Dear Colleagues;
Hope you are well. I hope to see you at the April 22nd LA seminar. You can get more info and sign up on my website www.michaellebowitzdc.com. I am anxious to present my new work on hypercoagulation as well as refinements to the rest of my protocols.
Supreme Nutrition (Mid American Marketing 1-800-922-1744) has 2 new products that have just come on the market. Read about them below. Hemoguard came out of my research stemming from my own health crisis last year. Rosemary is a collaboration with my friend and colleague Wally Schmitt DC.
New Products
- Hemo Guard Supreme was developed for people who may be prone to hypercoagulation. Hypercoagulation is a condition where fibrin builds up in the various blood vessels. In its extreme, fibrin deposition can lead to deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolisms, heart attacks, and stroke. In its less severe form it can possibly lead to phlebitis, fibromyalgia (by cutting off blood flow), I.B.S., chronic low grade infections where the microbes are “protected” by residing in the fibrin meshes, miscarriages, headaches, chronic pain, etc.
Traditional medicine sees the following as potential causes: immobilization, malignancy, genetic disorders, certain medications such as tamoxifen, pregnancy, supplemental estrogen, trauma, surgery, and nephrotic syndrome.
Recent research by David Berg and many others have also implicated the following in causing hypercoagulation: many forms of infection (viral, parasitic, bacterial, and fungal) as well as toxic chemicals. The fibrin formation may be the body’s attempt to wall off the microbes.
It is theorized by some that these newer recognized causes may account for many cases of pulmonary embolisms that were previously labeled as idiopathic.
To cause hypercoagulation there may be an excess of prothrombin, thrombin or fibrinogen or a deficiency or fibrin breakdown chemicals: plasmin, plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator or a deficiency of antithrombin III.
Pharmaceutical intervention can be very effective but in some people can lead to serious side effects (typically bleeding events). The drugs though can be lifesaving and you should follow your physician’s advice.
In less severe cases, with the consent of your physician, there are certain herbs and other lifestyle changes that can discourage hypercoagulation.
Hemo Guard is a combination of some of the more effective agents. It contains the following:
1) Ginkgo biloba: Gingko has been used for many years for memory enhancement. One property that was reported in a study in China is that it is a potent antagonist of platelet activating factor and thus may help prevent blood clots and hypercoagulation. The World Health Organization also reported that is helpful in treating cerebrovascular insufficiency as well as peripheral artery occlusive disease. It should not be used if you are on anticoagulant therapy.
2) Ginger root: Studies at the University of Maryland suggest that Ginger has blood thinning properties. A research study conducted in Australia looked at the ability of ginger to stop or reduce platelet activation induced by arachidonic acid in human blood. They also compared and contrasted the anticoagulant properties of ginger with those of aspirin. The report concluded that ginger could prevent blood platelets from adhering together. This might be due to the inhibition of the enzyme COX-1. The report also concluded that ginger compounds and the derivatives of ginger are more effective as antiplatelet agents than aspirin.
3) Pomegranate fruit-Pomegranate has been shown to work well as a blood thinner. Many prominent alternative medicine practitioners add it to the regimen of patients with hypercoagulation disorders.
4) Green papaya- the strong proteolytic enzymes in papaya may assist in fibrinolysis and disolution of biofilms
5) Bromelain is a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. Its anti-inflammatory activity appears to be due to a variety of physiological actions. This appears to include inhibiting the generation of bradykinin at the inflammatory site via depletion of the plasma kallikrein system. It also limits the formation of fibrin (clots) by reduction of clotting cascade intermediates. Bromelain has also been shown in multiple studies to stimulate the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, resulting in increased fibrinolysis (dissolution of clots/fibrin). This combination of effects can make it very useful in people with hypercoagulation tendencies.
Hemo Guard should not be used if the patient is on ‘blood thinners” such as warfarin and other similar pharmaceuticals. If the patient is not on these, it may prove to be a useful tool. It may also be used to possibly prevent conditions in people who have family histories of some of the previously mentioned hypercoagulation caused problems.
Other contraindications include pregnancy and latex allergies.
As with any herbal regimen, we encourage you to consult your physician to see if there is a more serious condition warranting more aggressive intervention.
Recommended Dose: 2 caps twice daily away from food. Dosage may be increased during times of acute infection to discourage hypercoagulation.
AK indicators- if any of the following weaken in the hypercoagulation kit (AK Test Kits 1-970-257-0311), HemoGuard will most likely negate it: Thrombin, Prothrombin, Fibrin, Fibrinogen. If any of the following strengthen a weak indicator this also is a positive test and you want to see if HemoGuard negates the strengthening: Plasmin, Plasminogin, AntiThrombin, Tissue Plasminogen Activator. Any of these findings on any of the eight vials is an indicator to supplement. I will write a more detailed paper at some point and it will be in our next DVD as well as presented at upcoming seminars
2. Rosemary Supreme
We are very excited to release our newest product: Rosemary Supreme which was developed as collaboration between Dr. Walter Schmitt and Dr. Michael Lebowitz. As with other Supreme Nutrition products it took a while to source a raw material that consistently tested well as well as performed clinically. This will distinguish it quality-wise from the common kitchen rosemary (though it is the same plant) as well as other brands of capsules that have stearic acid or rice powder added and didn’t go through kinesiological quality control testing. Our source is also organically grown.
Rosemary’s main therapeutic properties are that it is 1. A powerful antioxidant with immune modulating properties 2. It possesses extrahepatic estrogen breakdown effects 3. May enhance cognitive ability as we age. Rosemary contains three antioxidant substances that have potentially beneficial properties for our health: rosmarinic acid, carnosic acid, and ursolic acid.
Rosmarinic acid
Rosmarinic acid impacts estrogen breakdown in a positive way. Estradiol and estrone are detoxified via pathways that can be protective or carcinogenic, especially to tissues such as the breast and prostate. Rosmarinic acid has been shown to direct the metabolism of these estrogens toward the protective 2-hydroxy estrone pathway and away from the carcinogenic 4-hydroxy estrone and 16-hydroxy estrone pathways. Any female or male patient with personal or family history of estrogen driven cancers should be evaluated for rosemary. (ref: B T Zhu, D P Loder, M X Cai, C T Ho, M T Huang and A H Conney, Dietary administration of an extract from rosemary leaves enhances the liver microsomal metabolism of endogenous estrogens and decreases their uterotropic action in CD-1 mice. Carcinogenesis. 1998 Oct;19(10):1821-7.)
Rosmarinic acid also has important antioxidant effects. In the arachidonic acid cascade it shifts the production of the highly inflammatory leukotriene B4 toward the production of prostaglandin E2. It also inhibits the complement system, the inflammatory activity driven by the innate immune system.
In mice, it has been shown to inhibit the allergic airway inflammation induced by house dust mites in vivo. (Ref: Inoue K et al, Effects of volatile constituents of a rosemary extract on allergic airway inflammation related to house dust mite allergen in mice. Int J Mol Med. 2005 Aug;16(2):315-9.)
Carnosic acid
Carnosic acid, and its metabolite carnosol also have antioxidant properties including neuroprotective effects in the brain. (Ref: Satoh T, Kosaka K, Itoh K, Kobayashi A, Yamamoto M, Shimojo Y, Kitajima C, Cui J, Kamins J, Okamoto SI, Izumi M, Shirasawa T, Lipton SA. Carnosic acid, a catechol-type electrophilic compound, protects neurons both in vitro and in vivo through activation of the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway via S-alkylation of targeted cysteines on Keap1. J Neurochem. 2008 Feb;104(4):1116-31. Epub 2007 Nov 6. ) These effects include increasing reduced glutathione and protecting against middle cerebral artery ischemia/reperfusion.
Carnosol has been shown to inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-γ (IFNγ) induced nitrite production by mouse peritoneal cells by more than 50%. Nitric oxide and the further production of peroxynitrate and nitrite have DNA damaging and carcinogenic effects. (Ref: Marion Man-Ying Chan, Chi-Tang Hoc and Hsing-I Huang, Effects of thre dietary phytochemicals frm tea, rosemary, and turmeric on inflammation-induced nitrite production. Cancer Letters, Vol 96, Issue 1, 4 September 1995, pages 23-29.)
Carnosol performs this antioxidant activity by decreasing nitric oxide production via inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) promoter activity. These activities provide possible mechanisms for its anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive action.
(Ref: Ai-Hsiang Lo, Yu-Chih Liang, Shoei-Yn Lin-Shiau, Chi-Tang Ho and Jen-Kun Lin, Carnosol, an antioxidant in rosemary, suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase through down-regulating nuclear factor-κB in mouse macrophages. Carcinogenesis Volume 23, Issue 6 Pp. 983-991)
Ursolic Acid
Ursolic acid has been found to reduce muscle atrophy and to stimulate muscle growth in mice. Ursolic acid has potential use as a cardioprotective compound.
So to sum up - rosemary should be thought of as a product to help estrogen degradation, as a powerful antioxidant, and as a cardioprotective and neuroprotective agent as well as in many autoimmune disorders. For those of you that use Dr Schmitt’s protocols the following are AK indicators that may indicate the need Rosemary Supreme:
1) Weakness induced by homeopathic 4-OH estrone or 16-OH estrone negated by rosemary.
2) Weakness induced by homeopathic inflammatory cytokines (especially TNF-alpha and interferon-gamma) negated by rosemary.
Test rosemary in any free radical / inflammatory disease (including autoimmunity) patient, including those who might weaken on bleach sniff, or hydrogen peroxide sniff, either by testing a muscle that is weak in the clear or by observing for rosemary negating the challenge weakness.
For those of you who utilize Dr. Lebowitz protocols see if a weakening of any of the 3 of the estrogen vials in the biochemical/hormone kit are negated by Rosemary. It may also negate the weakening of any of the chemical composites (industrial and environmental 1 and 3, chemical and inhalant, pesticides 1,2, and 3, dental, food additives, etc.) Also strengthening in the clear would be an indicator.
Dose is 1-2 caps daily 2-3x/day.
Letter and testimonial
1. I received the following recently from someone who found my website.
Hi,
I have a 5 year old daughter. She’s recently been diagnosed through elimination with a Nightshade allergy. Sadly it was not diagnosed earlier as she has been left with some small poc scarring to her face from the blisters caused after eating nightshades but on a positive note she is now a different child and is more energetic than ever.
Our Pediatrician was very unaware of a nightshade allergy and our Doctors were not surprisingly confused, having a child who had so many symptoms that were seemingly unrelated was our biggest challenge, her symptoms were as follows:-
As a child she would not eat potatoes in any form, or would only take a couple of nibbles. She started to have a bad clear blister reaction around her mouth and nose, small pin prick blisters. Her eye balls then blistered ( which was diagnosed wrongly as hay fever). From as early as 2 she would refuse to walk and wake in the night with severe knee pain, this also went alongside the lethargy ( I put it down to having a lazy child?) but seriously just walking 50m to her was too far. Then she suffered terrible mouth ulcers- you could see inside one to another inside, this went on for months on end. Blood tests resulted in nothing, so we kept getting back to square one, eventually I worked out by food elimination tomatoes and peppers. Firstly we cut out tomatoes and the face rash mostly disappeared as did the eye blisters. Her knee pain eased to about 1-2 times a month night waking, but still very lethargic. Then one day her face flared up so much- not tomatoes, Potatoes! Small reactions to peppers also.
Finally we were referred to a dietician, who did some research and recommended we cut out all nightshades- we did!
So now a few months on, we have had no mouth ulcers, lovely beautiful skin and she is running like all the other kids and we have no knee pain, this is miraculous for us we have a happy boisterous little girl, just like kids should be. Such a transformation in a child is such a rare thing, I just wish someone was more aware of this allergy and that there was more research and information, will she ever grow out of it and will the reaction she has that has been getting become so much more severe over time, one day become major to her?
I’m sure there are kids with symptoms like this all over the world, labeled lazy kids, labeled with an oral reactive syndrome as we were for a while.
Keep up your research, although there are a lot of people who mock ‘Nightshade’ reactions, our daughter is medical proof that to some people it is very noxious and elimination can really make such huge changes from a miserable life to a normal life, and no matter what anyone tells me her joint pain and lethargy caused by the discomfort was as a result of the toxins.
Thank you for your article, although I’m not scientific minded it did make some sense.
Many thanks,
Mrs Pates.
2. From my colleague Stan Jones DC in S. Lake Tahoe, CA
Thank you Dr. Lebowitz for continuing to present technics, of your design, that has GREATLY!!! benefited my patients. Makes me look good in my patients’ eyes. More importantly their lives are with less pain, more mobility...where little was, and smiles their family members haven't seen in a long time. In practice 35 yrs and attention to AK principles is my life, it wasn't until approx. 1990-1 that I first started applying what your research brought you. Admittedly, I was skeptical with my south pole magnet in hand and a vial and apologetic to patients for using such. A large % of my patients, now, come to me for this technic, not for magnet or vial, but to regain a life that was taken by candida, parasites, fungal overgrowth, bacteria, viruses......etc. etc. I can't thank you enough on their behalf. I wish there was a booklet I could give to show the life and research and outcomes of what YOU have done. Nice for patients to read the source. Well doc, my purpose was to sign up for the upcoming April 22 seminar, can't help but speak a few words of thanks.
Include me. Look forward to seeing you after a couple decades.
Stan
MATERIAL AVAILABLE FROM DR. MICHAEL LEBOWITZ
1.DVD: Treating the Complex Patient 2010:This DVD seminar, approximately 3 1/2 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, spirochete, and viral infections), food sensitivities, food toxin intolerance, altered intestinal permeability, toxic metal problems, endocrine dysfunction, nutritional imbalances, chronic pain and subluxations, fibromyalgia, etc. Knowledge of basic muscle testing is helpful. The DVD set is suited for both the novice and the advanced practitioners in our work. A complete set of advanced notes accompanies the DVD. This DVD supersedes our previous ones and was taped at our office. Price is only $180ppd. You can send a check or go to our website if you wish to use a credit card. Dr. Lebowitz is available to answer questions about the procedures after you watch the seminar, or to consult with on difficult patients.
2. Clinical Indications of Supreme Nutrition Products can also be downloaded from our website or obtained by calling Mid American Marketing 1-800-922-1744.
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.
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5. Body Restoration An Owners Manual An updated and expanded version of my first book Body Mechanics published almost 30 years ago. Part 1 has a chapter on each organ/gland. Each chapter teaches basic anatomy and physiology, causes and symptoms of dysfunction, as well as simple treatments your patient can do at home to complement your treatment. Part 2 explains the role of dysbiosis, food intolerances, toxic metals, nutritional deficiencies and neurotransmitter imbalances in health.
The book is a great review for the doctor, but better yet it is a great tool to sell to your patient. It will give them a better understanding of how their body works and the causes of health and disease, as well as the rationale of why you treat the way you do. It is very pro chiropractic. Volume discounts are available should you want to sell them to your patient and a kindle edition should hopefully be available in the future. Some time later in the year my wife hopes to publish a cookbook to complement this book.
To find out more and/or order, go to the website: www.bodyrestorationanownersmanual.com.