Vernon Coleman is the author of over 90 books which have sold over 2 million copies in the UK, been translated into 23 languages and now sell in over 50 countries. His bestselling non-fiction book 'Bodypower' was voted one of the 100 most popular books of the 1980s/90s and was turned into two television series in the UK. The film of his novel, Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War, was released at the beginning of the year, 2003.
Vernon Coleman has been writing articles and columns for national newspapers since 1964. Over the last twenty years, he's written columns for the Daily Star, The Sun, Sunday Express, Planet on Sunday and The People, and has contributed over 5,000 articles, columns and reviews to 100 leading British publications including the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Daily Express, Woman, Womans Own, Punch and Spectator. His columns and articles have also appeared in hundreds of leading magazines and newspapers throughout the rest of the world. He edited the British Clinical Journal for one year, and for twenty years he wrote a column which was syndicated to over 40 leading regional newspapers. In the UK, he was the TV AM doctor on breakfast TV, the first networked television 'Agony Aunt'. He has presented TV and radio programmes for both BBC and commercial channels. Many millions have consulted his 'Telephone Doctor Advice' lines and his Web sites, and for six years he wrote a monthy newsletter which had subscribers in 17 countries. Vernon Coleman has a medical degree, and an honorary science doctorate. He had worked for the Open University in the UK and is an Honorary Professor of Holistic Medical Sciences at the Open International University based in Sri Lanka. He worked as a GP for ten years and has organised numerous campaigns both for people and for animals.
In December 2003, Vernon Coleman was made a Knight Commander of the Ecumenical Royal Medical Humanitarian Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of the Knights of Malta.
Professor Vernon Coleman is also a Royal Physician and member of the Ancient Royal Order of Physicians dedicated to His Majesty King Buddhadasa.
In 2000, Vernon Coleman was awarded the Yellow Emperor's Certificate of Excellence as Physician of the Millenium by the Medical Alternativa Institute.
Vernon Coleman, born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, is balding and widely disliked by members of the Establishment. He doesn't give a toss about either of these facts. He is married to Donna Antoinette, the totally adorable Welsh Princess and is very pleased about this.
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