Frédéric Gérard Saldmann (born 5 May 1953) is a French

cardiologist Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...

and physician of

preventive medicine Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases.Hugh R. Leavell and E. Gurney Clark as "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental health a ...

at the

Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou The Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou (, ''Georges Pompidou European Hospital'', abbr. HEGP) is a French hospital located in Paris. The HEGP is under the aegis of the Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP). Opened in 2001, the HEGP i ...

. He has treated many actors, businessmen and politicians, including French President

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. Through his consulting firm Sprim, he has advised

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and

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on diet and

gluten-free A gluten-free diet (GFD) is a nutritional plan that strictly excludes gluten, which is a mixture of prolamin proteins found in wheat (and all of its species and hybrids, such as spelt, kamut, and triticale), as well as barley, rye, and oats. ...

products. He is the author of twelve books on preventive medicine.

Early life

Frédéric Saldmann was born on 5 May 1953 in

Le Havre Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine, river Seine on the English Channel, Channe ...

, France. His Polish grandfather worked in the textile industry. His parents owned a clothing store in Le Havre. Saldmann studied cardiology at the

University of Paris The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...

Career

Saldmann started his career as a cardiologist. He subsequently became a physician of preventive medicine in private practice on the

Place des Vosges The Place des Vosges (), originally the Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris, France. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris. It is the oldest ...

. He later joined the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital. In 1988, he founded Dietetica, a small business on healthy nutrition. Saldmann is a physician at the

in Paris where he specializes in preventive medicine. He has treated businessmen like

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and Bernard Tapie; politicians like Jack Lang and

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; author

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; designer

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; filmmaker

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; comedian

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; and actors like

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical ...

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Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She has received various accolades, including five César Awards and a Lumière Award, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. ...

, and

Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau (; born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, 17 November 1966) is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films ''La Boum'' (1980) and ''La Boum 2'' (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Act ...

. He has also treated French President

at the

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. Saldmann is the founder of Sprim, a consulting firm through which he has advised

and

on diet and gluten-free products. Additionally, he is the author of twelve books on preventive medicine. For example, in ''Le grand ménage'', he recommends peeing and pooing as soon as the need comes, as well as burping after each meal, farting, perspiring and practicing sphincter muscle contractions while sitting . In ''La vie et le temps'', he argues that 21

ejaculation Ejaculation is the discharge of semen (the ''ejaculate''; normally containing sperm) from the penis through the urethra. It is the final stage and natural objective of male sexual stimulation, and an essential component of natural conception. ...

s a month lowers the risk of

prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the neoplasm, uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of the prostate tissue is usually detected through Screening (medicine), screening tests, ...

by a third. Saldman acted as a physician in '' 24 Days'', a 2014 film about the affair of the Gang of Barbarians, directed by

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. He was also played by

Eddy Mitchell Claude Moine (; born 3 July 1942), known professionally as Eddy Mitchell, is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires (The Black Socks). He took the name ''Eddy'' from the American ...

's '' Salaud, on t'aime''.

Personal life

Saldmann was married four times and has six children. He resides in central Paris with his wife Marie. They also own a former monastery in

Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres (, Poitevin-Saintongese: ''Deùs Saevres'') is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a ...

Selected works

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References

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