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Our new book is available in hard copy. The new title is They Own It All (Including You!).
http://www.amazon.com/They-Own-All-Including-You/dp/1439233616/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245737782&sr=1-1

We (Ronald MacDonald, Robert Rowen, MD) have connected all the dots in a most easy to read book that will shake you to the core. Dr. Trowbridge has posted a 5 star endorsement on Amazon.
If the American people, through you, read this book, we can take our country back. We have connected ALL the dots from regulatory law, to taxation, to loss of our rights replaced by privileges directly to toxic currency. The economic meltdown is spelled out. Remedies are provided therein. We have an extensive discussion on gold and the courts.
Please consider buying your first copy online from Amazon, which has heavily discounted the book. If you like it, we will provide case lots at a significant discount at our website www.NewPeopleOrder.com.
We will make a donation to ICIM of $2 per book sold by the case (minimum 24) to ICIM members if the purchaser identifies him/herself as ICIM.

A DVD documentary has been completed. We are awaiting final editing. It will be posted at the website as well. The director of the DVD has been invited on Coast to Coast radio within a few weeks. Time is of the essence with the melt down and march into totalitarianism. I promise you that you will love this book. It's a promise.
RJR

Robert Jay Rowen, MD
www.secondopinionnewsletter.com
www.NewPeopleOrder.com

Ever been concerned about a frivolous lawsuit? Ever Googled your name and found a posting? Ever thought how you can reduce the risk of either?
At ICIM’s 2009 50th Congress “Detoxification,” Gary Richardson of Medical Justice® (www.medicaljustice.com) will present solutions to both problems. Attendees will learn about cost-effective and proactive means to: (1) Deter frivolous malpractice claims; (2) Address unwarranted demands for refunds received by aesthetic surgeons; (3) Provide proven strategies for successful counterclaims; and (4) Prevent Internet defamation. Medical Justice even has a program for physicians with open/pending cases.
Nationwide, physicians are sued at a rate of up to 8 – 10 percent per year. And litigation rates are rising across the US as economic conditions continue to worsen. Medical Justice Members enjoy rates as low as 0.5 percent year after year.
For more information contact Gary Richardson, regional physician consultant, at 336-691-1286 or email grichardson@medicaljustice.com and identify yourself as a ICIM member.
To register for this exciting ICIM meeting, please go to www.integrativemedicineconference.com or call Wendy at 419-358-0273.

SPECIAL OFFER “THE RED FLAG COMPLIANCE PROGRAM”
Time limit: Aug 1
call 877-MED-JUST (877-633-5878) and let them know you are with ICIM

Manhattan based Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LPP, one of the nation’s leading law firms specializing in healthcare, has developed a comprehensive, Red Flag Compliance Program.
This easy-to-implement program includes;
• Step by step instructions to identify and protect covered accounts
• Easy to understand and complete fulfillment templates
• Response and notification requirements
• Procedures to manage passwords, computer hardware and firewalls
• Policies to address electronic health records (EHR)
• Instructions for annual reviews and updates
PLUS
• Abram’s Red Flag phone-hotline with 1 hour of FREE consultation

Legal work of this caliber would normally cost over $2,000.

However, for a limited time only, we are offering this comprehensive program for only $60 when a physician joins Medical Justice.

Medical Justice Membership includes programs to;
• Deter frivolous malpractice lawsuit claims;
• Prevent Internet defamation
• Address unwarranted demands for refunds
• Provide proven strategies and pay the cost up to $100,000 for successful counterclaims.
• There is also a service that helps physicians who already find themselves embroiled in a frivolous lawsuit!

A PRIMER OF NATURAL THERAPEUTICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO CERTIFICATION IN DIETARY SUPPLEMENT COUNSELING
Oct 3-4, 2009, Grand Rapids Michigan
An Affiliate Program of the International College of Integrative Medicine

Stephen Holt, MD, MD, MD, LLD (Hon.) ChB., PhD, ND, FRCP (C)
MRCP (UK), FACP, FACG, FACN, FACAM, OSJ, Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Emeritus) President of the Holt Institute of Medicine

Presentation Description: An understanding of the range and properties of dietary supplements, defined as herbals, botanicals and nutrients is important for the nurse working in an office that specializes in anti-aging or recuperative medical practice. This information must be complemented by an understanding of the practical application of these remedies of natural origin, when used in a therapeutic context.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

1. To review the biopharmaceutical potential of nutrients or botanicals with an emphasis on their practical use in anti-aging medicine
2. To understand the advantages and potential limitations of the use of multiple remedies of natural origin in synergistic formulations
3. To provide an understanding of the safe use of remedies of natural origin and their relative benefit/risk ratios in day to day clinical management
4. To understand fundamental concepts of nutritional factors for anti-aging with specific emphasis on safety
5. To understand fundamental concepts of nutritional factors for anti-aging with specific emphasis on efficacy or effectiveness
6. To introduce the concept and advantage of basic certification programs for dietary supplement counseling
7. To stress the importance of holistic approaches to health by combining dietary supplements with lifestyle medicine and other natural medical disciplines

Abstract:
While natural therapeutics involves eclectic medical interventions, the mainstay of management is the safe and effective use of dietary supplements. Following the advent of the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA, 1994), there has been an explosion in the use of dietary supplements on a global basis. Some academics have perceived this as reintroduction of the science of pharmacognosy, whereas others have seen natural therapeutic approaches as part of the modern biotechnology revolution.
Whatever the perception, the practice of Integrative Medicine has many influences that force a need for an evidence-base in supplement usage. Arguably, an evidence base may have been, on occasion, deficient in the last decade. There is an enigma in modern medicine where dietary supplements have to be labeled for use that does not involve disease diagnosis, prevention or treatment. This discrimination against natural medicine was made in the DSHEA, 1994 to protect the status of pharmaceuticals or avoid confusion between supplements and drugs.
Misguided concepts have emerged in natural medicine, because “natural” does not necessarily equate to safety; and some supplement formulations are sold with meager evidence of benefit. Many dietary supplements are formulated by individuals with no biomedical training and most often no clinical experience of disease or wellness management. Part of the training of therapeutics and clinical pharmacology in a university or medical school teaches the clear responsibility that rests with the healthcare giver to understand the scientific basis, relative safety, cost effectiveness and risks associated with pharmaceutical use. There is every reason to believe that the same responsibility must rest with the natural clinician.
Practitioners of natural medicine have reacted adversely to drug marketing gimmicks or “off-label” drug use, together with the over-prescription or over-usage of pharmaceuticals. While the prudent medical practitioner does not respond to the hype of pharmaceutical sales, the practitioner of natural medicine should equally not respond to over-statements of the efficacy or safety of some dietary supplements. In spite of recent hyperbolic growth in natural medicine, there is no generic agreement on an acceptable curriculum that teaches the rational therapeutic use of nutritionals, herbs or botanicals, otherwise known as dietary supplements or nutraceuticals.
After four decades of experience in research and development of drugs, dietary supplements and functional foods, I have written A Primer of Natural Therapeutics to guide an individual towards an evidence-based approach to the use of dietary supplements. This work is relevant to many people who are involved in the application of dietary supplements for health, including the: MD, DO, DPM, RN, ND, consulting PhD, LAc, nutritional counselor and their support staff in office practice or in a dispensary or retail environment etc. The diploma course that I have created can be used with credits toward a naturopathic degree at a specific institution. In order to be certified the practitioner must buy the book, take the tests and oral exam which covers the whole range of information necessary for practice. This workshop will stand alone as an introduction to the information in the book, giving a broad overview of the course material. The proposals are based upon my own evolution of experience in the use of complex formulations where many natural agents can be formulated in a synergistic manner to access many different cascades of biological events that control the harmony of life. My work is not an attempt to describe another dietary supplement, but it is a sincere attempt to teach people “how to,” when it comes to dietary supplement counseling. This approach is to develop clear therapeutic guidelines that can be applied with natural medicines. While the approach is natural and sparing of drug usage, I have not turned my back on conventional medicine, where it is applied in an appropriate manner. The current practice of allopathic medicine in many societies is not portable and it cannot be subject to cost containment.
The only practical approach to make medicine portable is to place knowledge within the hands of individuals who can advise on low cost effective, safe and gentle options for the promotion of health and wellbeing, without the premature use of drugs. My concept has been focused on the idea of “edu-therapy,” where education in itself is the most potent, cost effective way of promoting health and wellbeing in society.

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On the 2nd of October, 2009 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Physicians, Public Health Officers and Persons with an interest in Public and Private Safety will have the privilege of hearing Experts on subjects that are not ordinarily spoken about outside of governmental circles

There have often been articles in the news media about “dirty bombs” – explosive devices that have the potential to release radioactive substances into the atmosphere that can be properly treated if you are prepared.

Our invited speaker, Solomon Chiou, MD, is the Director of Cancer Center & Radiation Oncology. Assistant Professor, Taipei Medical University Taipei, Taiwan and will be addressing that timely subject.

The second issue brings up concerns about the reappearance of deadly war gasses named Lewisite, containing arsenic. These were used toward the end of the First World War in Europe. British Scientists then created an antidote called British Anti-Lewisite which has been used as a chelating agent to remove arsenic from the human body, if exposed.

Dr. Swaran Flora MD Head, Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gawlior, India is delivering two lectures.
The first one is “all about Arsenic”, followed by information on how to prepare and protect yourself from arsenic use by terrorists.

George Kontoghiorghes, Visiting Professor, Director, Postgraduate Research Institute of Science, Technology, Environment and Medicine, Limassol, Cyprus is speaking about the medical problems associated with iron overload conditions such as Thalassemia and Hemochromatosis. There will be comparisons made with several recognized chelating drugs on the market. His second address will be about The Use of Deferiprone, Other Chelators and Their Combination as Magic Bullets for Targeting More Than100 Diseases.

Bob Waters, MD is speaking about Ferritin (the storage form of Iron) – Implications beyond thallasemia and iron overload conditions – it’s part in Metabolic Acidosis

Bob Sonawane, PhD, US EPA, Washington USA, is speaking about Environmental Contributions for the need to Consider Detoxification in Clinical Settings. Data from the NHAYNES and Other Research Programs.

David Quig, PhD from St Charles, IL is educating us about how to properly test patients for toxic and essential metals if they are suspected in patients, especially for Arsenic