One of JFK's most trusted doctors came from a town near Bydgoszcz. Doctor Max Jacobson, until the end of the 1960s, looked after the members of the American social cream, treating them with amphetamines, methamphetamines and ... the human placenta.
The exact date of birth of Max (actually Moshe) Jacobson is unknown. Some sources mention 1900, others 1903. It is known, however, that he was born into the family of a Jewish butcher in the German Empire, namely in Fordon, a town that today is one of the districts of Bydgoszcz. Before he reached school age, however, his family moved to Berlin, where the boy's mother came from.
Mark Shaw, a photographer known, among others, has died as a result of chronic amphetamine poisoning. from taking pictures of the Kennedy family.
In the capital of the Reich, Max received a medical education and started a family. Unfortunately, the deepening anti-Semitic sentiment pushed him out of the country. In 1936 he left for New York, where he opened a medical practice in Manhattan. In his office, he refined a vitamin cocktail that would bring him publicity among the American elite.
Celebrity Doctor
In a short time, Jacobson made himself the nicknames Miracle Max and Dr. Feelgood, attracting a clientele not only from New York's most elegant and expensive neighborhoods, but also from the Hollywood hills. And all this thanks to stimulating injections, which he started working on while still in Berlin. These were extreme mixtures of hormones, steroids, enzymes, human placenta, procaine, vitamins A, B, C and D, and amphetamines and methamphetamines, which the medical literature of the time recommended for neurological diseases.
The injections provided the patients with almost euphoric elation. They opened the mind to new ideas, stimulated the body to act, and made anything possible. These were the sensations that drew the greatest of the greatest to Jacobson.
Among his patients there were, among others Truman Capote, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Nelson Rockeffeler, Billy Wilder, Maria Callas, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher, Tennessee Williams, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. To the latter, in May 1962, Jacobson served his cocktail to alleviate the stage fright before performing for John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, during which she sang the famous "Happy Birthday". The president then celebrated his 45th birthday. Less than three months later, the famous sex bomb died from an overdose of barbiturates.
Max Jacobson has helped many stars. Among them was Marilyn Monroe
However, Jacobson was not solely responsible for the well-being of the rich and famous. His most important patient was JFK himself, who turned to the doctor before taking the office of 35th president of the United States. Their acquaintance not only affected the health of the first man in the country, but probably contributed to the death of a close associate of the Kennedy family.
Vitamin cocktails for JKF
Even though he was just in his forties, John F. Kennedy was not in good health. During the student American football games, he suffered a serious back injury, which often faced him with severe back pain.
However, something more serious kept him awake at night. A medical condition that could have undermined his ability to run for the presidency. Kennedy suffered from Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism) and an underactive thyroid gland. He also struggled with stomach and intestinal ailments, leading to frequent diarrhea and weight loss, all of which made him feel quite stressful, which made him unable to sleep.
Taking strong drugs was the order of the day at the Kennedy home, but to win the presidential election John needed something really good. Through the contacts of one of the advisers of the election staff, Chuck Spalding, he ended up in the office of Dr. Feelgood. It was with the support of his injection, applied directly to the larynx, that he won the debate with Richard Nixon in September 1960, and then the entire election.
It was with the support of an injection of Jacobson, applied directly to the larynx, that won the debate with Richard Nixon in September 1960, and then the entire election.
From then on, Max Jacobson accompanied JFK in almost every important event for him. He visited the president in the White House, even traveled with him abroad. During his meeting in Vienna with Nikita Khrushchev regarding the peace treaty between West Germany and East Germany, Kennedy was said to demand several vitamin injections from Jacobson to make himself feel better .
Unfortunately, Dr. Feelgood was not free from side effects. In addition to injection addiction, patients suffered from depression, anxiety and hypersexuality. JFK himself, under the influence of too much cocktail, was supposed to run naked in the corridors of the Carlyle Hotel in New York in 1962 . Ultimately, the president's medical team forced him to limit his relationship with Max Jacobson, whose unusual specifics began to raise more and more questions. These, in turn, eventually led to the fall of Dr. Feelgood.
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Compromise and end of career
Over the years, the doctor's activity has begun to raise justified doubts. During their visits, many stars drew attention to unconventional methods of treatment that were not preceded by any previous, even basic tests - e.g. blood pressure measurement. In addition, there were more and more rumors about the side effects of Jacobson's treatment, and in 1969, as a result of chronic amphetamine poisoning, Mark Shaw, a photographer known, among others, died. from taking pictures of the Kennedy family.
Based on this and much more information, The New York Times conducted a journalistic investigation that finally revealed the true face of Miracle Max . The article, published in the newspaper on December 4, 1972, turned out to be the nail in the coffin for his career.
Dr. Max Jacobson, until the end of the 1960s, looked after the cream of the United States.
The doctor faced charges of unprofessional behavior, and among the witnesses accusing him were employees and colleagues, as well as patients. The Bureau of Drugs and Dangerous Medicines found numerous irregularities in its orders.
During the investigation, the scale of the use of amphetamines in the production of cocktails was revealed. Dr. Max Jakobson applied approximately 1,920 doses of his magic medicine weekly. Interestingly, he did not run his practice because of the money, but more because of the names of celebrities he could look after. Jackie Kennedy herself had to admit that she never expected her husband to pay for his services .
Max Jacobson's trial ended in 1975 with the withdrawal of his medical license. Four years later, Dr. Feelgood passed away from this world, mired in debt and oblivion. Apparently he considered himself the scapegoat of history to the end.