Geir Bjørklund Explained

Geir Bjørklund
Birth Date:	20 April 1969
Birth Place:	Mo i Rana, Norway
Occupation:	Researcher and president of the Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
Nationality:	Norwegian

Geir Bjørklund (born 20 April 1969 in Mo i Rana, Norway) is a researcher, health science writer, and scientific advisor. He has contributed to studying interactions of nutritional and environmental factors related to human physiology, biochemistry, and pathology, as well as clinical applications to pursue good health and prevent and treat disease.

Research and publishing

Geir Bjørklund was among the first researchers in Norway who evaluated the risk of occupational disease in dentistry due to mercury exposure.^{[1] [2] [3]} In the late 1990s, he had consulting assignments for the Norwegian Board of Health (Statens helsetilsyn). He was co-author of two of their reports on the use of dental filling materials.^{[4] [5]}

One of Bjørklund's main research interests is autism spectrum disorder (ASD). He is questioning the effect of metal(loid)s like mercury or other toxins as possible causes of autism. However, according to current knowledge, ASD is associated with genetic and environmental factors as possible causes of autism.

In 1995, Bjørklund founded Tenner & Helse, the membership magazine of Forbundet Tenner og Helse (Norwegian Dental Patient Association), and was its editor until the summer of 1999. In the 1990s, he was also a freelance journalist for Sunnhetsbladet, a Norwegian health magazine.^[6] In 2001, Bjørklund founded the ,^[7] which was published until 2003.

In 2013, he founded and became president of the Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM), an international non-profit association based in Norway.

Academic journals

Bjørklund is а deputy chief editor of Metabolic Brain Disease and a section editor of the journals Current Medicinal Chemistry and Current Pharmaceutical Design.^{[8] [9] [10]} Also, he is an editorial board member of Biological Trace Element Research and Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences.^{[11] [12]} Bjørklund is a member of the World Association of Medical Editors.^[13]

External links

• Biography on CONEM's website
• Profile on ResearchGate
• Profile on Google Scholar

Notes and References

1. Kvikksølv-plomber rammer tannlegen. Østlandets Blad 25.03.1991.
2. Kvikksølv helsefarlig. Adresseavisen 25.03.1991.
3. Myhr KI. Farlig for tannlegene. Dagbladet 03.04.1991.
4. http://www.helsetilsynet.no/upload/Publikasjoner/utredningsserien/tannrestaureringsmaterialer_Norge_ik-2652.pdf Norwegian Board of Health. Bruk av tannrestaureringsmaterialer i Norge.
5. http://www.helsetilsynet.no/upload/Publikasjoner/andrepublikasjoner/dental_filling_materials_norway_ik-2675.pdf Norwegian Board of Health. The use of dental filling materials in Norway.
6. http://www.nb.no/baser/norart/trip.php?_b=norart&ccl=&fo_inst=Bj%F8rklund%2C+Geir&ti_ut=&norartemne=&omperson=&os=&oi=&issn-ntid=Sunnhetsbladet&hefte=&DE%26=&_aar1=&_aar2=&spr=&innh=&_bool=and Norart (Norwegian and Nordic index to periodical articles)
7. Christensen B. Ambisiøst og uklart om biologisk medisin. Tidsskr Nor Lægeforen 2001; 121:3096.
8. Metabolic Brain Disease: Editors. https://www.springer.com/journal/11011/editors. Assessed 5 December 2022.
9. Current Medicinal Chemistry: Editorial Board. https://benthamscience.com/journal/25/editorial-board. Assessed 14 December 2022.
10. Current Pharmaceutical Design: Editorial Board. https://benthamscience.com/journal/29/editorial-board. Assessed 2 December 2022.
11. Biological Trace Element Research: Editors. https://www.springer.com/journal/12011/editors. Assessed 22 December 2022.
12. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences: Editors. https://www.springer.com/journal/18/editors. Assessed 7 January 2023.
13. http://www.conem.org/people/bjorklundbio Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine