Dear Colleagues:
I hope you all are well. Our new seminar video is now available. Taped in Grand Junction, CO on September 14, this class has been modified greatly from previous seminars. The new set of notes and procedures reflect the new testing procedures we are using (with vials from Test Kit Consultants 1-970-243-0477) and Dr. Wilson has brought forth new academics. We recommend this video both to first timers who want to learn our protocols as well as those who have been using them successfully for years. See the last page of our newsletter for more information as well as how to order.
NEW PRODUCTS
Test Kit Consultants has come out with some new vials. They have added cryptosporidium to the parasite kit and updated the parasite composite vial to include this. Also composite vials have been made for the following kits: dentals, pesticides, industrial and environmental, pollens, food additives, chemical and inhalant. These vials are approximately $2.90 each (depending on the exchange rate) + shipping and are only available to those that have those kits already and just need the update vials. I have found them extremely useful.
For those of you that haven’t bought these test kits I highly recommend them. They have increased our diagnostic accuracy as well as speeded up testing dramatically. See the last page of our newsletter for more info on these kits.
CASE HISTORIES
1. Gabriel is an eight month old boy. Ten days before his mom brought him in, he started to have loose, foul smelling stools and projectile vomiting. He lost 4# (20% of his body weight) and couldn’t hold anything down. Both his parents are RN’s and on the 7th day he was admitted to the local hospital and put on i.v. fluids and Pedialite. All tests including those for parasites and clostridium performed by the hospital were negative. He was released from the hospital after 3 days with no improvement but the doctors had run out of ideas. The hospital bill was $8,000. Our tests showed positive
on the composite bacteria vial. Out of curiosity we tested (blindly) the individual bacterial vials and only one was positive : clostridium (there are many strains of clostridium the tradition medical tests do not cover). We also found sensitivities to almonds (the mom who is nursing averaged 4 oz. of almonds daily), chicken, coffee, wheat, corn, and peaches. We took the mom off these foods, desensitized Gabriel and placed him on Juglans Nigra (it had negated the clostridium vial) at 2 drops in food t.i.d. From the moment he left the office he has had normal stools and no vomiting. This was an incredibly satisfying case. I have worked on many cases who go to Gabriels’ pediatrician and he has become very supportive of our work and has occasionally been sending referrals.
2. This was emailed to me by Brian Carrico DC and has been edited for space.
“My excitement cannot be contained in this email. I do rely on your protocols for the truly sick, time consuming patient. About three months ago I ordered the test kits you recommended.
Maddux, a 17 month baby girl was brought in by her mother with the following symptoms:
seizures, occurring 10 times or more daily.
History: at 12 months while receiving the usual childhood vaccinations, the seizures started two days after the MMR and chicken pox vaccine. Medication with ACTH and Depacote (500mg daily) slightly decreased the intensity but not the frequency of the seizures. We desensitized her while holding the vile over her frontal bone, using her mother as a surrogate. Treatment frequency with individual vaccines was once a week. The following viles were used: Measles (VA 11), dipt.(VA 4), Rubella (VA 20), DPT (VA 4), Hepatitis B (VA 8). On the 5th visit following the Hepatitis B treatment all seizures stopped. Seizures have not returned for 4 weeks.
Patient is to return to Pediatric Neurologist for repeat EEG and appropriate medication management.”
3. Tony is a 41 year old mail that presented in Jan. 2002 with extreme colon pain and ulceration according to colonoscopy. Since it ran in the family the treating physicians said it was genetic and decided not to treat it. Our testing suggested fungal and parasitic involvement and a soy intolerance. We supplemented with SF722, Artecin, and Quercetone (all Thorne 1-800-228-1966) and put him on the appropriate diet. I never heard from him again until last month. He had canceled his recheck in Feb. 2002. He told me he didn’t come back because “the treatment worked” and he felt no reason to return or let me know (I will reserve comment here) but called now to get a referral for a friend in another state with similar problems. Bad patient management on my part but a successful outcome.
FYI
British study links Crohn's disease to milk bug
By Richard Woodman
LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - British scientists said on Wednesday they had found a link between a common bowel disorder and a type of bacteria that can be passed to humans in milk.
Professor John Hermon-Taylor and his team at St George's Hospital Medical School in London said they had detected Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) bacteria in 92 percent of patients with Crohn's disease, but in only 26 percent of patients in a control group.
"The rate of detection of MAP in individuals with Crohn's disease is highly significant and implicates this pathogen in disease causation," they said in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
"The problems caused by the MAP bug are a public health tragedy," said Hermon-Taylor, who has sent a copy of the paper to Britain's Chief Medical Officer Liam Donaldson.
Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the intestine and symptoms include diarrhoea, pain, weight loss and tiredness. About 100,000 people in Britain alone are affected, with about 5,000 new cases reported every year.
The study was backed by the medical charity Action Research, which said previous findings showed MAP is present in two percent of retail pasteurised milk cartons.
"The discovery that the MAP bug is present in the vast majority of Crohn's sufferers means it is almost certainly causing the intestinal inflammation," it said in a statement.
"Action Research does not recommend that anyone stops drinking milk. However, for those individuals with Crohn's disease or their close relatives who may feel particularly at risk, it may be sensible to start drinking UHT milk.
"As UHT involves higher pasteurisation temperatures, it is probable that MAP is destroyed," it said.
It called for Crohn's to be made a reportable disease, for more stringent milk pasteurisation, for tests for MAP in dairy herds, and procedures for reducing MAP infection on farms.
Hermon-Taylor said an unexpected finding of the research showed that patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may also be infected with MAP.
"In animals, MAP inflames the nerves of the gut," he said. "Recent work from Sweden shows that people with IBS also have inflamed gut nerves. There is a real chance that the MAP bug may be inflaming people's gut nerves and causing IBS."
MATERIAL AVAILABLE FROM DR. MICHAEL LEBOWITZ
1. NEW:VIDEO- Correcting Chronic Health Problems 2003: This new 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 subluxations. Knowledge of basic muscle testing is helpful. A complete protocol is taught that you can use to treat even the most chronic patients. The video is suited for both the novice and the advanced practitioners in our work and has many changes from previous videos. A complete set of advanced notes accompanies the video. This video supercedes our previous ones and was taped at our 9/14/03 Grand Junction, Colorado seminar. Price is $250 and can be paid by check to our office or paypal to noach2343@aol.com. There is a paypal link on our website to pay also.
OCTOBER ONLY SPECIAL: New seminar video + our 4 lay lecture videos (with Dr. Natalie Liesman on fatigue, womens, mens and childrens health problems), plus our toxic metal video shown at ICAK for $300 (Normally $350). After Oct. the metal video will no longer be available.
2. Clinical Indications of Thorne Research Products: This handout, 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 and is available in written form or on CD-Rom. Call our office. Also see it on our website www.michaellebowitzdc.com as you can download it.
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. 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. Colorado continuing education hours can be provided. Best days are Sundays, Mondays or Wednesdays. Call to schedule exact dates. Cost is $300 per physician.
4. Test kits for Dr. Lebowitz protocol. Call Test Kit Consultants at 970-243-0477 or see our website www.michaellebowitzdc.com for more details, or info is available on CD-Rom. These new kits will greatly simplify and speed up you testing making you more efficient and accurate.
5. For other products we use: lasers etc.- see our website for info.