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My Life, Past and Present

I was born in Vietnam.

 

When I was just a boy, I moved with my family to France, where I grew up and completed my education. The French and Vietnamese cultures have shaped me and most definitely made me look at life from many different angles.

 

I think that truth depends on your point of reference, which partly explains why I am leery of unquestioned truths and biases. By listening closely to my patients, I have been able to separate what they say from what they really mean.

 

I graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Paris and am a physician. My thesis was on colon disease. I was a general practitioner, but became interested in nutrition and weight issues early on. The physical and psychological aspects of nutrition and weight loss are inextricably linked, somewhat like yin and yang.

 

I regularly give lectures in numerous countries and have written several books.

 

I’ve also created a website, “Santé la Vie” (available in French only), devoted to the role of nutrition in our lives.

 

An athlete must lose weight, but not muscles I’m also a sports physician, and like to box and ski. Snow, mountains and speed give a sense of freedom.

 

While I was treating athletes in general and boxers in particular, I came to understand the important role that proteins play in weight-loss diets: an athlete must lose weight, but not muscle.

 

Combat sports do not condone violence: on the contrary, they allow individuals to channel their energy so that they can better deal with any circumstance. Boxing taught me that you cannot win all fights, and that overcoming fear is a victory in itself. The important thing is to take action to avoid being a victim.

 

As for my private life, I have two sons.

 

No one has a mission to change the world, but everyone can do their part and help to improve the lives of others.

 

It is in that context that I founded, in 1992, “Xuân – Children of the Future” (website available in French only), an association that comes to the aid of underprivileged children and orphans in Vietnam, my country of origin.