Biography of Elena Malysheva
Elena Malysheva is the most famous doctor in Russia, the creator and host of the daytime show “Live Healthy.” Doctor of Medical Sciences and author of numerous scientific publications. Elena Vasilievna considers helping people her life’s work; on television she touches on topics that many of her colleagues try to avoid, and she does this with the utmost frankness, causing waves of criticism against her.
In the photo: Elena Malysheva
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Childhood and family
Elena Vasilyevna Malysheva’s hometown is Kemerovo, where she was born on March 13, 1961.
Elena's parents devoted their lives to medicine: her father, Vasily Iosifovich Shabunin, was the chief physician of the Kemerovo City Hospital, and her mother, Galina Aleksandrovna Remizova, was in charge of its infectious diseases department. Elena Vasilievna’s parents, natives of Voronezh, met while studying at the Voronezh Medical Institute and got married after graduation. According to free distribution, Galina Aleksandrovna, a thin, strict beauty, the daughter of one of the managers of the famous Ilyushinsky aviation plant, and Vasily Iosifovich, the son of a simple worker, went to Kemerovo, where they received an apartment in which their three children grew up.
Elena Malysheva in childhood and youth
Elena grew up with her older sister Marina and twin brother Alexei, whom she jokingly calls the eldest, meaning that he was born half an hour earlier. As Elena Vasilyevna says, she always loved to study, but she was not at all quiet and, like all children, she could play pranks and even fight with her brother or sister. Galina Aleksandrovna and Vasily Iosifovich did not scold the children for their noisy games and fights, but, no matter how serious their quarrel, they categorically forbade them to be offended by each other.
“My parents are simply incredible people,” says the famous doctor. Since childhood, Elena, seeing the dedication with which they help people in the fight against serious illnesses, dreamed of being like them.
According to Malysheva, from childhood she was accustomed to work. At the insistence of Galina Alexandrovna, she and her brother went to work from the seventh grade. During the summer holidays, Elena worked as a nurse in a hospital where her mother was in charge of the infectious diseases department, and Alexey worked as a janitor. None of her classmates worked during the summer holidays, and at first she was even embarrassed by the dirty work she had to do, but the words of her mother, who taught her not to look at other people’s opinions, later served her well.
Elena Malysheva with her parents, brother and sister
Unlike his wife, Vasily Iosifovich was not strict with his daughters, whom he literally doted on and tried to pamper them, especially the youngest. Elena had poor eyesight since childhood, she grew up unathletic and overweight, but her father inspired her that she was a real beauty. On the other hand, Elena, like her older sister, was forbidden to wear makeup, and even came to school parties in her school uniform.
Education
At Kemerovo secondary school No. 19, a serious girl with glasses was considered one of the best students.
In high school, Elena became interested in journalism, but when she announced to her parents her decision to enroll in the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University, they did not support her. Later, she would repeatedly thank her mother and father for guiding her along the right path. After graduating from school with a gold medal, Elena and her brother entered the medical faculty of the Kemerovo Medical Institute, where Marina was already studying. After graduating from high school, Elena entered graduate school at the Moscow Academy of Medical Sciences and, having received her diploma, worked for a very short time as a general practitioner in a district clinic.
Elena Malysheva in her student years (right)
In 1987, Elena Vasilievna, who took the surname of her husband, Igor Malyshev, defended her dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences on the topic “Prevention and elimination of cardiac arrhythmias through adaptation to stressors and activation of gamma-aminobutyric acid.” At this time, she had already left medical practice and went to work at the Second Medical Institute named after Pirogov, but health problems with her youngest son forced her to leave this job.
In 1991, after the operation that little Vasily, who received the name in honor of his grandfather, underwent, Elena and Igor decided that she would temporarily live with her parents, who would help restore the baby’s health. In Kemerovo, Vasya really began to recover quickly.
Start of a TV career
According to one of the versions spread on the RuNet, the young mother was persuaded by her school friend to come to Kemerovo television. According to another version, Elena, who remembered her childhood dream of becoming a journalist, herself came to the management of the Kuzbass television channel and proposed her candidacy for the position of host of a health program.
Elena Malysheva in her youth
In interviews over the years, Elena Vasilievna said that during the time she spent with her sons in her hometown, she noted the low level of presentation of material that is so important for any Russian and, having become the host of the “Recipe” program, tried to do everything possible to make people think about state of your health.
For a year, Elena hosted the “Recipe” program, after which she moved to the “Northern Crown” TV channel, where she continued her educational activities. Working on Kemerovo television completely captivated Elena Vasilyevna; according to her, it was in it that she finally saw her destiny.
Igor Yuryevich, who came to pick up his wife, was puzzled by her obvious reluctance to return to Moscow. However, her upbringing and, of course, love for her husband, whom Elena Vasilievna calls a man with a heart of gold, forced her to quit. On the way to Moscow, Elena Vasilyevna, according to her recollections, went through television channels in her memory, as if trying on things, and finally chose the RTR TV channel.
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"Health"
Russians saw Elena Malysheva in 1994, when she appeared in the program “Did you call the doctor?”, and some similarity with another TV doctor, the famous Yulia Belyanchikova, host of the “Health” program for 20 years, added to her popularity. Yulia Vasilyevna Belyanchikova has always been a standard, a role model for Malysheva, which is why Malysheva considered the “reanimation” of the “Health” program, closed after the collapse of the USSR and a radical change in the broadcast schedule, a matter of honor.
Yulia Belyanchikova hosted “Health” on Soviet television
The first episode of the revived “Health” program, so beloved by millions of Russians, aired on the ORT television channel in 1997. Elena Vasilievna was involved in promoting a healthy lifestyle and focused on disease prevention.
From the “Health” program, Russians learned about the benefits of giving up bad habits and about therapeutic exercises. Elena Malysheva also engaged in educational activities, talking about the first signs of both common and rare diseases, the dangers of self-medication and the importance of timely seeking help.
Elena Malysheva in her youth
Until 2006, the program consisted of several sections. In the first years, the section about the composition of a home first aid kit was popular; later, viewers fell in love with the historical excursion into the history of medicine. Particularly popular were columns about children's health and the latest events in the world of medicine. In 2006, the columns were abandoned and each issue began to be devoted to a separate topic.
In the early 2010s, the nature of the program changed from scientific and educational to entertainment. Playful songs and skits appeared, which, of course, attracted attention, but also aroused criticism. Now the show airs on Sunday mornings, it has doubled its running time and has become controversial.
TV presenters in their youth: Vladimir Pozner
The young Yakubovich was somehow compared to Roman Abramovich, the features of the young Vasiliev were similar to Alexander Lykov, but Posner at the age of 18 was dubbed the “lost son” of the sex symbol Marlon Brando - the TV presenter was so impressed by his appearance. But even at 86 years old, he does not leave representatives of the opposite sex indifferent:
“I get a huge thrill from my life. I'm glad to feel completely fine. It's nice that I play tennis three times a week, with full dedication. That sometimes women still look at me,” Posner said.
Vladimir Pozner now and in his youth.
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"Live healthy"
In 2010, Elena Vasilievna presented her new project to the Russians, the daytime show “Live Healthy.”
Undoubtedly, the format of the program and the style of presentation of the material were influenced by the training that Elena Malysheva completed in America and frequent trips during which she exchanged experiences with American colleagues. As the TV presenter noted, even on her very first visit to America, she was struck by the attention with which the citizens of this country treat their health, as well as the support that the government provides for shows that help Americans maintain health and get rid of illnesses. In an interview for the radio station “Echo of Moscow,” Elena Vasilyevna told host Elena Afanasyeva that in her new project she tried to apply the television achievements of foreign countries, in particular America, where the show program “Dr. Oz Show.
Elena Malysheva was inspired to create “Live Healthy” by an American talk show
The American project was awarded the Emmy Award nine times, and one of its creators was Oprah Winfrey. The health program was hosted by the famous Mehmet Oz, Doctor of Medicine, author of medical bestsellers, former head of the Department of Surgery at Columbia University, whose experience Elena Vasilievna tried to adopt.
Unlike many Russian television figures, Malysheva refused to buy the rights to a popular show from the Americans, but created her own, in which she combined personal experience, American traditions, an innovative view on educational activities and took into account the peculiarities of life in Russia. With extraordinary responsibility, which has always been a distinctive feature of her character, Elena Vasilievna approached the selection of employees, each of whom was required to have not only an excellent education and work experience, but also a desire to help people.
Elena Malysheva and her colleagues explain complex things in simple language
The audience also noted the TV presenter's style, bright decorations and the special atmosphere in the studio. In an interview for Ekho Moskvy radio, Elena Vasilievna said that Konstantin Ernst and Alexey Pimanov, who were directly involved in the development of the project, insisted on a bright, rainbow style of the 60s, which was supposed to emphasize the optimistic concept of the show.
An unsuccessful attempt, or what affected the appearance before and after September 2022
Famous TV presenter Elena Malysheva posted a new photo on the social network. Many followers were left bewildered. Her face looked quite strange. Fans suggested that the presenter overdid it with beauty injections. It seemed that Elena Malysheva had a hard time smiling. Her face was overstretched, lost its natural facial expressions and looked waxy.
Later, Malysheva herself said that she does not hide the fact that she uses Botox. She believes that every woman should allow herself to be beautiful and well-groomed. Therefore, she actively uses cosmetic procedures.
The most commonly used are hyaluronic acid and Botox. Only they can smooth out wrinkles, saturate the skin with moisture, give the face a fresh and radiant look, and with them the color becomes even. In addition, its own processes are launched, the dermis produces elastin. The result is an impressive rejuvenating effect. Elena Malysheva believes that botulinum toxin and fillers are among the revolutionary discoveries of scientists.
Experts also confirm: the absence of wrinkles and a radiant complexion are the result of botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid.
Criticism of the show “Live Healthy.” Scandals
From its first releases, the program “Live Healthy” was subjected to merciless criticism from both television viewers and the medical community. TV viewers, especially those whose age allowed them to remember Yulia Belyanchikova, were dissatisfied with, in their opinion, Elena Vasilievna’s excessive frankness. In one of the interviews, the famous TV doctor, who considers bigotry and ignorance to be the main vices of modern society, said that she would never, under any circumstances, call the male genital organ a jade rod and would try to refrain from using euphemisms.
“Live Healthy” releases are often criticized
In turn, representatives of the medical community noted inaccuracies that Elena Vasilievna repeatedly made when describing symptoms, diagnostic features and etiology of diseases. For example, at the beginning of 2022, the head of the department of osteopathy at Northwestern Medical University, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Medical Sciences Dmitry Evgenievich Mokhov demanded a public apology from Elena Vasilievna, who stated that in Russia there is no specialty “osteopath” and there is no field of medicine called osteopathy.
Dmitry Evgenievich stated that Malysheva may not have wanted to discredit his name, however, due to her incompetence, she caused him both moral and material harm. In her Instagram, Malysheva called on all doctors to “live together,” explaining her statement with a personal attitude towards the term “osteopathy” and the desire to protect Russians from possible harm that chiropractors who call themselves osteopathic doctors can cause them.
Elena Malysheva with co-hosts
An episode of the show “Live Healthy” caused a huge resonance in Russian society, in which Elena Vasilievna called children who are lagging behind their peers in mental development due to illness, cretins and idiots. After the release of the program, the Russians, angry at yet another manifestation of Malysheva’s lack of tact and heartlessness, literally flooded the management of Channel One with letters demanding that the famous TV doctor be held accountable.
The screensaver of the program “Live Healthy” outraged viewers
However, even despite the reaction of many Russian celebrities who found it impossible to stay away (such as Ksenia Sobchak), Elena did not apologize for the insult that she, wittingly or unwittingly, inflicted on sick children and their loved ones. In addition, a significant number of Russian doctors sided with Elena Vasilyevna, because the words “cretin” and “idiot” used in colloquial speech, although they have an emotionally expressive connotation, primarily refer to medical vocabulary. 5 of the hottest broadcasts by Elena Malysheva The largest number of negative reviews from TV viewers and critical articles in the media concerned the design of the show. Viewers have found it difficult to accept the entertaining format of a television show in which performers dance and sing dressed in costumes of internal organs. According to Elena Vasilievna, there is nothing reprehensible in the use of costumes and life-size puppets depicting human organs, because she calls her show entertaining and educational.
Not everyone likes the presentation of material in Elena Malysheva’s program
In addition, Elena Vasilyevna considers false shame to be the most important factor, which, even in the age of the Internet and high technology, forces many people to hush up problems and not seek help, which sometimes has irreversible consequences.
Personal life of Elena Malysheva
Elena Vasilyevna was raised by her parents in strict, almost Domostroevsky traditions.
Unlike many of her peers, at a young age she did not have affairs and did not like noisy student parties. She met Igor Malyshev, a graduate of the Tomsk Medical Institute, while studying in Moscow graduate school. During the holidays that Elena spent in her native Kemerovo, she accidentally met Igor and invited him to visit. As the TV presenter likes to recall, she did not think that Igor would accept the invitation, and was surprised when he came to her parents’ house. Her father, whose opinion Elena Vasilyevna valued all her life, liked Malyshev, which, of course, influenced her choice.
Elena Malysheva and Igor Malyshev in their youth
According to family legend, Igor Yuryevich did not make the traditional proposal. After a year of meetings and going to the movies, he, walking Elena to the subway, said that he dreams of seeing her as the mother of his two sons. Elena took her lover’s words literally and the next day went to him for an explanation. Always distinguished by straightforwardness and maximum sincerity, Elena Vasilievna simply did not understand that her chosen one had hinted at their future common children.
Sons of Elena Malysheva: elder Yuri and younger Vasily
The TV doctor's eldest son, Yuri, was born in 1988. He received the name in honor of his paternal grandfather, that is, the father-in-law of the TV presenter. Elena Malysheva's youngest son was born two years later, in 1990, and was named after her father - Vasily. Yuri Malyshev, although he received a medical education, did not become a practicing doctor; he works in the show “Live Healthy” as a creative producer. Vasily Malyshev became a lawyer, he does business and spends a lot of time abroad.
Elena Malysheva with her husband and children
Having become a guest in the author’s program of Vasily Vakulenko (rapper Basta), in 2022 Elena Vasilyevna spoke about her grandchildren Igor and Arthur, whom her eldest son gave her. Gazlive: Elena Malysheva Elena Vasilyevna’s husband has been engaged in research activities all his life, Igor Yuryevich is a Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor, teaches at the Moscow Medical and Dental University and heads the department of pathological physiology.
Elena Vasilievna notes that her husband is similar to her father: he has a strict character, but a very kind heart. It was Igor Yuryevich who once brought into their house a small stray puppy, which he picked up on the street and who became a member of their large friendly family.
Elena Malysheva's husband is also a doctor
Elena Vasilievna’s brother and sister also devoted their lives to medicine. Marina Vasilievna Malysheva is a neurologist, lives in the city of Tuapse. Alexey Vasilyevich is a surgeon, in 2001 he moved from Kemerovo to Moscow and soon became the chief physician of one of the best clinics in Russia, the famous Botkin City Clinical Hospital.
Elena Malysheva with her brother and sister
What procedures does the TV star like?
The famous presenter does not hide the fact that she regularly visits a cosmetologist. Elena Malysheva tries what her specialist advises her. Modern means are well studied, their consequences are predictable. The strong anti-aging effect has been scientifically proven.
Presenter Elena Malysheva is especially fond of Botox injections. This neurotoxin blocks muscle function, as a result the skin stops wrinkling and wrinkles are smoothed out.
Malysheva before and after lip correction
Elena also likes to carry out moisturizing treatments with hyaluronic acid. It not only saturates the skin with freshness, but also launches its own rejuvenation processes.
In addition, Elena actively uses fillers. They help maintain facial contours.
Thus, the freshness and youthful, well-groomed appearance of Malysheva is nothing more than the result of the competent work of a cosmetologist. And German Moiseev monitors the image and style of the star. Elena herself admitted that she would like to change her appearance a little, but has not yet found a better option.
Elena Malysheva now
Elena Vasilievna is a member of the Academy of Russian Television, Doctor of Medical Sciences and the author of more than fifty articles on medical topics.
In addition to the “Live Healthy” program, Elena Malysheva runs a clinic where Russians are offered a wide range of medical services and qualified assistance in solving health problems. 5 good news about coronavirus in Elena Malysheva’s program Any Russian can ask Malysheva a question by subscribing to her Instagram. Helping Elena Vasilyevna is German Shaevich Gandelman (a cardiologist whom she knows from her studies at the Kemerovo Medical Institute), otolaryngologist Igor Branovan, a world-famous doctor, and gastroenterologist Igor Gorodokin, a well-known specialist in the treatment of pathologies both in Russia and in America stomach. Elena Vasilievna reacted to Anastasia Zavorotnyuk’s illness with her characteristic cordiality, denying rumors about the influence of IVF on the development of tumors, but noting that the prognosis of the disease was influenced by treatment abroad. According to Elena Vasilievna in an interview, if Anastasia had been treated in her homeland, then perhaps she would have been able to recover faster. Malysheva attributes the increase in life expectancy of Russians to the successes of Russian healthcare and the improvement of the quality of life of her fellow citizens.
The famous teledoctor advises to pay attention to even the slightest signal that a person’s body gives to a person, to take responsibility for one’s health, to get more rest and to eat only high-quality foods. Elena Malysheva gives an interview to Irina Shikhman In 2022, Elena Malysheva began going live on Instagram. In each of them, she covers important medical topics and answers questions from subscribers. In December 2022 and January 2022, Malysheva talked with subscribers about weight loss, nutrition during a pandemic, and the coronavirus vaccine. To get closer to the Internet audience, Elena also attended the “Should we talk?” program. on Irina Shikhman’s Youtube channel.
A television
She did not immediately become the main TV doctor in Russia. The television biography of Elena Malysheva began in 1992 in her native Kemerovo. The first program called “Recipe” was broadcast on the city TV channel “Kuzbass”. And Elena Vasilievna got on television by accident.
When her youngest son was only ten months old, he became seriously ill. The baby was operated on in Moscow, and the family returned to Kemerovo: it was easier to go through the rehabilitation period in their hometown. It was then that Malysheva suddenly noticed that there were no good and informative medical programs on the air. Elena Vasilievna even called the press service of the Kemerovo administration to complain about this omission.
Elena Malysheva
Elena Vasilievna’s school friend German Gandelman persuaded Malysheva to change the situation herself - to go on local television. He also introduced his friend to the production editor, introducing her and saying: “This is Elena Malysheva. She will host a good program about health.” And the young mother with deep medical knowledge immediately began broadcasting live on the Kuzbass TV channel.
A year later, Malysheva headed the “Lazaret” program, which aired on the “Northern Crown” TV channel, broadcast on the sixth frequency channel of Russia. The promising presenter was quickly noticed and invited to Moscow, where since 1994 Malysheva became the author and host of the daily program “Have you called the doctor?” on RTR. In parallel with her work on television, she improved her medical knowledge and took a training course at the European Center for Health and Environment in the USA. By the way, only the most prominent journalists involved in health topics were invited to these courses.
Elena Malysheva in the “Health” program
In 1997, the ORT channel resumed broadcasting the popular program “Health,” which had previously been hosted by Yulia Belyanchikova. Elena Malysheva became her successor - now she was the presenter, director and author of the program.
The entire time Malysheva worked as a TV presenter, she did not stop studying. Ten years later, Elena Vasilievna wrote and defended her dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences. In the same year, 2007, Elena Malysheva became a member of the Academy of Russian Television.
The popularity of the “Health” program and its presenter grew. Since August 2010, Malysheva has also been hosting the program “Live Healthy!”, which is broadcast daily on weekdays in the morning prime time on Channel One and Radio Russia.
Elena Malysheva in the show “Live Healthy!”
Reviews of the program are contradictory. Many TV viewers and especially Internet users believe that at Elena Vasilievna’s age it is already indecent to host such shows, the program itself is called phantasmagoric, and the actions of Malysheva and her co-hosts are offensive and deliberately stupid.
Russia's chief TV doctor and her team are not afraid to raise slippery and risky topics in their programs. Problems with potency or gas formation may be discussed on the federal channel. The show often features puppet performances, models and costumes are used, children participate, especially in episodes related to children's health, spectators bathe in tea, doctors depict internal organs - the least of all what happens in the studio resembles a serious medical broadcast.
This makes Malysheva’s broadcasts bright and memorable, causing public outcry. Although sometimes this resonance also has a humorous connotation, providing ample food for parodists. “Friendly cartoons” of Malysheva were made more than once by Maxim Galkin and Ivan Urgant. In 2011, the presenter was even awarded the “Silver Galosh” anti-prize in the “Malysheva and Udalysheva” nomination.
Also, the leading ill-wishers on the Internet often accused her of inadequacy, and sometimes attributed various world conspiracies to her, for unclear reasons, often citing her resemblance to Leon Trotsky and her alleged Jewish nationality.
Elena Malysheva and Leon Trotsky
Critics of Elena Malysheva also claim that her program “Live Healthy!” is an adaptation of the popular American program Doctor Oz, based on the same themes and uses the same layout.
Despite all this, the television audience loves the program and still watches it with pleasure. Many medical professionals recognize this program as useful and express gratitude to the presenter for popularizing a simple and obvious, but not the most popular idea among many segments of the population, that in case of illness, you need to consult a doctor and turn to official medicine, and not go to healers and not self-medicate.
TV presenter Elena Malysheva
At the same time, Elena Malysheva does not at all deny the positive influence of folk remedies; for example, she speaks positively about the effect of tea on the body, but at the same time repeatedly emphasizes that no matter how herbs improve health and promote metabolism, they will not replace real medicines.
Experts point out that, most likely, the shocking and bright format of programs about health was chosen specifically so that the episodes would be remembered and distributed on social networks and websites, and the advice of doctors would be seen and understood by different age audiences.
Elena Malysheva
Malysheva’s authority in the field of medicine for the mass audience was so great that scammers began to take advantage of it. At the beginning of 2016, the presenter even had to include a fragment in one of the programs where she talks about how she found an advertisement for monastery tea on the Internet on her behalf. Elena Malysheva exposed the deception and stated that not only did she not advertise such a product in her program, but she also found out that the tea had not undergone any research and was unlikely to be medicinal at all. The presenter asked her viewers not to believe such advertising.
