Dear Colleagues,
We hope you all are doing well. We had a great 25th wedding anniversary trip and I “survived” a week in a moldy condo in Florida, as well as a lot of mold exposure in Hawaii, and working in leptosporosis contaminated taro fields on Kauai without contracting anything. I will tell you more about my thoughts on this in the near future.
One of the magazines I subscribe to is called ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. It is a lay publication, advertises many products, etc. and on occasion has an article I gain some insight from. The March 2006 issue has a good article on supplementation entitled “Gut Check” that deals with absorbability of supplements and issues of fillers, binders, excipients, etc. It is a useful article to have in your waiting room. I am not sure if they will post it on the web or not but the magazine is available in many health food stores, etc.
CASE HISTORY
John is a 68 year old man who presented in October 2005. His presenting symptoms were extreme stiffness and pain in his legs along with intermittent fevers and extreme fatigue. John had suffered from Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)- a type of leukemia which causes the body to attack its own red blood cells. It is thus accompanied by severe anemia. He underwent two years of chemotherapy and 5 weeks of prednisone with no help. Mercks’ manual states concerning MDS “all treatments are experimental and, except in an occasional patient, ineffective.”
In 2001 he received a stem cell transplant from his brother that he said “almost killed him but also saved his life”. He has been in remission since then and off all pharmaceuticals since April 2002. Shortly after the transplant he developed what came to be diagnosed as chronic GVHD (graft vs. host disease) as a reaction to his brothers’ stem cells. According to his MD’s this was the cause of his present symptoms (this man is very wealthy and goes to the “top” MD’s he can find). Because of my successful treatment
of his daughter, a top skier, for both musculo-skeletal and biochemical issues, he decided to see me. He had a very depressed immune system also, and had contacted pneumonia 6x in the last 4 years. He was taking medicinal marijuana for the pain in his legs.
We ran our usual protocol (we were not sure what else to do) and found indications of parasitic involvement that we treated with Juglans Nigra from Eclectic (1-800-332-HERB). He also needed Glutathione (I see this in almost all cancer patients), Citramins II, and Mediclear (all by Thorne Research 1-800-228-1966).
For the past 4 months John has been symptom free for the first time in 4 years. He stays on the Mediclear, Citramins II, and Glutathione. He also has remained pneumonia free. Were the MD’s right in their diagnosis of GVHD? Was it a simple mineral deficiency or something else we corrected that made the difference? We don’t know. I often quote a sentence I attribute to Dr. George Goodheart (I am not positive he said it, but I think so): “Anything can cause anything”. I believe this statement and that is why I “fix everything I find”. Our protocol tests for lots of different variables and the more you “fix”, the better the chance your patient will get well. That is one of the beauties of AK. When we are not sure which way to proceed, our test results can yield answers that can guide us in a direction we might not have gone otherwise and yield excellent results. Of course we combine the test results with our knowledge base, patient history and results of any more traditional testing we have chosen to perform on the patient.
MISC.
1.The manufacturer of AK Test Kits over in England wanted me to tell you of a new website of hers www.mytherapypractice.com along with her existing site www.healthandgoodness.com. I believe it has a free referral list that you could sign up for. When ordering kits, still order from the US at AK Test Kits 1-888-323-0625. These are in most cases specially made for us and contain a selection of vials including composites not available except through our company AK Test Kits here in the US
2. For those of you that are getting this newsletter via the post office, please send us your email address so we can email it to you. It will be faster and less work for us. Thanks so much.
3. We hope many of you avail yourselves of the personal one on one seminars we teach here (see the next page). The late spring is a great time to come and turn it into a nice mini-vacation with great hiking and mountain biking nearby. We have some new changes to our protocols that I think you will find both useful and exciting.
1.VIDEO- Correcting Chronic Health Problems 2005: This NEW video/DVD 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 supersedes our previous ones. 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.
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. You may wither call our office for a copy or download it from 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 for one physician or $500 for 2 physicians coming together.
4.Test kits for Dr. Lebowitz protocol. Call Test Kit Consultants at 970-323-0625 or see our website http://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.Lasers we use in our protocol (rectangular beam output 635nm 5mw) Laseronix 1-808- 879-9391. The one we use is called “the Desensitizer”
6.Lay Lecture Videos This is a 4 tape set done by myself and Dr. Natalie Liesman. Each of the four tapes runs 60-90 minutes. They can be used to help formulate your own lay lectures or you can sell or rent them to patients for their education thus saving you many hours plus building up your patients’ knowledge base.
The four are as follows:
1 Nutrition and Fatigue- goes into endocrine dysfunction, dysbiosis especially
Fungal problems, food sensitivities, EMF’s, nutrient deficiencies, etc.
2 Women’s Health- osteoporosis, PMS, menopause, depression, etc.
3 Children’s Health- infections, ADHD, etc.
4 Men’s Health and Misc. Issues.
The four video set is $80 and you can send a check or pay by paypal via my website