Clinical & Research Experience,
Education, Publications, Lectures & Legal

EDUCATION, University of Maryland:  My Master's degree was in Nutritional Sciences, and included: Nutrition (4x),  Basic and Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry (4x), Cell Biology, Physiology, Food Chemistry (2x), Biostatistics, and Nutrition Colloquiums, plus my Thesis on Food Allergies.  EDUCATION, NIH: My coursework at National Institutes of Health graduate school (Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences) included: Immunology, Allergy, and Epidemiology (a CDC course)  (all 3 related to my Thesis in Food Allergies), also Seasonal Affective Disorders and Biological Rhythms.
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CLINICAL:​   I am a licensed nutritionist with nearly 30 years experience in Medical Nutrition Therapy.  I am the founder and director of the Allergy & Nutrition Clinic in Falls Church, Virginia (1992 - present).  My skills include: Evaluation and therapy for serious cases, laboratory testing, individualized diet, supplement programs, and Rx custom nutrient compounds.  My SPECIALTIES include: 

CHILDREN:  I have provided evaluation and therapy for over 2000 children with developmental delays (Autism, Aspergers, and ADHD), most with excellent outcomes.  This includes: nutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, diet, food allergies, digestive diseases, the microbiome, hormones, behavior, neurotransmitters and seizures.  Recently I added a new detoxification protocol.

ADULTS:  My experience includes: nutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, diet, food allergies, detoxifiction, digestive diseases, the microbiome, diabetes, hypoglycemia, heart disease (some), chronic fatigue viruses, autoimmune conditions, neurological and mood disorders, seizures, fertility, pregnancy, menopause, management of transplant patients, some genetics, and disorders of thyroid, adrenals, fat-cell hormones, mitochondria, and anti-aging.  

RESEARCH:  I am also the founder and director of the Biotype Research Center (1992 - present).  My research began with my graduate thesis at UMCP, and focuses on human biological patterns.  Research projects include: blood types and food allergy patterns, ADHD and nutrient patterns, and endocrine hormone patterns and environmental adaptation.  I hold a patent (Biotype Diet Systems), and registered trademark "Biotype Diets ®" on my food allergy research.   [My ORCID # 0000-0002-6888-4506 for research publications.]
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LEGAL EXPERIENCE (Non-Attorney):
 • Expert Witness as Nutritionist in the Fairfax County Circuit Court of Virginia.
 • Involved in nutrition licensing legislation since 1985 in Maryland and Virginia.
​ • Wrote and was granted a Patent and Registered Trademark for my research in food allergies.
 • I have litigated multiple Pro se cases in Montgomery County, Maryland Courts.

PUBLICATIONS:
 • L. Power, Biotype Diets System, Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine. Jan 2007.
 • L. Power, The Relationship of Food Hypersensitivities To Blood Types, FASEB, 
             (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology), 1992.
 • L. Power, Dietary Lectins, Townsend Letter For Doctors, June 1991.
 • Multiple nutrition articles for the public in magazines and online. 

LECTURES BY DR. POWER:
  • June 14, 2019, Interview with Elevated Radio, on my nutrition practice. 
  * March 9, 2016: Silver Spring, Md, on Schizophrenia Types.
 * May 3, 2008: Springfield, Va, on Down's Syndrome.
 * March 2, 2007:  Dayton, Ohio, Wright-Paterson AFB, on Chronic Fatigue.
 * June 13, 2006:  London, England, British Society for Ecological Medicine, Royal College of      General Practitioner's, on Biotype Diets® research.
 * November 13, 2005:  Anaheim, Ca, American College for Advancement of Medicine (ACAM), on Biotype Diets® research.  
 * November 5, 2005:  Baltimore, Md, Commonwealth Medical Lab, Annual Allergy Conference, on Biotype Diets Research.
 * November 5, 2005:  Woodbridge, Va, Circle of Support, conference For "Parents of Children with Developmental Delays, on developmental delays.
 * July 2004:  Boulder, Co, Boulderfest, Conference, on Biotype Diets, and 8 Endocrine types. 
 * 2000:  Fairfax, Va, "Alternative Medicine: America's Best Kept Medical Secrets", Fairfax County TV, Station 10,  for 6 TV interviews with Alan Walls.
 * 1996: Georgetown, Wash DC, Alternative Medicine, Georgetown University Medical School lecture for the public.
 * June, 1992:  Sidney & Perth, Australia, on clinical nutrition and food allergies.