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Breast Thermography in Chicago
by Pete Wisniewski
Breast Thermography “a safe, effective, pain-free breast cancer screening” is now available in the Chicagoland Area.
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Why should I screen for breast cancer?
According to The American Cancer Society, over 200,000 women will die from breast cancer this year. The average women’s chances of getting breast cancer is 1 in 8.
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What is wrong with mammography?
Currently mammography is the most used test to determine breast cancer. According to radiologyinfo.org, “The effective radiation dose from a mammogram is about 0.7 mSv, which is about the same as the average person receives from background radiation in three months. Federal mammography guidelines require that each unit be checked by a medical physicist every year to ensure that the unit operates correctly.” They also state, “False Positive Mammograms. Five percent to 15 percent of screening mammograms require more testing such as additional mammograms or ultrasound. Most of these tests turn out to be normal.”
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What is Thermography?
Over 800 studies on breast thermography exist in peer reviewed medical literature. According to Dr. Nicholas LeRoy, “Infrared breast thermography is based on the fact that blood vessel activity surrounding a developing cancer is almost always higher than in normal breast tissue. With an ever increasing demand for nutrients, cancerous tumor cells release chemicals that open existing blood vessels as well as create new ones. Vascular alterations resulting from cancer frequently create temperature changes on the surface of the breast which can be demonstrated with infrared thermography. Thermal abnormalities identified with infrared imaging are among the earliest signs of a pre-cancerous or cancerous lesion of the breast. The ability of infrared thermography to identify these vascular abnormalities and the resulting temperature changes are well-established in research trials.”
He also states, “Obtaining thermal images of the breasts provides valuable information. This is especially true of women with large, dense, fibrocystic or augmented breasts, which are usually difficult to image with mammography. Mammography is dependent upon the density and the size of a breast mass and any additional dense breast tissue makes interpretation difficult. Because thermography is not in any way impacted by density, cysts, or breast size (it is looking at blood flow), it is an extremely useful diagnostic tool to evaluate and manage these women. For all women, a thermogram is like an infrared fingerprint of the breast. It will not change over time unless there has been an alteration in blood flow. It is for this reason that thermography is ideal not only for breast cancer screening, but also for monitoring suspicious findings identified with other tests such as ultrasound, mammography or with physical examination.”
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What are its benefits?
- Does not use harmful radiation
- Earlier Diagnosis
- Can be used in dense, fibrocysitic, or augmented breasts
- Well researched
- Does not cause pain or trauma
Who uses this technology in the Chicagoland Area?
Dr. Kelly Paulsen DC
Serenity Health Resources
105 S. Main St.
Wauconda, IL 60084
(847) 526-4040
Janine M. Jozwiak, M.S., L.Ac
260 E. Congress Parkway, Suite D
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 788-8383
Dr. Nicholas LeRoy
1002 West Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 243-3338
Dr. Wanda Rossan ND
2452 Lake Shore Drive
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
(815) 206-0200
www.naprapathyworks.com
Dr. David F. Chow, D.N., M.S.O.M.
Dr. Chow holds a master of Science degree in Oriental Medicine from Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago, IL. He has been practicing acupuncture for over 20 years, as well as techniques such as NAET and NMT. He recently added Thermography to the list of services that the office offers. Dr. Chow trained using Med-Hot MTI 2000 unit and was certified by the institute for the Advancement of Medical Thermography on October 19, 2008.
1804 Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
847-788-9999
www.drdavidfchow.com
Please contact us if use thermography and you would like to be listed here.
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Top Ten Tools for the Physician’s Office
by Pete Wisniewski
After visiting with hundreds of physicians in the Chicagoland area, I have noticed the practices that are consistently busy, with high patient loads have a few things in common. This list is my observation of the best diagnostic tools used in physician offices for nutritional analysis.
- The Saliva Test from DiagnosTechsDiagnosTechs are the originators of saliva testing based in Kent, Washington. When used with Dr. Janet Lang’s Protocols, is some of the most successful practice building tools out there.Example: the eleven sample extended female hormone panel.
According to DiagnosTech’s Website, “The FHP™ is a simple, non-invasive test. Eleven saliva samples are collected during specified time periods throughout the menstrual cycle.
The FHP,™ for the first time in routine medical practice, will allow both patient and doctor to actually view the profile of Estrogen and Progesterone simultaneously. Diagnostic guesswork is minimized, and hormonal balance evaluation and customized treatment becomes a reality with the FHP.™In addition, we report the cycle average for Testosterone and DHEA.The expanded eFHP™ also includes 5 FSH & LH measurements to see if brain control and stimulation of the ovaries is optimal.
Advantages of the FHP™
- One or two blood determinations or a 24 hour analysis of urine for these hormones cannot give an idea of the ovaries’ hormonal productivity. The FHP™ gives a good approximation of the ovarian capacity over a whole cycle.
- Convenience: requires no blood draws, therefore no repeated clinic visits and avoids the inconvenience of the 24 hour urine collection.
- Economy: the fee for the 11 sample test is less than that of 2 blood determinations or a urine analysis for Estrogen and Progesterone.
- Physiological Accuracy: research has demonstrated that the free hormone fraction predominates in saliva. Hormones can be found free or bound to protein. The free hormone fraction is very important to ascertain because it is the bioactive fraction that most significantly influences living cells. The salivary female hormone levels correlate at 93% with the free hormones in the tissues.”
- The Hair Analysis from Analytical Research Labs Analytical Research labs founded by Dr. Paul Eck should be used in conjunction with Dr. Janet Lang’s Hair Analysis Worksheet. According to Dr. Lang, Supplement recommendations given on the initial report should be ignored.According to Analytical Research Lab’s website, “We are one of only two laboratories that do not wash the hair at the laboratory. Washing hair samples at the laboratory has been shown to erratically wash out the water-soluble elements. This creates much less accurate results. In a 2001 study in the Journal of the AMA (Seidel, S. et al., Assessment of Commercial Laboratories Performing Hair Mineral Analysis, JAMA, 285(1) Jan 3:67-72.) the two laboratories that did not wash the hair, of which we were one, showed superb reliability.”They also stated, “Providing a mineral blueprint of one’s biochemistry, a hair tissue mineral analysis can provide pertinent information about your metabolic rate, energy levels, sugar and carbohydrate tolerance, stage of stress, immune system and glandular activity.”
- The Symptom Survey FormThe Symptom Survey Form has 224 commonly found symptoms arranged in 9 groups. The groups include: Sympatetic, Parasympathetic, Sugar Handling, Cardiovascular, Liver/Gallbladder, Digestion, Endocrine-Hyperthyroid, Endocrine-Hypothyroid, Endocrine-Hyperpituitary, Endocrine-Hypopituitary, Endocrine-Hyperadrenal, Endocrine-Hypoadrenal, Foundational Issues, Male or Female. You are asked to rate your symptoms based on frequency/severity. You are also asked to list five main complaints you have, in their order of importance. You can download the English version here. A Spanish version here. A Russian version here. Can be used in conjunction with the Symptom Survey Maestro.
- The Case History Form by Dr. Rob DesMaraisThe Case History Form is top down analysis of a patient’s symptoms. The form comes with a key. The amount of information derived from this form is great and can be used in conjunction with the Symptom Survey Form for cross-analysis. The form seems to be formulated from the blue section of the Clinical Reference Guide with many personal insights added from clinical experience.
- The Compiled Notes on Clinical Nutritional Products by Dr. Walter H. Schmitt, Jr. I have listed this book because it seems to be a staple of many qualified health care professionals. This book is the work Dr. Walter Schmitt Jr. It is a compilation of notes from the hundreds of hours of nutritional seminars and clinical work he has done.Many practitioners call it “The Blue Book” because of the blue cover. It covers: Glandular Tissue, Common Vitamin Information, The Liver, Gallbladder, Cholesterol, B vs. G Vitamins, Calcium, “E” Vitamins, Phosphorus, Gastrointestinal Tract, Iodine, Calming Nutrients, Aqueous Glandular Extracts, The Citric Acid Cycle and Energy Production, Essential Fatty Acid metabolism, and Vitamins Every Medicine Cabinet Should Contain.
- EAV Testing Also called Meridian Stress Assessment or Electro-Dermal Screening.Electro-Acupuncture According to Voll (EAV) “is a method of assessing energy imbalances in the body based on electrical impedance measurements taken at specific acupuncture points. This measurement can provide a practitioner with information on potential issues in specific areas of the body,” according to BioMeridian Corporation. They also state “The actual MSA process is completed by applying a small electrical current to the specific acupuncture-point and creating a circuit by having the patient hold a brass hand-mass. A scale of 0-100, which was invented by Dr. Voll, is still used to assess the electrical response of the point, with Voll noting that a reading of 50 is ideal, above 50 indicating stress or inflammation, and below 50 indicating weakness or degeneration.”
- The Zinc Tally Taste Test from Standard Process, Inc.The directions for this simple test is as follows, Put two teaspoons of the Zinc sulphate solution in a cup. Have your patient hold the solution in the mouth for 10 seconds, then expectorate. Ask the patient if there was any taste. If so, ask them to describe the taste they experienced. Patients with severe deficiencies usually do not taste the solution.According to Dr. Bruce Bond, “Zinc is an essential trace element. It is one of the most important trace elements needed by the body. Of the many hundreds of protein enzymes present in the body which allow its chemistry to work, zinc is required by over two hundred of them. Thus, it can easily be seen how a deficiency of zinc can affect so many different functions.Zinc is also important in the production of hormone like substances called prostaglandins (PGs).
PGs are vital to numerous body functions including:
• the function of the immune system
• the expression and control of inflammation
• skin and wound healing
• functions of the heart and cardiovascular system
• absorption of various minerals
• body temperature control
• the important functions of fertility, conception, and delivery of the infant.The way in which zinc influences PG production is by supporting the function of the enzymes which permit the conversion of the polyunsaturated fatty acids into PGs. The action of Zinc is very direct in stimulating the normal production of PGs thereby maintaining or restoring normal health and fitness.”
- The Postural Hypotension Test or commonly known as The Ragland’s TestThe Ragland’s Test is a method of measuring a hyper or hypo state of the adrenal glands.The Procedure:
- Take the systolic blood pressure with the patient recumbent.
- Let the air out of the cuff, then have the patient stand, then pump up the blood pressure cuff again and promptly take the systolic reading. (Promptly because the test measures a transitory event.)
In normal patients the second systolic reading is 6 to 10 mm higher. In hypoadrenia there is a failure to rise, or a drop in the systolic pressure.
- The Tissue Calcium Cuff TestMuscle cramping at rest is a primary indicator of tissue calcium deficiency. This test is a means of quantifying tissue calcium status. If a deficiency is identified, various forms of calcium and calcium co-factors are tested orally to determine which nutrients will be the most effective for increasing tissue calcium.The Procedure: Place a blood pressure cuff on the patient’s calf. Instruct the patient to let you know when they feel THE ONSET OF a sharp, cramping type pain.A muscle that can withstand 200 millibars is considered to have sufficient calcium stores. A patient who has cramping prior to 200 millibars of mercury is considered to be deficient in tissue calcium. The optimal tissue calcium level is considered to be 240 millibars or more.If a deficiency is indicated, have the patient taste the different forms of nutrients until the pain threshold is sufficiently increased. In many cases the needed nutrients will be a co-factor rather than a calcium source. Ask your local Standard Process Representative for the Checklist and Instructions.
- Salivary and Urinary pH Testing.Digestion is a complex process which is controlled by several factors. pH plays a crucial role in a normally functioning digestive tract. In the mouth pH is ideally about 7.5, very weakly alkaline. Saliva controls pH in this region of the digestive tract. pH in the stomach is very acidic and inhibits the breakdown of carbohydrates while there.The strong acid content of the stomach provides two benefits, both serving to denature proteins for further digestion in the small intestines, as well as providing non-specific immunity, retarding or eliminating various pathogens. In the small intestines, the duodenum provides critical pH balancing to activate digestive enzymes. The liver secretes bile into the duodenum to neutralise the acidic conditions from the stomach. The mucosal tissue of the small intestines is alkaline, creating a pH of about 8.5, thus enabling absorption in a mild alkaline in the environment.
Normal Oral pH
7.4 - 7.6 (adult)
7.6 - 7.8 (child)
A lower than normal oral pH is a sign of Essential Fatty Acid (EFA) need.To Increase Oral pH:
- Support fat metabolism as needed.
- Provide EFA supplementation
- Improve dietary fats and oils
- Improve ability to increase absorption
- through improved biliary function
Saliva and Hair Analysis Testing Referrals in Chicago
The following physicians have shown competence in Saliva nad Hair Analysis testing procedures and protocols. They all have received over 48 hours in balancing hormone lectures. They all understand saliva testing and hair analysis. Please contact them if you feel that they can benefit you.
Listed in no particular order:
Dr. Jill Shaw DC
6475 Washington Street, Suite 104
Gurnee, IL 60031
(847) 855-8900
Dr. Marti Meogling DC
PO Box 240
Kingston, IL 60145
(815) 784-4554
Dr. Steve Andreano DC
22285 N Pepper Rd Ste 210
Lake Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 713-2500
Dr. Janet Horton DC
960 Rand Rd Ste 225
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 296-3877
Dr. Susan Johnson DC
225 S Meacham Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60193
(847) 301-7073
Dr. Glen Matejeka DC
7105 Virginia Rd Ste 15
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 455-4500
Janine Jozwiak M.S., L.Ac.
260 E. Congress Parkway, Suite D
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 788-8383
If you wish to be added to this list please contact us. You must show that you have completed four or more courses and can demonstrate competence in saliva and hair analysis.
What is the Symptom Survey Maestro?
by Pete Wisniewski
What is Symptom Survey Form?
Throughout its 90 history, Standard Process Labs has manufactured whole food supplements. From the start, the founder Dr. Royal Lee, made formulas based on the network of physicians needs and feedback. Since these products are based on organ groups and body systems, a form was developed based on common symptoms.
The Symptom Survey Form has 224 commonly found symptoms arranged in 9 groups. The groups include: Sympatetic, Parasympathetic, Sugar Handling, Cardiovascular, Liver/Gallbladder, Digestion, Endocrine-Hyperthyroid, Endocrine-Hypothyroid, Endocrine-Hyperpituitary, Endocrine-Hypopituitary, Endocrine-Hyperadrenal, Endocrine-Hypoadrenal, Foundational Issues, Male or Female. You are asked to rate your symptoms based on frequency/severity. You are also asked to list five main complaints you have, in their order of importance. You can download the English version here. A Spanish version here. A Russian version here.
Unraveling the Form
The symptom Survey Form can be deciphered in two ways. The first involves the Clinical Reference Guide. A tally key is used to add up the totals from the various sections. The section with the most tallies is considered “primary” and the group with the second most tallies is considered “secondary.” To properly diagnose the patient’s case, care should be given to percentage of tallies in the individual groups and their relationship with the five main complaints. Care should also be given to individual products and combination products with the goal being “the most bang for the buck!” You can download the instructions and key here.
The second way is an amazing diagnostic tool, Green Software’s Symptom Survey Maestro can transform a clinic doing little to no nutrition into a precise, customized powerhouse. Scores are fed into a computer, and a professional report is generated and a personalized plan is developed for the patient. According to George Green’s website “Symptom Survey Maetsro has been designed with custom algorithms based on years of clinical experience to carefully evaluate the individual patient indications. This greatly enhances the efficacy of the recommended supplements and prioritizes the patients support needs.” Download the trial version here.
Durable Programming in Real Life Situations
George also says, “It is designed and tested by experts in Whole-Food Nutrition, stress-tested in actual clinic use, and loaded with additional support information to assist you to more accurately evaluate your patient needs. Of course, Symptom Survey Maestro allows the modification of any recommended supplements schedules by the clinician for the special patient.” Dr. Michael Dobbins has been working with George Green to make the algorithms and product recommendations more accurate.
Save Time and Cash Sending Patients Online
Greene Software has made life for busy practitioners a little less complicated. Physicians can now send their patients online to fill out the symptom survey form. The online software is HIPPA compliant with 128 bit encryption. It involves the purchase of the software plus a yearly subscription fee. No more printing out the symptom survey forms and inputing the data yourself. It is all done online with the finished forms sent right to your email inbox
In Conclusion
From personal use, I highly recommend this software based on ease of use and clean programming. I have seen this software work with Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows Vista 2008. I have trained doctors and staff in under an hour. The support from Greene Software is prompt and personal. They seem to have new updates to the software every 6 months or so. This software is also quite customizable; adding products, changing prices and inputting data is a breeze. It is also quite affordable at $349.00. Please contact us for more information or visit Greene Software’s website.
Making Cents of the Standard Process Sales Tax
by Pete Wisniewski
Why am I now charged sales tax at Standard Process, Inc?
Before we begin, consult your tax adviser as this article should not be construed as advice. A new policy has recently begun at Standard Process, Inc. based in Palmyra, WI involving sales tax for businesses outside the State of Wisconsin. I have done some research to figure out why this change has been made and what steps as a business owner you should follow in order to best protect yourself and your assets.
What is the Streamlined Sales & Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA)?
According to Jessica Iverson, Communications Officer of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, (608) 266-2300, “Administrator Diane Hardt of the Department of Revenue’s Income, Sales & Excise Tax Division on February 20, 2008 provided testimony on the Streamlined Sales & Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) to the Senate Committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity chaired by Sen. Robert Jauch (D-Poplar). Hardt’s testimony was in support of conforming Wisconsin to the provisions of the agreement, which has been included in the past two budget proposals by Governor Jim Doyle.
“The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is an important part of our overall effort to simplify the state’s tax system,” said Revenue Secretary Roger M. Ervin. “Leveling the playing field for Main Street businesses, while encouraging voluntary tax compliance among all businesses, greatly benefits Wisconsin.”
SSUTA is an effort to simplify the system by which state and local sales and use taxes are administered. The agreement allows states to make independent decisions about which products and services are taxable or exempt, but provides uniform definitions, administrative procedures, and technology standards across all states.
The goal is to increase tax compliance among all businesses, especially multi-state businesses, while removing the competitive disadvantage for local businesses. SSUTA also seeks to address the fiscal concerns related to e-commerce growth.”
What does this mean to my business outside Wisconsin.
Because of the efforts of the Multi-state SSUTA effort (40 states and the District of Columbia banded together to simplify their sales tax codes in order to make sales tax collection easier), Standard Process is choosing to comply.
Standard Process must charge the sales tax of your individual state if the health care practitioner does not provide Standard Process with the required sales tax information. They must comply to remove the competitive disadvantage for smaller local companies. States rely on sales tax for 1/3 of their annual budget. States like New Hampshire and Montana who have no personal tax revenue depend on sales tax even more.
What is sales tax?
According to the Illinois Department of Revenue, “Sales tax is imposed on a seller’s receipts from sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption. If the seller (typically an out-of-state business, such as a catalog company or a retailer making sales on the Internet) does not charge Illinois Sales Tax, the purchaser must pay the tax directly to the department. Illinois Sales Tax has three rate structures – one for qualifying food, drugs and medical appliances; one for items required to be titled or registered and another for all other general merchandise.”
What about “Qualifying food and drugs?“
According to Illinois Department of Revenue, “Qualifying food applies to food not prepared by the retailer for immediate consumption, such as grocery store food items. “Qualifying food, drugs and medical appliances” include:
- food that has not been prepared for immediate consumption, such as most food sold at grocery stores, excluding hot foods, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks;
- prescription medicines and nonprescription items claimed to have medicinal value, such as aspirin, cough medicine, medicated hand lotion and fluoride toothpaste; and
- prescription and nonprescription medical appliances that directly replace a malfunctioning part of the human body, such as corrective eye wear, contact lenses, prostheses, insulin syringes and dentures.”
How can I make sure I am getting the best tax rate?
Standard Process because of the “Supplement Facts” label on the back of every bottle, is listed in the category of “Dietary Supplements” no matter what ingredients are in the product. They now charge in aggregate tax of 1% (for Illinois) on total charges (product plus shipping) if you cannot show proof of reseller status. Standard Process then pays the 1% to the Illinois Department of Revenue. They pay it blanketly and do not mention any individual doctor.
The idea is to properly tax your patients and register your business so if you get audited, you have a statue of limitations. If you are not properly set up as a retailer, the Department of Revenue can come back and fine you with interest from when you set up your office. Even if you purchase only a few hundred a year in product, it can add up.
To be safe, you should get an Illinois Business Tax Number. As a reseller, you should add sales tax based on your state and county to products that you sell your patients. You will then pay the Department of Revenue (in Illinois it is Form ST-1) monthly, quarterly, or annually based on volume, which the department determines how often a return must be filed. The 1% (for Illinois) tax from Standard Process will do you no good if you get audited, you will still need to show that you charged your patients the percentage based on the county you do business in.
To take advantage of “Qualifying food and drugs” sales tax rate:
- Find out what county you are in.
- Go to your individual state’s department of revenue.
- for Illinois click here.
- Find out if you qualify by contacting your tax attorney.
- “Qualifying food and drugs” have a separate percentage based on your county; for instance Cook County in Illinois is 2.250%; Kane, Lake and McHenry County are 1.750%
- Register your business and obtain a reseller number.
- Register your business to obtain reseller status. The fastest way is to use the Illinois Business Gateway for Business Registration here.
- Registered resellers in Illinois should pay the Department of Revenue with Form ST-1 which is not available online.
- To show that you comply to Standard Process In Illinois, it is Illinois Certificate of Resale Form CRT61. This form verifies your reseller status.
- If your business is already registered and paying sales tax on items sold out of your office, you may already to eligible.
If you qualify, fill out the CRT61 and fax it to Standard Process, you now must charge your patients the appropriate tax rate, keep records of these transactions and pay the appropriate sales tax to the Department of Revenue.
I hope this article finds you well.
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Offer BioMeridian Scans in Your Office
I’ve recently introduced a new service featuring the Meridian Stress Assessment tool from BioMeridian. This service provides a licensed health professional utilizing the BioMeridian machine to visit your office to evaluate the nutritional status of your patients. This fascinating tool determines a patient’s electro-stimulus response based on various acupressure points. The machine will then analyze the various systems within the body and detect any compromised area. This service gives you the obvious benefit of the test results and product recommendations without the financial commitment of buying a machine outright.
How the program works:
A practitioner must call one of our technicians to schedule a day to visit their office. The office will set appointments, up to 15 per day, with its patients to be evaluated with the BioMeridian unit. The appointment will generate a nutritional protocol for each patient and the tech will review the findings with the patient. The patient proceeds to visit the office staff where they place the order for the necessary product and reschedule with their doctor. All reports generated by the evaluations are given to the contracting practitioner.
The fee for the service is $85.00 per patient. The doctor is free to charge the patient any reasonable fee for the test and evaluation. The contracting office is responsible for the ordering and sale of the Standard Process product.
Service opportunities:
- By implementing the program, patients will see dramatic improvement in their overall health
- Practices that do not currently utilize nutrition will have the opportunity to incorporate this invaluable service for their patients
- Practices that are limited with their nutritional abilities will dramatically expand their reach
- Doctors and staff will gain valuable insight to applied nutrition and its importance in health & wellbeing
- Convenient, safe, experienced, and accurate testing builds patient confidence and compliance
- Unlimited referral opportunities as patient success flourishes
- By having the participating office responsible for supplement sales, all proceeds from the product sales stay with the office
- This service offers all the benefits of owning an assessment tool without the financial and educational investment
Contact Pete Wisniewski, the Chicagoland SP Rep, for marketing materials and further information on this service (815) 404-9525.
About our Chicago Land BioMeridian Technicians:
Dr. Kanella Mathioudis, DC
(224) 238-993
Dr. Kanella Mathioudis, DC has utilized nutritional testing in her practice for nearly 20 years. Recently having sold her private practice of 15 years and moving to the Chicago area, she is actively engaged in helping doctors institute a nutritional program in their offices or enhancing one that may already be established. Her experience with patients and her knowledge of the Standard Process product line will be an asset to your practice. Take the time to call her at (224) 238-9934 and set up a date where you can get your patients tested.
Mrs. Florica Radulescu
(262) 358-0038
Flo has over 17 years experience as a Certified Pharmacy Technician, 2 years as an MSA/BIM technician and 2 years as a Certified LifeStyle Educator. Additionally, Flo is familiar with several diagnostics instruments and is skilled in medical staff interaction, personnel training and patient counseling.
Flo’s interest in helping her patients led her to assist them in improving their health via alternative therapies. She believes that with proper nutrition, exercise and supplements, the quality of her patients’ lives can be greatly improved.
The human body has an incredible ability to heal itself if given a chance. Environmental pollutants, everyday stress, and illnesses are constantly wearing down our bodies.
Flo uses the following techniques to help her patients achieve good health, more strength, elevated energy, enhanced sex drive, mental clarity, reduced stress, better mobility, less pain, improved sleep quality, full function and absence of disease well into old age:
Bio Impedance Analysis (body composition testing)
Sahara Bone Density
Meridian Stress Assessment/Bio Impedance Measurement
Cholestech (cholesterol testing)
Metrika (hemoglobin A1C testing)
MSA/BIM Informational Seminars
Advanced Training by BioMeridian
Questions? Call today and build a successful nutritional practice in 2008
Dr. N. Rowan Richards
Dr. N. Rowan Richards was recently awarded the distinction of being invited to become a Fellow in the International College of Chiropractors. An invitation to Fellowship is issued only after a vigorous investigation of a doctor who has been nominated for the honor, and only one such invitation is offered. Last year, Dr. Richards was elected to The Distinguished Chiropractor’s of America. Only 100 doctors per year, from each state are offered this honor. She is one of the one hundred chiropractors from the state of California to be awarded this national recognition.
Dr. N. Rowan Richards is a Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Internists and a Fellow of the International Academy of Clinical Acupuncture. She specializes in an integrated approach to optimum health including nutritional and lifestyle programs, cranial therapy, Bennett reflex work (Neurovascular Dynamics) and laser meridian therapy. She is also a certified herbalist through the Australian College of Phytotherapy and Texas College of Chiropractic.
Dr. Richards has been in practice since 1987, providing caring, individualized, and complete alternative health care to her select patients in the Los Angeles area.
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Dr. James Powell
Dr. James Powell graduated from National College of Chiropractic, Lombard, Illinois in 1970. He is a Diplomate in the International College of Applied Kinesiology, and is certified in Rehabilitative Exercises, from the University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Performance. Dr. Powell holds licenses in Ohio, Florida and California. He has held Chairmanships in Local, State and National Chiropractic Associations.
He is past president of the Ohio State Chiropractic Examining Board, serving in that position for 8 years. Dr. Powell also serves his community on various boards and is currently serving on the Board of Trustees of Malone College in Canton, Ohio.
He has been published in several chiropractic publications, and has received special awards for his accomplishments within the Chiropractic profession. Dr. Powell is conducting post graduate seminars for Texas College of Chiropractic to assist doctors in developing a more comprehensive Wellness Practice.
Dr. Freddie Ulan
Dr. Freddie Ulan has been known for years as one of the world’s top nutritional practitioners and teachers utilizing muscle response testing techniques that he and his partner have refined to laser-like precise tools for zeroing in on the root causes of dis-ease, and the right programs to correct them. Known for his highly entertaining and energetic teaching style and for teaching the subject in a way that makes it possible for every nutrition minded practitioner to learn, many of his students have been quoted as saying “Ulan is one of the best instructors anywhere.”
Easy to Learn Nutrition Response Testing is a science-based, clinically proven and effective system for analyzing the health needs of any patient. Even more importantly provides a variety of unique tools, each of which will add effectiveness to any practice. Regardless of whatever system you are currently using you will learn new tools or applications that will open the door to handling cases that might not have otherwise been resolved in your practice.
Tested Nutritional Protocols
Nutrition Response Testing is built on a solid foundation that includes key principles fronl AK, CK, NK, ART and others and it fits directly into the economics of an extremely successful nutritional practice model.
- Test each patient at a core level and identify the real causes of their health problems.
- Discover why “tough cases” have been resistant to healing. With Nutrition Response Testing you can now correct the root of the problem
- Time-tested, effective nutritional protocols.
You will learn how to use and integrate Nutrition Response Testing into any nutrition-oriented practice. You can enjoy a stress free, high income cash practice with no insurance or managed care hassles. +
- Identify the 5 key resistance factors that can help you solve the toughest cases.
- Discover workable methods to prioritize treatment and obtain increased patient compliance.
Dr. Timothy D. Francis
Timothy D. Francis, M.S., D.C., F.I.A.C.A., D.H.M. Diplomate, International Board Applied Kinesiology Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management Diploma, British Institute of Homeopathy Diplomate, College of Physicians Diplomate, Behavioral Medicine Fellow, British Institute of Homeopathy
Dr. Francis is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. He has taught spinal and extremity adjustive techniques at LACC as faculty of the principles and practice department. He is board qualified as a team physician from LACC and has treated many world class athletes. He holds a Master of Science in Nutrition, a Fellow in Acupuncture and Homeopathy, as well as Diplomates in Applied Kinesiology, Pain Management, Homeopathy, Behavioral Medicine and from the College of Physicians. Dr. Francis has doctorates in chiropractic and homeopathy. He has studied abroad in China, India, Germany and Switzerland and has received numerous awards including being listed in Who’s Who of Intellectuals, Who’s Who of the World, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Oxford’s Elite Registry of Extraordinary Professionals, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Health Care & Medicine as well as being listed in numerous other Who’s Who editions.
Dr. Francis combines twenty years of teaching experience at four different colleges with twenty years of practice experience treating literally thousands of patients with an extreme range of health problems. Currently, Dr. Francis is Vice Chairman of the Board of Certified Teachers and Representative to the International Council. Dr. Francis is also adjunct faculty to Logan College of Chiropractic Post Graduate Department, and a member of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Jay Robbins
Jay Robbins, DC, DACBN, CCN is an extremely popular speaker on nutrition, Lecturing frequently nationwide. He is a Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition and a Certified Clinical Nutritionist.
The Purpose of his seminar is to enable you to practice Nutritional Therapy with confidence and certainty. MASTER the core curriculum from the famed Foundations of Nutritional Therapy course, taught in a single day by FNT’s most popular speaker.
You Will Learn:
- the nutritional management of the musculo-skeletal patient, including the management of inflammation.
- to understand the nutritional significance of your patients’ symptoms.
- to accurately identify, treat, and successfully manage your patients with blood sugar imbalances.
- to accurately identify, treat, and successfully manage your patients with blood sugar imbalances.
- to address hormonal imbalances in a systematic manner, and with confidence.
- to swiftly and precisely evaluate your patients’ digestive status and confidently intervene with the appropriate support.
- to accurately access and successfully manage your patients’ calcium metabolism.
- to successfully manage the fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue patient
The Nutritional Therapy Exam
This comprehensive and time-efficient exam provides you with objective signs of the nutritional status of your patients. Each part of the exam is taught and workshopped during the seminar so that by the end of the day you will have mastered all parts of the Nutritional Therapy Exam.
The Symptom Survey Form
This vital tool is a detailed patient questionnaire that provides you with an in-depth evaluation of your patientsf nutritional needs. You will learn how to integrate the findings from the Form with your findings from the Nutritional Therapy Exam for a comprehensive approach.
Dr. Janet Lang, B.A., D.C.
Dr. Janet R. Lang, B.A., D.C. is an established and well respected educator, consultant, and author, in the expanding field of hormonal health care. Her expertise, non-invasive techniques, and patient empowering philosophy led to the evolution of her Restorative Endocrinology™ program. This method of establishing the individualized hormonal and metabolic pattern of a patient allows the practitioner to identify and implement the most appropriate, effective, and least invasive protocols for restoring and sustaining endocrine balance.
Dr. Lang is a 1979 summa cum laude graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. While a student at Palmer she was introduced to Dr. Royal Lee’s revolutionary work with whole food nutrition and his timeless philosophy soon took its place at the heart of her work. Dr. Lang developed a large practice in the Catskill region of New York before receiving an invitation to join the multi-professional “Healing Arts Clinic” in Loveland, Colorado. Once there she developed yet another substantial chiropractic practice with two other chiropractic associates. Dr. Lang is the author of Understanding the Peripheral Nervous System, and is a contributing author (along with others, including Bernie Siegel, M.D., Norman Cousins, and Prince Charles) of the book The Heart of the Healer.
An active health professional for almost 30 years, Dr. Lang now resides and works from the St. Louis region of MO. Her time is primarily spent devoted to her consulting practice, to the ongoing clinical research supporting the development of her Restorative Endocrinology™ program, and to presenting the series of Restorative Endocrinology™ seminars for health professionals around the country. Current seminars include:
▪ Balancing Female Hormones Naturally - Part 1: The Essential Physiology & Principles
▪ Clinical Application & Advanced Principles: Balancing Hormones in Menopausal Women
▪ Clinical Application & Advanced Principles: Balancing Hormones in Cycling Women
▪ Balancing Male Steroid Hormones Naturally
▪ Balancing Thyroid, Adrenals, & Blood Sugar Naturally
For detailed information on seminars, consultation services, professional training, or ordering audio and lecture materials, please visit www.restorativeendocrinology.com.
Prof. Kerry Bone
Kerry Bone The principal of the Australian College of Phytotherapy is Assoc. Prof. Kerry Bone BSc (Hons), Dip Phyto, FNIMH, FNHAA, AHG, MCPP, FANTA.
Kerry Bone is an experienced research and industrial chemist, who graduated with first class honours from Melbourne University and won the Masson Memorial Prize as Australia’s top chemistry student. He studied herbal medicine at the renowned School of Phytotherapy in the UK, and graduated with distinction in 1983.
From 1985 to 1992, Kerry was a senior lecturer in herbal medicine at the Brisbane College of Traditional Acupuncture and Natural Medicine and then the Australian College of Natural Medicine.
Since 1994 he has been a frequent guest lecturer at the UK School of Phytotherapy. Kerry is a Fellow of both the National Herbalists Association of Australia and the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK).
He has been appointed adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Health at the University of New England effective from the beginning of 2004.
Lecture Program
Kerry is one of Australia’s most successful herbal clinicians responsible for the pioneering development of the herbal profession throughout Australia and New Zealand. His unique approach to herbal medicine, by combining tradition with current science, provides dynamic and effective treatment solutions for patients.
A leader in education, Kerry is invited to speak at professional and scientific conferences throughout the world. He gives over 80 presentations a year in Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, the United States and Europe to health care professionals as well as scientists and researchers in the field.
It was his passion for education that led to him establishing the Australian College of Phytotherapy to further develop the professionalism and safety of modern herbal practice.
Clinical Practice
With over 17 years in practice as a medical herbalist, Kerry remains committed to his clinical work with patients. He runs a practice in Toowoomba (Australia) where he consults with more than 80 patients a month despite his extensive travel itinerary.