want to do for a very long time.”
Dr. Wald’s Formal Education
Dr. Michael Wald’s Formal Education Dr. Wald holds a master's degree in nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, an MD degree from the University of Health Sciences, Antigua, a doctor of chiropractic degree and is double-Board Certified in Nutrition.
Dr. Wald also holds a postgraduate degree in chiropractic (DC) from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, a PhD from the Holistic College of Nutrition, and a naturopathic degree (ND) from the Clayton School of Natural Healing. Dr. Wald is past Director of Education for the International & American Association of Clinical Nutritionists (IAACN); and in this capacity he helped choose topics and speakers for the education of literally hundreds of health care providers across the world. Please see the, More about Dr. Wald, section of this website.
“I pursued a medical education so that I could be a better holistic doctor. I never intended to practice mainstream health care and I have always believed that I was meant for something much more”.
I attended chiropractic school because this natural philosophy and practice is simply beautiful and it works. I had seen my father, Dr. George Wald also a chiropractor and nutritionist, heal all sorts of health issues where many traditional doctors had failed. A voracious reader, he would teach his patients and me health skills. My dad’s patients loved him and they let me know it when I was just s small boy. They would say to me, “Michael, without your father I do not know where I would be today – probably dead! Are you going to practice chiropractic and nutrition?” I would nod my head in response. Why wouldn’t I? I was always inspired by my dad and encouraged by my mother, both constantly giving me health books to read throughout my life. At one time, I was reading over ten books simultaneously…and loving every minute of it!
I went to nutrition school… to learn new things, but mostly to just surround myself with this fascinating subject…I couldn’t get enough exposure to it. I wanted to spend all of my time and energies finding ways to get people well as naturally as possible so I read many books on various health topics everyday for years. My other passion was art (drawing), but slowly the study of health and nutrition won out.
Here’s a bit more of my story…
During my medical school education, I was required to carry out medical rotations in a variety of areas some including: pediatrics, child psychology, adult psychology, radiology, cardiology, gastroenterology, internal medicine, psychiatry (similar to orthopedics) and other areas. All medical students must complete a certain combination of medical rotations starting in the third year of medical schooling. I certainly learned a lot about hospital-based medicine and how very different it was compared to office-based medicine and nutrition practice. I was in fact shocked with some of my experiences and they convinced me that the practice of medicine was not for me.
My chiropractic and nutritional training did not include exposure to hospital-based disease care so I looked forward the experience of hospital rotations. Chiropractic students are required to work in a clinic treating entirely neuro-musculo-skeletal issues (and some nutrition).
The first two years of topics in medical school I had already been exposed to in chiropractic school so they was essentially review for me; with one important difference – in chiropractic school most of the subjects also included natural methods of treatment. Medical school’s entire focus was on the diagnosis, what medications and/or therapies to use. To sum it up, the combination of these varied experiences helped make me what I believe I am today, namely; a doctor with a talent for “putting it all together”, getting people well from a truly holistic and integrated perspective.
I learned a great deal of nutrition during my four-year equivalent chiropractic education. My nutritional school education was almost entirely didactic, book stuff mostly, with some small exposure to patients with “real world problems”. In medical school, I was perhaps was exposed to the equivalent of two or three hours of nutritional topics within other courses of study… really, that was it!.
After thoughts…
Sometimes people ask me, "Dr. Wald why didn't you become a medical doctor…a real doctor?" My answer is simply this, "I did not become a medical doctor because my passion is health care and not disease care. Likewise, I would not have become a dentist if I wanted to be an oral surgeon instead – completely different types of doctors. The practice of medicine and natural health care are two completely different fields. I am a doctor! I am a natural doctor”.
People also sometimes ask, “Dr. Wald, couldn’t you have completed your medical residency and still practiced holistic medicine?” My answer is usually this, “Yes, I could have completed a residency, but that would have involved spending an average four years (full time) focusing on hospital based medicine. I want to study natural health care and continue to help patients right now…and that’s exactly what I am doing!” And you know, I think that four years of doing something you don’t love and have passion for is a waste of life.
Thank you all and I hope that I can be of service to your, your frinends and loved ones.
My Sincere Wishes for you health and happiness,
Dr. Michael Wald
Television Appearances, Books, Articles, Newspaper and News Casting
A frequent lecturer on nutritional medicine to both the lay public and healthcare practitioners, Dr. Wald has appeared as a nutrition and health expert on numerous television and radio programs, including Channel 12 Westchester News (currently), Channel Five Fox News, Good Day New York, The Food Network, Channel 13, and Gary Null's "Naturally Living." His is the author of The Anti-Aging Encyclopedia, The Male Infertility-Fertility Connection, Hope for Hepatitis C, Intravenous Nutrition Protocols from A-Z, and The Phlebotomy Handbook. Dr. Wald's latest release (2009) is entitled "Multiple Sclerosis: Medical & Nutrition approaches to optimal health". Dr. Wald has written hundreds of articles appearing in magazines both in print and online (see his Blog, Twitter and Facebook links).
WBAI Radio - Dr. Wald has appeared on the Natural Living Radio show over the course of more than a decade. Dr. Wald may have been the most frequent expert nutritionist on Gary Null's radio show. Dr. Wald is the host of The Blood Detective Radio show and is a health columnist writing his own weekly article covering all aspects of medicine, natural health and health technology called, Ask the Blood Detective (see the Articles Section of our website).
Dr. Wald’s Personal Health Practices
Dr. Wald is a long-distance runner, a brown-belt in karate and enjoys weight training. As a father of three, Dr. Wald prides himself on teaching his own children how to eat, think, and live healthy lives. His family likes to share nutritious smoothies, cook wholesome foods in a healthy manner, maintain active physical lives through the practice of yoga, art, photography and many other activities!
Nutritional Programs & Media
Dr. Wald has provided advanced level nutritional educational programs for thousands of health care providers of most types in the United States and abroad for nearly twenty years. He has lectured for nutritional companies, medical and natural health organizations in the form of seminars and symposia, has spoken for laboratories regarding nutritional laboratory tests, pharmacists, institutions of higher educations and others. “I love teaching because I learn so much during the process. “ Dr. Wald is a member of several natural health organizations committed to health on the planet including the American College of Nutrition, the American Preventative Medical Association, and the International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists.
More about Dr. Wald's Education
Discovered Dangers: Blood Work for Optimal Preventative Health
Mount Kisco practice focuses on ‘longevity’
Channel 12 News Interview of Dr. Michael Wald from Nilay Shah on Vimeo. Dr. Michael Wald's interview begins at the 51 second mark.
