Frédéric Saldmann

Frédéric Gérard Saldmann (born 5 May 1953) is a French cardiologist and physician of preventive medicine at the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou. He has treated many actors, businessmen and politicians, including French President François Hollande. Through his consulting firm Sprim, he has advised The Coca-Cola Company, Danone and Nestlé on diet and gluten-free products. He is the author of twelve books on preventive medicine.

Early life[]

Frédéric Saldmann was born on 5 May 1953 in Le Havre, France.^[1][2] His polish grandfather worked in the textile industry.^[2] His parents owned a clothing store in Le Havre.^[2]

Saldmann studied cardiology at the University of Paris.^[2]

Career[]

Saldmann started his career as a cardiologist.^[2] He subsequently became a physician of preventive medicine in private practice on the Place des Vosges.^[2] He later joined the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital.^[2] In 1988, he founded Dietetica, a small business on healthy nutrition.^[2]

Saldmann is a physician at the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris where he specializes in preventive medicine.^[2] He has treated businessmen like Jacques-Antoine Granjon and Bernard Tapie; politicians like Jack Lang and Olivier Dassault; author Alexandre Jardin; designer Alber Elbaz; filmmaker Roman Polanski; comedian Stéphane De Groodt; and actors like Claude Lelouch, Charlotte Rampling, Isabelle Adjani, and Sophie Marceau.^[2] He has also treated French President François Hollande at the Élysée Palace.^[2]

Saldmann is the founder of Sprim, a consulting firm through which he has advised The Coca-Cola Company, Danone and Nestlé on diet and gluten-free products.^[2] Additionally, he is the author of twelve books on preventive medicine.^[2] 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 and perspiring.^[3] In La vie et le temps, he argues that 21 ejaculations a month lowers the risk of prostate cancer by a third.^[4]

Saldman acted as a physician in 24 Days, a 2014 film about the affair of the Gang of Barbarians, directed by Alexandre Arcady.^[2] He was also played by Eddy Mitchell in Claude Lelouch's Salaud, on t'aime.^[2]

Personal life[]

Saldmann was married four times and has four children.^[2] He resides in central Paris with his wife Marie.^[2] They also own a former monastery in Deux-Sèvres.^[2]

Selected works[]

• Saldmann, Frédéric (1997). Les nouveaux risques alimentaires. Paris: Le Grand livre du mois. OCLC 464054619.
• Saldmann, Frédéric (2008). On s'en lave les mains : tout connaître des nouvelles règles de l'hygiène. Paris: J'ai lu. ISBN 9782290007068. OCLC 946694300.
• Saldmann, Frédéric (2009). Le grand ménage : tout ce qu'il faut éliminer pour être en bonne santé. Paris: J'ai lu. ISBN 9782290015353. OCLC 470893933.
• Saldmann, Frédéric (2009). Les Petites Hontes. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 9782081214897. OCLC 470930537.
• Bricaire, François; Saldmann, Frédéric (2009). Les nouvelles épidémies : comment s'en protéger?. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 9782081238398. OCLC 937901030.
• Saldmann, Frédéric (2012). La vie et le temps : les nouveaux boucliers anti-âge. Paris: J'ai lu. ISBN 9782290042229. OCLC 807726178.
• Saldmann, Frédéric (2013). Le Meilleur Médicament c'est vous. Paris: Albin Michel. ISBN 9782226245366. OCLC 855890649.
• Saldmann, Frédéric (2015). Prenez votre santé en main !. Paris: Albin Michel. ISBN 9782226343871. OCLC 937885518.
• Saldmann, Frédéric (2017). Votre santé sans risque – vous êtes une force de la nature sans le savoir. Paris: Albin Michel. ISBN 9782226324788. OCLC 973800355.

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