Ivan Neumyvakin

external media |image1 = Neumyvakin and Valentina Tereshkova 1928, near Bishkek, in a family of displaced Ukrainians, – 22 April 2018, Moscow, Russia ) was a Soviet physician, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor and Fellow of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Laureate of the 1982 Latvian SSR State Prize and of the 2005 "" International Prize. He is known in Russia as one of the founders of space medicine. His book Endoecology of health is a best seller. Marie Claire magazine named him "Guru of healthy lifestyle".

Biography He was born on the family farm. His mother was healer. He graduated from the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy in 1951. He was a surgeon and served for eight years in the Far East. From 1964 until 1989, he worked at the Institute of Medicobiological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1965, he defended his Candidate's Dissertation. He was a student of Boris Evgenyevich Votchal. In 1982, he defended his doctoral dissertation. In 1989, he retired and then he headed his medical Center. His rank is Colonel. He was the Chairman of the Academic council of this Association after its reorganization. He was a member of the Bureau of the Academic Council of the All-Russian Research Center for Traditional Folk Medicine. He was an assistant to the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. ).

He also was Academician of the International Informatization Academy and of the European Academy of Natural Sciences and of the Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences and of the International Charity Academy (since 2010).

He was an Honorary Member of the "Generals of the World for Peace" International Association (since 2014). He was given the Medal of this Association in 2016 for peacemaking activities.

I.P. Neumyvakin received the Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, from Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow.

His wife, Lyudmila Stepanovna, was also a physician.

Honors and awards

Order of the Badge of Honour (1976) Honoured Inventor of the RSFSR (1979) "Star of Hope" order and star, I class (2006) Medal of the "Generals of the World for Peace" International Association (2016) Order "For Honor, Valor, Creation, Mercy"