Jean-Pierre Willem, born 24 May 1938 at Sedan, France, is a doctor and founder of

Médecins Aux Pieds Nus Barefoot doctors () were healthcare providers who underwent basic medical training and worked in rural villages in China. They included farmers, folk healers, rural healthcare providers, and recent middle or secondary school graduates who receiv ...

. He led numerous

humanitarian Humanitarianism is an active belief in the value of human life, whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans to reduce suffering and improve the conditions of humanity for moral, altruistic, and emotional ...

missions to help victims of catastrophes and conflicts. Willem also was a doctor of medicine and president of Organic Union International.

Biography

In 1959, Jean-Pierre Willem coorganised the departure of 93 medical students to help local population during the

Algerian War The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence,( ar, الثورة الجزائرية '; '' ber, Tagrawla Tadzayrit''; french: Guerre d'Algérie or ') and sometimes in Algeria as the War of 1 November ...

. In 1964, Dr Jean-Pierre Willem was missioned six months with Doctor Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné ( Gabon) and then in

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. In 1977, he worked with

Bernard Kouchner Bernard Kouchner KBE (born 1 November 1939) is a French politician and doctor. He is the co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Médecins du Monde. From 2007 until 2010, he was the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs ...

for Médecins Sans Frontières and went to

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

during 7 months. In 1986, he created the ''Faculté Libre de Médecine Naturelle et d'Ethnomédecine'' (nicknamed FLMNE), a free

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of natural medicine. In 1987, he founded a non-profit organisation called ''

'', translatable as '' Barefoot doctors''. Willem met several humanitarian people during his life, such as Che Guevara, Abbé Pierre,

Sœur Emmanuelle Sœur (Sister) Emmanuelle, N.D.S. (16 November 1908 – 20 October 2008) was a Religious Sister of both Belgian and French origins, noted for her involvement in working for the plight of the poor in Turkey and Egypt. She was honoured with Eg ...

, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Mother Teresa. Willem co-founded the

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- hormones selling company Aromalia. He collaborated with André Gernez as President of Organic Union International in 2007.

Hypothesis

* Nutrition and aromatherapy are preventive against degenerative disease. *

is a concept of proximity, prevention and humility: ''being balanced, motivated and empathic are qualities required to be a humanitarian doctor''Proximité, prévention et humilité'' from Jean-Pierre Willem, founder of

, cover of '' Directsoir'', n°544, p.6-7, Tuesday 5 May 2009.

Experiments

Experiments on rats or rabbits shows : * 93% of cancer decrease with Acidosis protocol, fasting and

nutriment Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient nu ...

s. * 50% of cancer decrease with an annual fasting: one month of

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from the third of the food ration when the spring begins.

Bibliography

Here is a non-exhaustive list of the books published by Doctor Jean-Pierre Willem: * Prévenir et vaincre le Cancer,

Guy Trédaniel Guy Trédaniel is a French publisher who founded in 1974 ''Editions Guy Trédaniel'', a printing company based in Paris, France. Best-seller authors * Michel Saloff Coste * Jean-Pierre Willem Jean-Pierre Willem, born 24 May 1938 at Sedan, Fr ...

, 2004, * Le Secret des Peuples Sans Cancer, Le Dauphin, réédition 2005, * Les Secrets du Régime Crétois, Le Dauphin 1999, * Les Huiles Essentielles, médecine d'avenir, Le Dauphin 2002, * Les Antibiotiques Naturels, Sully 2003, * Au Diable Arthrose et Arthrite, Robert Jauze 2003, * Aroma-minceur, Éditions Albin Michel - 2004, * Aroma-stress, Éditions Albin Michel – 2005, * Aroma-famille, Éditions Albin Michel – 2005, * Aroma-allergies, Éditions Albin Michel – 2005, * Ensemble, sauvons notre planète (ouvrage collectif)

2005, * L’Ethnomédecine, une alliance entre science et tradition, Jouvence & Biocontact - 2006, * 100 maladies du XXIè siècle Solutions Naturelles, éditions Testez – 2008, * Mémoires d'un médecin aux pieds nus, édition Éditions Albin Michel - 2009, .

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