Dear Colleagues, I hope you are well. We have been busy recently with a lot of patients that fly in for the day. We typically do a 2-hour appointment and put the person on specific supplements and a diet and send them back to the referring doctor for a follow-up. Often times, because of our 20 years of doing this sort of work we may be able to pick up on a few important factors that will make a difference in the patient's health. Sometimes these patients are the doctors themselves.
See the last page of the newsletter for the information on our upcoming Denver seminar, which will be May 5th in Denver at the Red Lion Hotel. We (Jay Wilson and I) will be teaching our whole protocol on treating the chronic patient. The techniques are easy to learn, very effective and do not require expensive equipment to utilize. We hope to see many of you there.
HARVEY LILLARD RETURNS
My good friend and colleague, Keith Lundberg, DC awoke a few weeks ago with the majority of hearing gone in his right ear. He had never experienced this before and was justifiably worried. This continued for a few days and then I had the opportunity to take a look. We found a positive TL to the right ear negated by inspiration and by Captomer 250 (Thorne) We treated the cranial fault but found it recurred on weight bearing and needed to be treated as a Sphenobasilar Inspiration Assist cranial fault while seated. This correction restored his hearing to even better than that on the "normal" left side and also improved his close up vision. We followed up with Captomer-250 supplementation.
We often find an interplay between metal problems, cranial faults and food sensitivities and to the get the best results they should all be addressed to minimize recidivism.
CASE HISTORY
1. Sam is a 22-year-old who spent a few months in India recently. He contracted some "unknown bug", lost 40 pounds, became tired and depressed, hurt all over, suffering from diarrhea and gastro-intestinal upset. He was only going to be home for 3 weeks. On our exam we found strong evidence suggestive of fungal, parasitic, and bacterial involvement, as well as sensitivities to wheat, corn and eggs. We supplemented with SF722 (Thorne), L. Sporogenes (Thorne) and freeze dried Hydrastis (Eclectic). When Sam returned in 2 weeks, he had stopped losing weight, no longer had gastro-intestinal disturbance, and his energy was back to normal. His food sensitivities were gone and the supplements he needed were Basic Nutrients I and Glucosamine-Chrondrotin (Thorne).
He also wasn't quite finished with the SF722. We will keep in touch through his parents to see how he is doing.
What is interesting in Sam's case was how on the 1st visit he only tested for supplements to correct his dysbiosis, while on the second visit he tested for vitamins, minerals, etc. This is not that uncommon an occurrence. One way to interpret this is his body was initially too ill or his gastrointestinal tract too compromised to handle a vitamin at that point. But once the dysbiosis was corrected the deficiency 'showed". Another possibility is the vitamin would have fed his dysbiosis instead of feeding him, so his deficiency did not show up until the dysbiosis was clear.
TIDBITS
1. If you have fairly healthy patients taking Bikram Yoga (yoga done in a 105 degree room) we find that most of them do best if they take 1 scoop of Mediclear twice daily. Most also need Thiocid or OPC. Patients who go for Bikram instructor training which is quite brutal, handle it as a rule much better than the other students, if they stay on this regimen throughout the training.
2. Most people with auto-immune type problems will show some type of dysbiosis and also metals and/or chemicals. Sometimes, the metals-chemicals will show before the dysbiosis is cleared and sometimes it is more sequential. I see this with MS, Parkinsons, Crohns, RA, etc., etc. Typically there are also food sensitivities that come and go and change periodically. It is important to monitor these patients every 2-4 weeks to make sure there is no recidivism of old findings and to do dietary and supplement modification as needed.
3. Patients have so many questions about diet - should I be careful about food combining? be on a high protein diet?, low protein diet?, etc., etc. One way to help sort it out is by food testing. For instance, on a young hypothyroid case recently - no grains strengthened a weak G-2 muscle but all high protein foods did and we modified her diet accordingly.
In some patients you will see a strong muscle weaken when you test a complex carbohydrate and high protein food simultaneously but not separately. I use foods of low allergenicity to do this test, like millet and lamb. If they weaken when tested together this might be someone who needs to be careful about food combining.
By being creative with food testing you can help a patient individualize their diet to fit their biochemical individuality.
The hypothyroid patient also weakened on cruciferous vegetables, peanuts and soy over the thyroid only and those are known in some cases to aggravate hypothyroidism.
MATERIAL AVAILABLE FROM DR. MICHAEL LEBOWITZ
1. VIDEO: Correcting Chronic Health Problems 2001:This video seminar approximately 6 hours long will teach the physician a simple to apply, effective protocol to treat patients with chronic fatigue, allergies, chemical sensitivities, intestinal dysbiosis, (fungal, bacterial, parasitic, and viral infections), food sensitivities, altered intestinal permeability, toxic metal problems, endocrine dysfunction, nutritional imbalances, chronic pain and subluxation. Knowledge of basic muscle testing is helpful. A complete protocol is taught that you can start using immediately to treat even the most chronic patients. The video is suited for both the novice and the advanced practitioners in our work. A complete set of advanced notes accompanies the video. This video supercedes our previous ones and was taped at our 4/29/01 LaGuardia Seminar. The cost is $225 ppd.
2. Clinical Indications of Thorne Research Products: This handout, over 20 pages long, has both academic and clinical observations on well over 100 products I use in my office. Approximately 90% of the products I use are by Thorne Research. Reasons are given. This handout is free. Also see it on our website www.michaellebowitzdc.com
3. Personal Seminars with Dr. Lebowitz: Dr. Lebowitz teaches seminars to one or two doctors at a time in his home/office in Grand Junction, CO. It is approximately 4 miles from the airport serviced by United, Delta and Continental Airlines. Seminars run from 9:00-4:00. These classes are tailored to meet your individual needs and can be as basic or advanced as you would like. Treatment for you and/or your family can be included in the teaching. Lunch is provided and this is a great place to vacation all times of the year with nearby attractions in both Colorado and Utah. Colorado continuing education hours can be provided. Best days are Sundays, Mondays or Wednesdays. Call to schedule exact dates. Cost is $300 We are not able to process credit cards at this time.
Please send a check with your order to:
Dr. Michael Lebowitz 2550 I Rd.
Grand Junction, CO 81505 For the handout either write or call: 970 - 257-0311
CORRECTING CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
DENVER COLORADO SEMINAR
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2002
Dear Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce a seminar I will be co-teaching with Jay Wilson DC at the Red Lion Hotel, Denver, CO on Sunday, May 5, 2002 from 9-5. The seminar fee is $200 if paid by April 1st, otherwise $225. Students and CA's are $125.
This seminar will teach the physician a simple to apply, effective protocol to treat patients with chronic fatigue, allergies, chemical sensitivities, intestinal dysbiosis (fungal, bacterial, parasitic and viral infections), food sensitivities, altered intestinal permeability, toxic metal problems, adrenal and endocrine dysfunction, lymphatic dysfunction, nutritional imbalances, and chronic subluxations. This will help people with most chronic diseases including headaches, arthritis, auto-immune diseases, gastrointestinal problems, chronic pain, depression, memory lapses and many other problems. A knowledge of basic muscle testing is helpful. The seminar is geared to both the beginning and advanced practitioner and will be a balanced blend of both academics and techniques that you can apply right away. For those of you that have been to previous seminars this will have all the essential basic and advanced techniques as well as enough new information to make it worthwhile to attend. This course will count for 7 Colorado continuing education credits.
Easy, accurate screening techniques and desensitizations are taught along with the highest quality nutritional products and the pros and cons of all available lab screenings. There is no hype and no expensive instruments necessary to apply these techniques.
Dr. Lebowitz is a DC practicing in Grand Junction, CO specializing in chronically allergic and fatigued patients. He is a researcher in AK, has written two books, numerous articles and has been the recipient of two awards from ICAK. His techniques are used by hundreds of doctors worldwide.
Jay Wilson, DC, has taught postgraduate courses nationally in clinical nutrition, dysbiosis, herbal medicine and clinical kinesiology. His teaching integrates the most recent advances in natural therapeutics and laboratory diagnosis with applied kinesiology techniques. He maintains a practice specializing in chronically ill patients in Boulder, CO.
The Red Lion Inn is newly renovated and conveniently located off I-70 (north side), Exit 278. Rates are $59 (AAA is a bit less) if reserved directly (303 321-6666 Lebowitz-Wilson Chiropractic Seminar) 3 weeks in advance. Free airport shuttle transportation. You may also call the national number at: 1 800-
RED-LION.
Dr. Lebowitz:
Please register me for the Denver, May 5th seminar. My check is enclosed for $____________ Name____________ Address____________ City,State,Zip____________
Please Mail Registration to: Michael Lebowitz, DC 2550 I Road Phone: (970) 257-0311 Grand Junction, CO 81505 Email: Noach2343@aol.com