Message from the Directors
Dear Friends:
Responding to your recent queries, be assured that our claims regarding treatment and cure of Rheumatoid Disease and related Arthritides are true. As much as 2 billion dollars are spent each year by Federal and State governments, and 15 billion via the public, to treat only the symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Rheumatoid Diseases, when a vast majority of those afflicted could be cured at a very reasonable cost with non-toxic, or at least less-toxic, than traditional, damaging treatments.
However, there is no way to know how much of your problem can be alleviated without trying.
You need a doctor or doctors who will work with you in search of your particular needs, and you must begin to learn. "LEARNING" is what our articles and books are intended to help you do.
Thousands have found our recommended treatments safe and effective. If you have not gotten well with your present treatments, then you must continue your search, whether with us or elsewhere. Because someone doesn't know how to help you toward wellness, doesn't mean that you should quit searching. We think we can help, and we do with a vast number of those properly treated by our recommendations- up to 80%.
Congratulations on arriving this far - We wish you good health!
The Board of Directors, Arthritis Trust of America
PERRY A. CHAPDELAINE, B.A., M.A.
Executive Director/Secretary
Perry Chapdelaine was born February 6, 1925 in St. Paul, MN. He received his B.A. at Iowa State Teachers College (now University of North Iowa) in 1946, and his M.A. at George Peabody College for Teachers (now part of Vanderbilt University) in 1947, both majors in mathematics. He taught mathematics at college level in several universities, worked as systems analyst in computer systems design for the U.S. Air Force, and later obtained a nearly half million dollar grant as Senior Project Officer from the National Science Foundation for development of Computer Assisted Instruction, such techniques now commonly found in computers everywhere.
Perry's interest in helping folks began when he developed so-called incurable, crippling rheumatoid arthritis, and was told he would soon be crippled, as his arthritis was of the "galloping" kind. The story on how Perry got well is told in the article: "Rheumatoid Arthritis: Two Case Histories". Through Jack M. Blount, M.D., a co-founder of this foundation, Perry was healed. Along with doctors and other layfolks, Perry helped found The Roger Wyburn-Mason and Jack M. Blount Foundation for the Eradication of Rheumatoid Disease, now called either The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation or The Arthritis Trust of America.
Perry Chapdelaine has written Science Fiction, novels, and other stories. Some of his work is here. Click Here
Randolph L. Chapdelaine
President
Randolph L. Chapdelaine was born in California October 12, 1952. Randy has had a successful land surveying business for many years, and is married to a lovely filipina, May Chapdelaine. He and May have frequently supported local charities and now has volunteered to be President of The Arthritis Trust of America, a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable foundation that refers arthritics to complementary/alternative medicine doctors and treatments.
HAROLD HUNTER, B.S., M.S.
Treasurer/Chairman
Coach Hunter was born April 30, 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas. He received his B.S. at North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University), Durham, N.C. in 1950. His M.S. degree was received from Tennessee State University in 1957 where he also coached basketball for the next 11 years. Coach Hunter became the first African-American to sign a contract with the National Basketball Association. He won the national award for number one small college team in America in 1961. In 1968 the team he coached won the Olympic Medal in basketball, becoming the first African-American to have coached an Olympic Medal team. Coach Harold Hunter has always been interested in truth, honesty, justice, fairness, team spirit, and worthwhile philanthropic activities.
DR. CURT MAXWELL, N.D., D.C., M.D.(M.A.)
www.drcurtmaxwell.com
Board Member
Dr. Curt Maxwell, M.D., N.M.D., D.C. is a New Zealander, U. S. and Canadian trained with more than 30 years experience in the treatment of Pain, Dysfunction and Health Restoration. He has degrees/diplomas in Medicine, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Natural Medicine, Acupuncture and Chiropractic. He is a Board Certified Naturopathic Physician, Diplomat of the College of Pain Management and Board Certified in Integrative Medicine. Dr Maxwell has practiced in Mexico since 1993 and since 1996 in Los Algodones, Baja California, about 7 miles from Yuma Arizona.
He owns A.W. Health Institute. The focus is on pain elimination. Dr. Maxwell uses Neural, Intraneural or Prolotherapy depending on patient need combined with manipulation. He also practices Integrative Medicine, using the best from Science and Nature, utilizing many of the treatments promoted by the arthritis trust.
He has patients from all over North America. Dr. Maxwell's 'Health Restoration' programs use complete blood workups with computer analysis. Patients requiring Musculo-skeletal treatment must of course visit the Institute in Mexico, as do cancer patients. However all others may be treated from a distance with consults by phone or email. We can send a requisition for blood testing anywhere in the U.S.
Almost all conditions can be helped including 'autoimmune' problems.
Since Dr. Maxwell's practice is mostly geriatric, the emphasis is on anti-aging , restorative and longevity medicine. His email address is drcurtmaxwell@yahoo.com, with telephone number of 928-257-4873.
PAUL JACONELLO, M.D., C.T.
(www.jaconello.com)
Canadian Board Member
Paul Jaconello, M.D., C.T., was born in England, in 1945. He attended Royal London Hospital Medical School receiving his medical degree there in 1967. He practiced in England also receiving his anesthesiology degree, and was a practicing anesthesiolgist until 1975. He moved to Canada in 1973, working as an anesthestist at University Hospital in Saskatoon in Saskatchewan. Dr. Jaconello was employed at McMaster Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, after which he went into general practice in Toronto, Ontario from 1975 on.
He developed an interest in nutritional and metabolic medicine. Dr. Jaconello has a busy medical practice with special interest in alternative therapies using chelation therapy and enzyme potentiated desensitization, and other metabolic nutritional therapies.
Physicians and Scientist Advisors
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RON DAVIS, M.D.
Chief Medical Advisor
Ronald M. Davis, M.D.was born in Brownwood, Texas, July 16, 1936. He first attended Stephen F. Austin State University where he received two degrees, a B.A. in chemistry and a second B.A. in biology in 1959. He received his M.D. degree at the University of California, Irvine in 1963. From 1964 until 1980 his private practice consisted primarily of traditional medical procedures. In 1980 he began preventative medicine. It was at this time that Dr. Davis also began using this foundation's treatment protocols, described in our article "Arthritics' Primary Treatment Protocol" based on Professor Wyburn-Mason's discoveries, and later codified by a committee of Arthritis Trust of America foundation referral physicians. Among Dr. Davis' repertoire should be honorably mentioned his superb success in treating Scleroderma and Systemic Lupus Erthematosus, described in the article:
"Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Progressive Systemic Sclerosis".Internship: Ben Taub General Hospital, July 1963-August 1964. Entered private practice, G.P., LaPorte, TX, 1963 with Dr. Nelson Yoder; soloed October 1966 to present. Hospital Staff: Pasadena Bayshore Hospital, 1965-84; Head Emergency Room, 1966-1971; Executive Committee 1966-1971; Clear Lake Hospital 1962-1984; Clear Lake Hospital 1972-1984; Head Emergency Room, Executive Committee 1972-74; Member of Founders Group of Clear Lake Hospital 1967-1981; Group disbanded after selling President of Founders Group 1979-1980.
Community Activities: City Health Office, City of Seabrook, 1967-1985; Little League Baseball Coach, 1968-1969; YMCA League Basketball Coach, 1972-1973; Founder & Head Coach of Little League Football team, the Seabrook Sharks, 1970-1971.
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DR. JOHN MYERS
Consultant
John Myers, D.C. was born in Kansas City, MO. He received his degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1976. After several years of practice in which he specialized in clinical nutrition and began research in cancer, Dr. Myers accepted the position of Clinical Nutritionist at the Jasper County Medical Center in Eastern Texas. There he continued his experimental research in cancer, and began the work which is now his central focus, Frequency Resonance Therapy (1meg pdf file). This has led him to do additional experimental work in other areas of health, including spinal cord injury, spina bifida, atherosclerosis, Lyme arthritis disease, dissolving of internal scar tissue, and many infectious diseases. You can also download his speech (MP3 file) in our audio section. The mp3 file tells about Dr Myers' early life story and war experiences.Dr. Myers has been a consultant for The Arthritis Trust of America since 1983.
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REX NEWNHAM, Ph.D., D.O., N.D.
Executive Director, United Kingdom
Arthritis and Rheumatism Natural Therapy Research Association (England)Founder and President
Rex Newnham, Ph.D., D.O., N.D. was born in 1920 in New Zealand and then moved on to Australia. He served six years war service in the Middle East and New Guinea, rising to rank of Captain. His work was to ensure safety of ammunition and bomb disposal. After WWII, he married and studied of medicine in Melbourne, Australia. He had to quit after 2-1/2 years, working as a carpenter building houses. In 1950 Dr. Newnham taught science, chemistry, agricultural botany and soil science, while studying for a science degree majoring in botany. In 1964 he found that boron would heal his arthritis, and also that of others. Retired from teaching in 1978, he studied naturopathy, homeopathy and nutrition, and set up practice in Melbourne, where he organized double blind hospital trials to test the boron tablets on others. Because of hostility toward his non-patented discoveries, Dr. Newnham moved to New Zealand from whence he also started his epidemiological research, traveling nine times around the world to test and correlate minerals, including boron, in soils and relate them to degree of arthritis in the related population.Having established a significant positive correlation between lack of boron in soil and food plants grown in the same soil, and increasing incidence of arthritis, Dr. Newnham moved to England, earned a Ph.D. in Nutrition in London in 1990, and now serves to guide people with arthritis and other diseases. (See Dr. Newnham's book, Away With Arthritis), available through this foundation, and the article "Boron and Arthritis". His findings have been accepted worldwide by the vast majority of physicians dedicated to the practice of complementary and alternative medicine.
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WILLIAM H. PHILPOTT, M.D.
Scientist Adviser
William H. Philpott, M.D. has specialty training and practice in psychiatry, neurology, electroencephalography, nutrition, environmental medicine and toxicology.
He is a founding member of the Academy of Orthomolecular Psychiatry. He is a fellow of the Orthomolecular Psychiatric Society and the Society of Environmental Medicine and Toxicology.
Between 1970 and 1975, he did a research project searching for the causes of major mental illnesses and degenerative diseases, which resulted in the publication of the books, Brain Allergies and Victory Over Diabetes.
Retiring in 1990 after 40 years of medical practice, he has engaged in research as a member of an Institutional Review Board, which follows FDA guidelines. In this capacity, he guides physicians and gathers data on the treatment and prevention of degenerative diseases using magnetic therapy.
The Linus Pauling Award was presented to William H. Philpott, M.D. in 1998 by the Orthomolecular Health Society, “for his scientific leadership and scholarship spanning the entire history of orthomolecular medicine.”
Dr. Philpott says, “When I graduated from medical school, the guest speaker stated, “We have taught you what we know. It may well be that half of what we have taught you is not so. But we don’t know which half is so and which half is not so”. I learned so much in medical school that I was proud of my acclamation of knowledge. Was this speaker for real or simply a learned clinician acting out a false humility? As I marched down the aisle of graduation from medical school, I was proud of my increased amount of knowledge I had gained. I was especially proud of knowing about medications that were known to relieve headaches. Surely among these medications for headaches was an answer for my mother’s headaches. I thought that now I have a solution to the lonely hours I spent as a preschooler while my mother was in bed in a dark room. I was all alone wondering how I could help my mother.
“I specialty trained in neurology and psychiatry and had a flourishing practice in these specialties. After fifteen years of practice, I began to wonder why we had so few answers that worked. ruses, especially Epstein-Barr, cytomegalovirus and human.
William H. Philpott, M.D.’s Response upon receiving the Linus Pauling Award “I really thank you a lot for this. I just wanted to say that Linus Pauling was a friend of mine and he wrote the foreward to my book, Brain Allergies and I thought I would just read a little bit of this so that you would see his attitude towards my work.”
“’The concept that a change in behavior and in mental health can result from changing the concentrations of various substances that are normally present in the brain is an important one. This concept is the basis of orthomolecular psychiatry, a subject that is treated in considerable detail by Dr. William Philpott and Dwight Kalita in their book, Brain Allergies. The other general concept, also a closely related one, is that of human ecology. The idea is that substances in our environment can have a profound effect on mental health and behavior. These can be introduced into the environment as a result of our technical culture.
“I just wanted you to realize that Linus Pauling did appreciate ecology and nutrition both, and said so in this forward to my book. We shared that as a common interest. I have been the one that was responsible for introducing ecology to orthomolecular medicine and the orthomolecular ideas to ecology medicine. I have been a catalyst in getting orthomolecular medicine and environmental toxicology medicine together. This organization needs to, and is, furthering the interest of Linus Pauling and this very important focus in medicine. It will make a difference and I want to congratulate all of you for this interest; keep it growing because it will become a more substantial part of medicine.”
Dr. Philpott’s work with magnetics and allergies -- including many disease conditions -- is found on our website in the “Research” section.
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ED WENDLOCHER, BS
Scientist Adviser
Ed Wendlocher’s involvement with arthritis began at age ten when he was diagnosed to have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. With regularly scheduled hypodermic needle draining of both knees and cortisone shots, he struggled through his Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. college days earning a BS degree in Engineering.While taking the maximum amounts of both prescription and non-prescription drugs to control his arthritis his early career emphasized environmental, health and safety positions. While working at a major pharmaceutical company in New Jersey, he became experienced in health and safety as related to pharmaceutical products and was able to investigate research publications on arthritis. He had personally noticed a relationship between his arthritis symptoms and the foods he ate but was able to find reports of only simplistic, superficicial studies of diet and arthritis (low calorie, vegetarian, low salt, low sugar, etc. diets).
When his mother fell to her death on the cellar stairs due to her severely deformed arthritic feet, he became driven to thoroughly investigate how foods affect arthritis. He founded ARTHRITIS HELP CENTERS, a research group of doctors, scientists and volunteers who have been dedicated to carefully and thoroughly investigating the affects of foods on arthritis for more than twenty years. This group has accurately and reliably identified a number of common food ingredients found to cause SEVERE PAIN, SWELLING AND STIFFNESS in many people; especially those with arthritis and the elderly.
ARTHRITIS HELP CENTERS, now called Food and Health Research Group, has prepared a 25 page guidebook which lists the problem ingredients, shows the foods which usually contain them, and gives helpful information on how to avoid them. This guidebook, Foods Found to Cause Pain, Swelling and StiffnessTM, is available from Food and Health Research Group, Box 768, Wharton, NJ 07885-0768.
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HECTOR E. SOLORZANO del Rio, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.
Scientist Adviser, Mexico
Medical Doctor (Surgeon) - Universidad de Guadalajara.
Master of Acupuncture Degree - Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
Doctor of Science - Open International University for Complementary Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology - Universidad de Guadalajara
Professor of Traditional Practices - Public Health Course, U. of Guadalajara
Program Coordinator - Alternative Medicine, Universidad de Guadalajara
Organizer of 150 seminars - Alternative Medicine, U. of Guadalajara,
(see Memorias Del Seminario Sobre La Enfermedad Rheumatoidea
Lecturer at several congresses - domestic, national and international.
Author of many magazine articles for laymen and doctors.
President: La Sociedad de Investigacion de Acupuntura y Medicina Oriental, A.C.
President: La Sociedad Medica de Investigaciones Enzymiaticas, A.C.
Co-author of the book Enzyme Therapy published by Universidad de Guadlajara
Co-author of the book Tunia (Infantile Massage). Also see: Terapia antibiótica contra el lupus eritematoso y otras enfermedades autoinmunes. Por el
Dr. Solórzano contact information:Dr. Hector E. Solórzano, M.D.,Ph.D., D.Sc.
Coordinador de Medicina Ortomolecular y Acupuntura en el Cedemi de la UAG
Los Alpes No. 1024
Col. Independencia
44340 Guadalajara, Jal.
MEXICO
Phone numbers 36377237, 36370030, 32082002
Email: hector@solorzano.comEn Español: Breve Curriculum Vitae
Medico Cirujano y Partero egresado de la Universidad de Guadalajara
Maestria en Acupuntura en la Chinese Culture University de Taipei
Doctorado en Ciencias en la Open International University for Complementary Medicines.
Profesor de Farmacologia de la Universidad de Guadalajara
Profesor de Practicas Tradicionales, Especialidad de Enfermeria en Salud Publica - Universidad de GuadalajaraCoordinator del Programa de Estudios de Medicinias Alternativas de la Universidad de Guadalajara, donde se han hecho muchas investigaciones sobre varias diferentes medicinas alternativas.
Organizador de mas de 150 seminarios sobre medicinas alternativas.
Ponente en varios congresos tanto locales, como nacionales e internacionales.
Autor de mas de 100 articulos para varias revistas tanto legas como medicas.
Presidente de la Sociedad de Investigacion de Acupuntura y Medicina Oriental, A.C.
Presidente de la Sociedad Medica de Investigaciones Enzimaticas, A.C.
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JOHN PARKS TROWBRIDGE M.D. FACAM
www.healthCHOICESnow.com
Scientist Adviser
John Parks Trowbridge, M.D. attended Stanford University as a National Merit Scholar and California State Scholar, graduating in 1970 with an A. B. degree in Biological Sciences. After training in medical laboratory technology, he attended the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, finishing in 1976 with an M. D. degree. After a general surgery internship at Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco, he briefly studied urological surgery at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. In 1979, he started a general medical practice in Humble, a Houston suburb. By 1981, Dr. Trowbridge was turning to the study of how nutritional changes – with supplements and diet – could improve the condition of patients with chronic degenerative diseases ..... the ones for which operations provide little relief, the ones for which medications are needed for years, the ones that finally kill people after years of suffering.
In 1985, he was awarded a Diplomate in Preventive Medicine by the Medical Research Institute of the Florida Institute of Technology for graduate studies in nutrition. Dr. Trowbridge became certified as a specialist in the removal of toxic heavy metals by the American Board of Chelation Therapy in 1985 and by the (now defunct) American Board of Biologic Reconstructive Therapy (arthritis and pain medicine) in 1993; he served as an examiner for both boards. He served as director and officer of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (1984 - 1991) and was awarded recognition as a Fellow of the College in 1991.
Dr. Trowbridge also served as chairman of the board of governors of the National Health Federation in 1989 and as president of the Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine (GLCCM) in 1995. From 1996 through 1998, Dr. Trowbridge was program chair for the advanced chelation training seminars in Heavy Metal Toxicology: Diagnosis and Treatment. In 2000, he was re-elected to the board of directors of GLCCM and appointed editor of their newsletter; in 2001, the society changed its name to the International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM). In 1995, he was appointed to the Medical Advisory Board of the Arthritis Trust, having become skilled in using this specialized treatment program in his practice since 1983.
More recent studies have involved "anti-aging" and life-enhancing technologies, to "add life to your years as well as years to your life." Popular as a public speaker and radio/TV guest, in 1990 he hosted his own nationally-syndicated radio talk show "Finally Feeling Better." Of his several published articles, one dealing with life’s stresses for the Rotarian Magazine was reprinted in several languages. In 1980 - 81, he published one of the first "health newsletters," called The Company Doc. His many accomplishments are recognized in listings in over 3 dozen volumes of "Who’s Who ---," including Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare.
Among his several books are three bestsellers: Bantam Books’ million-copy-plus The Yeast Syndrome (1986), Chelation Therapy (1985), and Do What You Want To Do (1996). A unique "book-on-tape" on chelation therapy, titledLIVING WELL PAST 50: Rejuvenate Your Heart and Arteries, was released in 1988, featuring 3 hours of patient interviews and "plain English"explanations of the chelation program. The Rumble in Humble: Heart Surgery and All that JAZZ!, published in 1997, reviewed diagnostic and treatment issues in the modern treatment of heart and blood vessel diseases, including "alternative" or "complementary" approaches. His newest book, anticipated publication date late 2002, covers innovative and effective treatment strategies for those suffering with chronic headaches (including migraines) & emphasizing the use of "NCR," neuro-cranial restructuring, a remarkable technique to rebalance skeletal posture.
At the LIFE CENTER HOUSTON medical office, near the Bush Intercontinental Airport in Humble, Dr. Trowbridge focuses on helping "people to get out of their pain and get on with their life." He encourages inquiries from people suffering with long-standing degenerative diseases (requiring continuing medication or repeated operations), unusual illness problems, and those limited by or suffering with headaches, neck pains, low back pains, and other joint injuries or diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and other "immune system" diseases. For more information ..... www.healthCHOICESnow.com ..... or dial 1-800-FIX-PAIN.
The Trowbridge Radio Show:
"Feeling Better Naturally" (KBME Houston)
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NANCY HUGGINS
Adviser
Nancy Huggins was born April 15, 1945 in Nashville, TN. She attended George Peabody College for Teachers (now Peabody College at Vanderbilt University), later worked for Braniff Airlines and a health resort in Guadalajara, Mexico. Nancy ran an export/import clothing boutique, and later worked for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. Ms. Huggins terminated all outside employment to devote full time to the taking care of aging relatives, a grand charitable gesture enduring through her deceased father and three loving aunts.
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RAUL VERGINI, M.D.
Scientist Adviser, Italy
Raul Vergini, M.D. was born in Predappio (FO), Italy on March 8, 1958. He received his doctorate in medicine at the University of Bologna in 1984, beginning immediately private practice in classical homeopathy. He says, "I had the luck to learn homeopathy, since 1980, from an old retired homeopathist." Homeopathy is still his principle activity.At the very beginning of his practice, Dr. Vergini also took an interest in alternative cancer therapies and in nutrition, including vitamins and mineral supplementations. He wrote his first article about magnesium chloride in 1986 for a homeopathic magazine. In February 1994 the Italian most important publisher of books about "alternative" health practices published his book Curarsi con il magnesio (Healing With Magnesium) that details the properties and the use of magnesium chloride in human (and veterinary) therapy.
Since 1989 Dr. Vergini has also taken an interest in hormone balancing, including thyroid, progesterone, DHEA, etc. His interests have also included the arthritis protocols recommended by this foundation as well as those of the Life-Extension Foundation. Dr. Vergini is a member of Mensa (the international "high IQ society"), and of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Vergini’s treatment procedure using Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate Therapy can be found on the articles page as well as in our Winter 1995 newsletter.
RICHARD A. KUNIN
Scientist Adviser
Dr.Kunin is a physician, psychiatrist and pioneer in the field of nutri-molecular medicine, an approach to health by means of laboratory measurement of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that are essential for life and for health. A founder and past-president of the Orthomolecular Medical Society, he is author of the best-selling book, MegaNutrition, (McGraw-Hill). Dr. Kunin may be contacted at 2698 Pacific Ave.; San Francisco, CA 94115; (415) 346-250
He was president of the International Association of Ortho-molecular Physicians. Educated at the University of Minnesota, he received his B.S. in 1953 and his M.D. degree in 1955. He served two years as a Captain in the United States Army Medical Corps, and was psychiatrist for the 7th Division at the DMZ as well as on the staff at the 121 Evac Hospital in ASCOM city, Korea, later also serving at Valley-Forge Hospital in Pennsylvania.Dr. Kunin was the first clinician to combine computer analysis of diet with laboratory diagnosis of nutrient levels in body tissues, including hair analysis, being recognized in 1972 as a national leader by Prevention Magazine. This procedure is now widely used by many clinicians. His interest in mineral metabolism led to the important discovery that manganese treatment is often successful in otherwise permanent cases of drug-induced tardive dyskinesia (involuntary movements). He was also first to demonstrate that aspirin blocks the niacin flush, and was first to suggest that the anti-schizophrenic action of niacin was related to prostaglandin metabolism.
Dr. Kunin’s most practical contribution will probably be recognized as the LISTEN TO YOUR BODY DIETTM, a method of optimizing personal nutrition by systematic adjustments of carbohydrate, fat and protein and taught by means of a unique food diagram. The application of advanced knowledge and technology that integrates nutrition and medicine is the focus of Dr. Kunin’s career now.
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WARREN M. LEVIN, MD
Scientist Adviser
WARREN M. LEVIN, MD
FAAFP (ret), FACN, FAAEM
407 Church Street, NE Suite E
Vienna, VA 22180
Tel 703-255-0313 fax 703-255-0316
“The Blending Of Conventional and Alternative Philosophies”
Warren M. Levin, M.D., has relocated to Vienna, VA .He is recognized as the “East Coast Dean of Alternative Medicine” – establishing the first alternative and integrative medical practice in New York City (1974). He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Levin has been Board Certified by the following institutions: American Board of Family Physicians [ret];The American Board of Chelation Therapy; The American Board of Environmental Medicine; The American Board of Advanced Longevity Medicine and The American Board of Bariatric Medicine. He is a Fellow of The American Academy of Family Practice [ret], a Fellow of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and a Fellow of The American College of Nutrition.
Dr. Levin’s 30 year Alternative Medicine experience focuses on the following treatment protocols:
· Challenged Children: Attention Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Asthma, and the Autistic Spectrum Disorders, (including Lyme Induced Autism, which he was one of the first to identify). These conditions are often linked to food, chemical, and environmental allergies and Dr. Levin is notable for treating his patients with non-invasive procedures.
· Dr. Levin was the earliest practitioner of Chelation Therapy in New York, beginning in 1973.
· In 1985, in Phoenix, AZ, Dr. Levin presented scientific research linking chronic systemic yeast (Candida) with parasites, affecting diseases such as Allergies, Asthma and Chronic Fatigue/Fibromyalgia. Many physicians throughout the country have adopted Dr. Levin’s teachings.
· In 1990, Dr. Levin was the first East Coast physician to enter an IRB study for mercury toxicity treatment, and has pioneered the medical recognition of dental issues such as amalgam fillings, root canals and “NICOs” (cavitations).
· Dr. Levin’s experience in Lyme Disease since practicing in CT since 1998 has added several new dimensions to his management of chronic, undiagnosed illness, linking it to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and numerous neurological disorders including Autism, ADHD, Parkinson’s, Neuropathy, MS, ALS, etc.
· Dr. Levin’s 25-year experience supporting Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy coupled with his recent research in the use of Human Growth Hormone and the new Genomics™ testing keep his practice “cutting edge” in Advanced Longevity Medicine
· Dr. Levin has recognized subclinical hypothyroidism for more than 25 years, and is the first physician in the DC area to utilize the latest computerized reflex testing which is even more reliable than the current blood tests.
· Dr. Levin is one of the very few practitioners of Integrative Medicine to be included in the prestigious Marquis Publications: Who’s Who in American Medicine and Healthcare, Who’s Who in America and – as of-2007 – Who’s Who in The World.
FOR INFORMATION AND NEW APPOINTMENTS CALL: 703-255-0313.
Warren M. Levin, MD (H) has been treating Lyme disease since the mid 90’s. Since 1998 he has practiced in Ridgefield, CT and Wilton, CT. According to the Wilton Bulletin, 54% of the Families in Wilton have Lyme disease! Please realize that is only the percent of Families in which the diagnosis has been recognized and reported to the Health Department. How many other individuals have had the symptoms including Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Headaches, Arthritis, Muscle Pain, Cognitive impairment, Neurological Symptoms etc., but have not been to a doctor, or were not tested for Lyme disease or had a false negative test?
Dr. Levin, himself, has had Lyme disease twice, but successfully treated it early on both occasions. This makes 3 important points:
1) Early treatment is short and effective.
2) Unlike most other infections, long term immunity is not guaranteed after recovery or immunization.
3) It is impossible (outside of a very few research facilities) to differentiate a new infection from a recurrence of an old one that has been “hiding” or “dormant” in the body after treatment which has been stopped too soon. Knowing when to stop is often more difficult than making the diagnosis.
Dr. Levin works with each patient on an individual basis. He sees only 5-6 patients a day. Generally he will spend 1-¼ to 2 hours or more with patients on the first visit depending on the complexity of the case, how long they have had Lyme, how they have been treated for it, and what improvement has been made and what their current status is. The next step generally involves extensive lab work and a complete Physical Exam.
Tests must be done for 4 other infections that can be transmitted simultaneously with the Lyme organism: Babesia, Bartonella, Ehrlichia and Mycoplasma. Many cases of “persistent Lyme” turn out to be one of these “co-infections” that require different antibiotic therapy.
When all tests are done and returned we schedule a second extended visit to go over the results of all the tests and lay out a map for proper treatment to begin. One of the additional areas that Dr. Levin works with is the Neurotoxins that can remain behind after the Lyme is gone. See website: www.chronicneurotoxins.com. Thus, the VCS test that Dr. Shoemaker has developed is routinely followed by our patients. In addition, in order to use the therapy with Cholestyramine Dr. Levin worked for 6 months with a compounding pharmacy to develop a toxic free Cholestyramine with Xylitol instead of Aspartame or Sugar. Another major problem that is frequently ignored is overgrowth of the yeast organisms know as Candida. They are virtually certain to be present with the prolonged use of antibiotics as is typical in the treatment of Lyme disease, and can be a major contributor to the symptoms in such patients. Prophylactic use of “probiotic organisms” and yeast suppressant herbs or antifungal prescriptions should be part of routine care.
In addition to antibiotic therapy, Dr. Levin uses an intensive nutritional program to help the body’s innate defense mechanisms. Vitamins, minerals, herbs, oils and other nutrients are given orally and by injection when indicated to shift the balance of power in the body’s favor. Herbal products are now being recognized as adjuncts and – in some instances – alternatives to antibiotic therapy.
Dr. Levin’s approach is a totally individualized approach with each and every patient that he sees. He considers himself to be a partner who works closely with each patient. His philosophy is to work with many options, helping to educate the patient, but the ultimate decisions as to treatment rest with the patient.
As you all too well know, there is no certifying Board or Agency that qualifies “Lyme literate Doctors.” [LLD’s] However, Dr. Levin is a current member of ILADS and has attended many meetings on Lyme and other Tick Borne Diseases [TBD’s] over the last four years.
Dr. Levin is on a first name basis with many of the East Coast leaders of the organization – Burrascano, Jones, Horowitz, Liegner, Fallon, Raxlen and Shoemaker and he can call any of them in unusual situations. He is not afraid to say “I don’t know.”
Dr. Levin Graduated from Jefferson Medical College, and opened the first Alternative Medical Center in NYC in 1974. He is recognized by his colleagues as the Dean of Alternative Medicine in the East. He was a founding member of ACAM, the Chelation organization and is a Diplomat and Fellow of the American Board of Environmental Medicine, as well as a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. His 30 years of experience in the field of Alternative Medicine and his ground breaking work in the field of chronic yeast and the connection to parasites that go undiagnosed and untreated made him a recognized authority in Integrative Medicine. He is one of very few Alternative Physicians to be listed in the Marquis’ Who’s Who in American Medicine and Healthcare and Who’s Who in America.
He is excited about bringing his years of expertise in the field of Integrative and Environmental Medicine coupled with his experience in treating Lyme disease from the Northeast to [Virginia].
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education and Practice
1950 Bachelor of Arts Degree
Central High School of Philadelphia
1952 Bachelor of Science
Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
1956 Doctor of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, PA
1956-1957 Internship: US Naval Hospital, Newport RI
1957 Photofluorographic Interpretation Course
National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, MD
1957-1959 Base Radiologist
United States Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune, NC 1959-1974
Private Family PracticeStaten Island, NY
1959-1974 Secondary Office
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY
1974-1979 Private Practice
Heights Holistic Medical Center
Brooklyn Heights, NY
(The first Holistic Center in NYC)
1979 – 1980 Medical Director
World Health Medical Group
World Trade Center
New York, NY
1981-1994 Medical Director
World Health Medical Group
New York, NY
1994-1998 Physicians for Complementary Medicine
New York, NY
1998-2000 Comprehensive Medical Services of NY
New York, NY
1998-2000 Integrative Medicine of CT — Ridgefield, CT
2001-2004 Integrative Medicine of CT – Wilton, CT (Sold)
2000-2004 Satellite Office for Integrative Medicine of CT – NYC
2004- 2005 New office of Integrative and Environmental Medicine – Phoenix, AZ.
2006 - Moved to Scottsdale, AZ
2006- Relocated to Fairfax, VA
MEMBERSHIPS
American Medical Association (inactive)
American Academy of Family Physicians - retired
American Academy of Family Practice - Charter Fellow
Phi Delta Epsilon
Kappa Beta Phi
· International Academy of Metabology Founding Member and Board of Directors
· International Academy of Preventive Medicine Honorary Fellow
· American Society of Bariatric Physicians Charter Member, Board of Directors, Treasurer of Trustees, Vice President
· International College of Applied Nutrition Board of Governors
· American College of Nutrition Fellow
· American Academy of Environmental Medicine (Formerly Society for Clinical Ecology) Fellow
· American Academy of Family Practice Fellow
· Pan American Allergy Society
· American Holistic Medical Association
· Academy of Orthomolecular Psychiatry
· New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation Medical Advisory Board
· American College for Studies of Metabolism & Endocrinology
· Medical Association for Research and Treatment of Arthritis Executive Medical Board
· American Academy of Medical Preventics Board of Directors
· American Academy of Medical Preventics Secretary
· American Board of Chelation Therapy Certifying Board
· International Board of Advanced Longevity Medicine Certifying Board
· American Academy of Environmental Medicine Board of Directors
· International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)
SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
1973 American Board of Family Physicians [Recertified: thru 2001– ret.]
1973 American Board of Bariatric Medicine
1980 American Board of Chelation Therapy [Recertified thru 2005]
1994 American Board of Environmental Medicine
1999 International Board of Advanced Longevity Medicine
AFFILIATIONS
1959-1974 St. Vincent’s Medical Center of Richmond, Staten Island, New York
Assistant Attending in Pediatrics
1959-1974 Doctor’s Hospital of Staten Island Attending Staff, Family Practice
1959-1974 Staten Island Hospital Courtesy Staff
1959-closing Sunnyside Hospital, Staten Island, NY
American Medical Symposia - Advisory Board
Renaissance Revitalization Center - Advisory Board
Survive Until A Cure Foundation - Chairman, Medical, Advisory Board
LICENSES
New York [Active]
Connecticut [Retired]
Arizona [Homeopathy]
Virginia [Active]
HONORS
1980 Moderator and Lecturer at The Second International Symposium
on Stress, Sponsored by Hans Selye, MD
1995 Awarded the Distinguished Pioneer in Alternative Medicine
Award by F.A.I.M. (Foundation for the Advancement for Innovative Medicine)
2000-2006 Marquis Who’s Who in America – Millennium Edition
2001-2006 Marquis Who’s Who In American Medicine and Health Care
2000-2001 Principal Investigator for FDA Reviewed IRB Approved Clinical Trial on The Use of GH and GHRH in Healthy Aging Subjects
2002 Consultant to Mehmet C. Oz, MD. Director of Arm of Study being conducted at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, on chelation therapy.
