About this user
With Dr. Foster deeply invested in the resilience of life on the planet, and improving the quality of well-being for all its people, his principled and steadfast thought-leadership anchors the scientific research and commitment of the company. More than 40 years as a geomorphologist, professor of medical geography, consultant to the United Nations and NATO in disaster planning, and avid researcher is culminating in the formation of Foster Health Inc.
Dr. Harold Foster lives in Victoria, British Columbia. A Canadian by choice, he was born in Tunstall, Yorkshire, England where he was educated at the Hull Grammar School and University College London. While at university, he specialized in Geology and Geography, earning a B.Sc. in 1964 and a Ph.D. in 1968.
He was a faculty member in the Department of Geography, University of Victoria, from 1967 to 2008. As a tenured professor, he authored or edited over 300 publications, the majority of which focused on reducing disaster losses or identifying the causes of chronic degenerative and infectious diseases. His numerous books include Disaster Planning: The Preservation of Life and Property, Springer Verlag: New York; Health, Disease and the Environment, Belhaven Press: London, and Reducing Cancer Mortality: A Geographical Perspective, Western Geographical Press: Victoria. He has also written 6 books in the What Really Causesseries, including those on AIDS, Alzheimers Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Schizophrenia, SIDS, and Breast Cancer. He also initiated both the International and Canadian Western Geographical Series, and served as their editor for over 35 years until his retirement from the University of Victoria.
He was a member of The Explorers Club and numerous academic organizations including The New York Academy of Sciences, The Royal Geographical Society and The Royal Society of Literature. He was also a member of the board of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine. He has been a consultant to numerous organizations, including the United Nations, NATO and the governments of Canada, Ontario, and British Columbia. Dr. Foster was also a member of the Science Advisory Panel for the Healthy Water Association and the British Charitable Foundation Health Empowerment Through Nutrition HETN. Every day he took at least the recommended daily allowance of the known essential nutrients, in the belief that this will slow the aging process. As a result, most of his salary is spent in health food stores. His other bad habits included providing treats to all the neighborhood dogs; losing at chess to his computer and being regularly beaten by his son Dan at video games.
Schools
Educated at the Hull Grammar School and University College London. While at university, he specialized in Geology and Geography, earning a B.Sc. in 1964 and a Ph.D. in 1968.
