Declaration of Health Independence

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with Certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Wellness.  That to secure these rights, Establishments/Systems are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the patient, - That whenever any Form of Establishment/System becomes destructive of the individual’s right to control their own body, it is the Right of the Patients to alter or to abolish the Establishment/System, and to institute new Systems, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Wellness.

Integrative Medicine & Its Terminology

Presented by W. Lee Cowden, MD, MD(H)Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board

Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine

www.acimconnect.com

Consultant to Nutramedixdrc@acimconnect.com

“Health Care” versus WellnessCare• “Health Care” in the US has lost its original meaning

• Its no longer about “Health” but about illness maintenance•Much of the “Care” has been lost because of bureaucratic regulations & lawsuits requiring more record-keeping such that there is less & less time to spend with the patient •WHO- “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” •WellnessCare removes many of the layers of entities that separate the patient from the practitioner (gov’t, ins.co, hospitals)•WellnessCare resolves disease causation to achieve wellness•WellnessCare puts the patient back in the center of focus with all others joining efforts to support the patient

WellnessCareShould Be Totally Integrative (Using the best therapies in the world)

Individual Wellness should be a team effort.

What is Integrative Medicine?• Not just alternative medicine even though it may have some

alternative in it• More than complimentary medicine which sees allopathic

medicine as the mainstay of therapy with a few non-allopathic therapies added in

• Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine defines it as:• "the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of

the relationship between practitioner and patient,• focuses on the whole person,• is informed by evidence, • and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches,

healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing".

“Evidence-Based Medicine”

3 Essential Components:

1. Scientific Evidence (non-individualized &

23% of highly-cited RCTs later refuted & 83% of NRCTs, J.P.Ioannidis, JAMA, 2005;294(2):218-228

2. Clinical Experience (ie. Cardiomyopathy)

3. Patient Values (ie. Jehovah’s Witness)“Without clinical expertise, practice risks becoming tyrannized by evidence, for even excellent external evidence may be inapplicable to or inappropriate for an individual patient. Without current best evidence, practice risks becoming rapidly out of date, to the detriment of patients….”“Evidence based medicine is not restricted to randomized trials and meta-analyses.”Copyright W.L.Cowden 2009-2014

Sackett D, et al. British Med J 1996,312:71-72

Developing a WellnessCare System1. Common terminology

a) BioEnergetic pathways vs. acupuncture meridiansb) BioEnergetic points (LI4) vs Americanized Chinese word (Hoku)c) TKM/Reflexology/Acupuncture = all called BioEnergetic therapies without

machinesd) Rife, Papimi, Frequency-Specific Microcurrent = BioEnergetic therapies with

machines

2. Electronic historical questionnaires uniform across all practices: essential to research

3. All practitioners repeatedly collecting certain tests very helpful for research & for guiding treatment decisionsa) Heart Rate Variabilityb) Automated electro-dermal screeningc) CBC with differential & fasting Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

4. All practitioners collecting certain physical exam findings on every patient very helpfula) Chinese fingernail &/or tongue evaluationb) Sclerology &/or iridology

Prominent Vessels Indicate Organ Stress

From www.roryjeanjacques.com

There arespecific areason sclera foreach organ

Tongue Crevices Indicate Organ Stress From

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Location on tongue of coating,crevices, redness,etcindicate theinvolvedorgan

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Developing a WellnessCare System• Key development components

1. Common terminology & tools (Building commonality)a) BioEnergetic pathways vs. acupuncture meridians (German & French

research) b) TKM/Reflexology/Acupuncture = all bio-energetic therapies w/o machinesc) Only one electronic Historical Questionnaire for all practitioners

2. Education tracks (Building Confidence)a) Patient (Forums, Blogs, Webinars, Live Conferences, Online Courses)b) Practitioner (Forums, Webinars, Live Conferences, Online Courses,

Mentoring)

3. Credentialing/Product evaluation (Building Credibility & Trust)a) Didactic Online Credentialingb) Applied / Practical (Hands-on) Credentialing (Face-To-Face) c) Product/Device evaluation/validation

4. Tiered Mentoring System (Building Belief & Uniformity & Helping the “Hopeless”)

5. Operational Track (Building systems to transform a practice)

Credentialed Practitioner’s Integrative Practice

Client Interfa

ce

Print Media

Online Media

Self Tests

Pre-Appointme

nt Info

Post-Appointme

nt InfoGeneral Education

Videos

Practitioner Videos

Health Info Feeds (RSS)

Media Marketing

Tools

Anonymous Practice Evaluation

Product Servici

ng Interfac

e

Operational Portal

Common Terminology

Categorization Practices

Practice Analysis

Financial Strategy

More

Education/ Credentiali

ng

Preceptor Program

Certifications

Didactic Exams

Practical Exams

Annual Recertificati

onOnline

Courses

Live Conferences

Webinars

Practical Teaching

More

Health Profession

al Communit

y

Mentoring

Inner-Circle Think-Tank

Research

Peer Support

Public Interface

Media Interface

HP Outreach• Non

Integrative• Integrative

Education/ Credentiali

ng

Preceptor Program

Certifications

Didactic Exams

Practical Exams

Annual Recertificati

onOnline

Courses

Live Conferences

Webinars

Practical Teaching

More

Client Interfa

ce

Print Media

Online Media

Self Tests

Pre-Appointme

nt Info

Post-Appointme

nt InfoGeneral Education

Videos

Practitioner Videos

Health Info Feeds (RSS)

Media Marketing

Tools

Anonymous Practice Evaluation

Product Servici

ng Interfac

e

Advantages of having one company fill your patients’ nutrient needs:• One-stop shopping for your patients instead of searching

internet & stores• Improves patient compliance if nutrient program all arrives in

one box • Reduces practitioner inventory space & time/energy

managing inventory• Reduces valuable financial resources tied up in inventory• Prevents wasting nutrient inventory whose shelf-life expires• Helps patient perception of practitioner’s financial conflict-of-

interest

Operational Portal

Common Terminology

Categorization Practices

Practice Analysis

Financial Strategy

More

Health Professio

nal Communi

ty

Mentoring

Inner-Circle

Think-Tank

Research

Peer Support

Public Interface

Media Interface

HP Outreach• Non

Integrative• Integrative

Credentialed Practitioner’s Integrative Practice for best quality patient care

Client Interfa

ce

Print Media

Online Media

Self Tests

Pre-Appointme

nt Info

Post-Appointme

nt InfoGeneral Education

Videos

Practitioner Videos

Health Info Feeds (RSS)

Media Marketing

Tools

Anonymous Practice Evaluation

Product Servici

ng Interfac

e

Operational Portal

Common Terminology

Categorization Practices

Practice Analysis

Financial Strategy

More

Education/ Credentiali

ng

Preceptor Program

Certifications

Didactic Exams

Practical Exams

Annual Recertificati

onOnline

Courses

Live Conferences

Webinars

Practical Teaching

More

Health Profession

al Communit

y

Mentoring

Inner-Circle Think-Tank

Research

Peer Support

Public Interface

Media Interface

HP Outreach• Non

Integrative• Integrative

ACIM Committees To Make This All Happen• Membership- recruit new Practitioner & Public members, verify

credentials of Referral Premier Members, enforce Values & Principles among ACIM members• Public Relations- do press releases, manage social media, arrange TV &

radio interviews for ACIM members & Professors, promote conferences & courses• Publications- publish weekly online NewsLetter & quarterly peer-

reviewed scientific journal (Comprehensive Integrative Medicine Journal)• Research- design clinical research projects, aid IRB process, analyze

data, assist in writing up the research for publication • Website- design new web materials, manage website, answer tech

questions, technical assistance for webinars & conferences• Education- organize conferences & webinars, find presenters &

exhibitors, design the Integrative WellnessCare Fellowship, create uniform terminology, get CME/CEUs for courses. This committee has several subcommittees:

Subcommittees of Education Committee

• Conference & Webinar Subcommittee• Physical Health Subcommittee• Quantum-physical Health Subcommittee• Mental & Emotional Health Subcommittee• Relational & Social Health Subcommittee• Financial Health Subcommittee • Spiritual Health Subcommittee• Integrative WellnessCare Terminology Subcommittee

Level 1 Tool-Box (“Tools For Practice Enhancement- Level 1”)

Devices• HeartQuest Heart Rate Variability• Zyto-Select + Cowden Biosurveys (=Zyto EDS Basic Toolbox)• Laser Energetic Detox equipment (660/880 LED 120 array, green laser & vials) • Chi-machine• Biomat or portable FIR sauna (for relaxation & detox & resale to clients)• Automated wrist BP cuff• Accurate Digital Thermometers for AM temperature• Finger Oximeter• Gaussmeters (8 GHz & 60 Hz)• Berkey & other home water filters

Performing Lab Tests & Their Interpretation• Multi-chem profile, CRP, ferritin plus CBC with WBC differential• Oxidative status testing (Urine VitaChek-C strips, malondyaldehyde, etc)

Consumable products for resale to clients in ToolBox 1• pHydrion paper• VitaChek-C strips• Magnesium Malate• Emulsified Vitamin D• Lugol’s Iodine• BioEnrGy-C or Vitality C or Tapioca C or Liposomal C• Zeolite & Zeolite-HP• Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth• Burbur-Detox, Parsley-Detox & ET-Detox Formula• Liposomal Glutathione• Liposomal EDTA• Quinton, Double Helix, Kaqun, Asea• Argentyn-23 or comparable silver solutions• Colostrum & its small-molecular-weight fractions

Toolbox Level 1 Educational Courses • Definitions in Integrative Medicine• Detailed Multi-specialty Client History-Taking • Doing & interpreting HR & Blood Pressure lying, sitting & standing & other vitals• Muscle, joint, organ, gland, tooth relations to spinal & cranial nerves• Interpreting basic blood chemistry (Multi-Chem-profile, CRP, ferritin) & CBC• Performing & interpreting oxidative status (VitaChek-C…)• Heart Rate Variability Testing basics• Diet guided by saliva pH/Coca-pulse/lab testing &/or energetic testing• Organic, non-GMO, sprouted, fermented foods• Introductory course on colon hydrotherapy & coffee enemas• Beginner course in nutritional supplements, colostrum & redox signaling• Water- specialty waters & water purification• Earthing, EMF detection & EMF shielding• Colloidal silver therapy • Introduction to Parasites (low HCl, Moon cycle…) & Diatomaceous Earth

ToolBox Level 1 Educational Courses Continued• Structural Self-Adjustment Techniques• Drainers & non-intravenous metal-binding (oral, transdermal, rectal)• Introductory Zyto EDS Training (plus EDS Forum for Premier Members)• Complex homeopathy & flowers guided by EDS or muscle-testing• Laser Energetic Detox & Focal Infrared light-emitting-diode therapy• Basic Lymph Therapies (Chi-machine, MLD, dry-skin-brush, etc.)• Sweating detox (Infrared therapy, working/exercising in the sun/heat)• TKM introductory course (similar to Jin-Shin-Jyutsu)• General Stress-Reduction Techniques (without devices)• Introductory Recall Healing, EMDR & Tapping Therapies (EFT & REMAP)• Creating will & motivation for client to live & addressing mental blocks• Implementing Healthy Boundaries in Relationships• Daily Forgiveness, Journaling & Expressing Gratitude• Introduction to Financial Health• Introduction to legalities of healthcare delivery

Action Steps• If a you are a practitioner, join ACIM as a Premier Member• If not a practitioner, join ACIM as a Friend of the Academy• After joining as a member, join a SAB committee (esp.

education)• Commit to completing “Tools For Practice Enhancement-

Level 1”• Volunteer to review & edit the four Patient Historical

Questionnaires• Consider writing short articles for a weekly ACIM

NewsLetter & Blogs• Review ACIM courses for free (if you write a review &

course summary) • If you are a practitioner, consider teaching a course for

ACIM• If you are a practitioner, consider doing a webinar for

ACIM• If you are a practitioner, consider supervising an online

ACIM forum• If a practitioner, consider mentoring others &/or being

mentored

Integrative Medicine & Its Terminology

Presented by W. Lee Cowden, MD, MD(H)Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board

Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine

www.acimconnect.com