David R. Reuben (born November 29, 1933) is a
psychiatrist,
and author. He is most famous for his book ''
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)''.
Early life
Reuben was born in Chicago, and entered the
University of Chicago, at 15. Reuben was graduated from
University of Illinois College of Medicine
The University of Illinois College of Medicine offers a four-year program leading to the MD degree at four different sites in Illinois: Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and formerly Urbana–Champaign. The Urbana–Champaign site stopped accepting n ...
, at 25.
He had only one year of a psychiatric residency, and no record of further training or specialty certification.
Career
He worked at
Cook County Hospital
The John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (formerly Cook County Hospital) is a public hospital in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Cook County Health and Hospital System, along with Provident Hospital of Cook County and ...
, then the
United States Air Force, then opened a clinic in
La Presa, California
La Presa (Spanish for "The Dam") is a census-designated place (CDP) in the East County region of San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 34,169 at the 2010 census, up from 32,721 at the 2000 census.
La Presa belonged to ...
.
He let his California license lapse in 1976.
Reuben was a frequent guest
[
] on
''The Tonight Show'' with
Johnny Carson.
Jack Benny's "Everything you always wanted to know about Jack Benny, but were afraid to ask" featured Reuben.
The
National Academy of Sciences filed a $35-million libel suit against Ruben.
Works
He changed his name, from Rubin to Reuben.
shortly before writing ''Everything'', published in 1969. That book inspired a film by
Woody Allen, ''
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)'' (1972).
Reuben also authored other books about sex, such as ''Any Woman Can!'' and ''How to Get More out of Sex'', as well as about diet and nutrition. These books suggest we should live by these three principles: Eat no refined sugar, eat no white flour, and do not take vitamin pills or other supplements. His book ''The Save Your Life Diet'', promoted a high-
fiber diet. Reuben suggested that a healthy diet involved the intake of natural fiber and reduction of
cholesterol.
[Starker, Steven. (2009). ''Oracle at the Supermarket: The American Preoccupation With Self-Help Books''. Transaction Publishers. p. 132. ]
He also authored ''The Save Your Life Diet High-Fiber Cookbook'', and ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Nutrition''. The last book was written in the same style as his famous book ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex''.
Personal life
In 1999, Reuben and his wife Barbara lived in Costa Rica.
In 1999, they were married for 37 years and had five children.
References
External links
CNN article about Reuben from 1999*
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1933 births
Living people
American relationships and sexuality writers
American male non-fiction writers
Diet food advocates
High-fiber diet advocates