Life is a Fatal Illness

Geoffrey Douglas was born in London in 1945, but lived most of his life in Africa. He studied medicine at Oriel College, Oxford, where he met and married Penny. They had three children. By 1971, Geoff and his young family were back in Africa, where he worked as a doctor. This book is written as a personal memoir of an extraordinary life, in which the author deals with serious life challenges, including being shot, the death of his youngest son and cancer. Practising medicine in Africa for a UK trained physician proves to be endlessly challenging, but deeply rewarding. Geoff makes the first HIV diagnosis in Swaziland, the country that now has the highest HIV prevalence in the world. In his retirement, he headed up a UK charity and came face to face with the global nutrition crisis. He applied his scientific mind to the claims and counter claims of the dysfunctional food and supplements industries. This fascinating book will impart many useful life skills and explain in simple terms what is meant by good nutrition. Geoffrey wrote it while living in Malvern, Worcestershire. He now lives in Haute-Garonne, France.