In response to the many wonderful suggestions we have been receiving regarding the expansion of our treatment methods, we have finally come to a conclusion on where we are going. We have now carved out time for us to actively upgrade this site. And, we are now in the process of documenting our body of knowledge through videography. This is new, exciting, and uncharted territory, but we are up for the task and this feels right.

We would also like to invite commentary on our blogs at the end of our posts to encourage much needed dialogue. I will also post a “What’s On Your Mind” once a week where questions may be posed or thoughts may be shared.

Dr. M & B

Many of you may know that I am a huge “animal person”. I have a privately run rescue (run by me and my family, exclusively). We are up to 40 animals now and one day, we hope to have a massive facility.

Although I am not licenced to treat other people’s animals, I treat my own animals quite successfully, and I do get questions all of the time regarding problems with the animals of others and I often will make suggestions based on what we do with humans for the pet owner to discuss with his or her vet.

I have found through this work, much of what we can do with humans, we can acheive with animals. When pets get digestive issues, or infections, they are fairly easy to treat with the same methods we use on humans, and with this kind of treatment, unneccessary medications may be avoided which will add to the long term health and life span of your beloved fur child. My oldest living animal was a 23 year old dog and he died a natural death in my arms. And all but one of my animals have lived long lives. The one that didn’t died of a fibrosarcoma caused by a vaccine (this was the diagnosis by a licensed veterinary dsoctor).

What I have noticed through these years is that with necessary spaying and neutering to prevent more unwanted animals that ultimately become euthanized, many of these animals end up with urinary disturbances like IC. I think the reason for this is because their sex organs have been removed (I discuss this in my dissertation regarding full hysterectomies in humans). These smptoms are treatable in animals as they are in humans and animals can recover from this imabalance. However, wouldn’t it be a better approach if we simply were able to prevent these situations from occuring in the first place?

Part of what we do in our practice is to educateon the causal factors of IC so that once well, relapse may be avoided. Of equal importance is that our patients may then become better educators for their children and prevent them from becoming ill. The same is true for animals. I stumbled upon this vet through a friend. It is a great video! I would watch it from start to finish. I want to say before you watch it, I myself for years have been asking that my vet to perform surgeries in the way this doctor is recommending. This was something I was concerning myself with in my female dogs however, it never occured to me to consider it in my male dogs,  but, honestly, this just makes sense. Humans get vasectomies, why not male dogs? This vet is discussing what she has seen happen to her animal patients all of these years with their health due to the medical practices in veterinary medicine today.

I completely agree that animals need to be prevented from procreating!!! COMPLETELY! I am not advocating the procreation of any animals. But, I agree that what this doctor is saying is really important and could really diminish IC in animals! Watch this, it’s great! https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/09/30/neutering-health-risks.aspx

Generally speaking by the time IC has hit, it was brewing in the body for many many years. A big part of becoming well, is rethinking all of the things we have done to make us UN-well, and with technology changing at the speed of light, it’s hard to keep up with everything we have to protect ourselves against. However, I choose to not live afraid of everything and thinking about the many fear provoking issues I could. I concentrate on the things in my immediate surroundings and try to do my best to have a vclean body and clean immediate environment. A long time ago I found a company named Pong who came out with the first radiation covers for cell phones. That was very forward thinking at the time, because I think everyone else was focused on the phone itself instead of what issues may arise from it. My family and I have had those covers for years but recently found a new one by a company called RadiArmour. So, we have just started using these which claim to have a very high effective rate. https://www.radiarmor.com

A patient sent me an article a few days ago as she is in the same spot. She sent me this: https://www.superfoodly.com/best-radiation-blocking-cell-phone-cases/ If you have just embarked upon this path or are into this process deeply, or, if you are just an ordinary person wanting to up your health game. These are very cool! I use mine as my wallet also because it has a place for my ID, ceredit cards and cash. So, it is a very easy all in one.

Dr.M

The past few months I have had three patients come back into treatment who have been non symptomatic for several years. When we delved into the “why” it became clear that it was related to diet. The big S word! and the big A word. Yes! SUGAR and ALCOHOL!  Neither of which really have purpose in our diets in my opinion. When asked, “but I was feeling normal and so I went back to eating ‘normally’, so I dont understand!” I responded, yes, you were feeling normal, so youi should go back to eating normal, but…what is normal? What IS normal? 

In my opinion, as a society, although things are rapidly changing, we have had a huge misconception regarding normal. Just because most people do it, does not mean it is normal or a good idea. Your body is where you live just like your home. And, we all know how important it is to keep our homes clean, otherwise germs spread and our environment becomes unhealthy. I suppose if we trash our home, we could always sell it at a loss and get some money and invest in another home and try again. The problem is, where WE live, in our bodies, well,…, we only have one. So, we are stuck with the heavy respinsibility of taking stellar care of it so it lasts for as long as we can keep on going. Everything we put on and in our body will impact our health. And, when we are in the process of becoming well, even otherwise healthy ingredients can not suit us at that time and may challenge us tremendously. 

If you have gone through this or any other form of treatment, alternative or traditional and you are feeling “normal”, you should consider all of the things that lead you to becoming unwell in the first place, and those factors may reach as far back as youir childhood so think HARD! So, once you are well, you don’t want to go back to what you considered to be normal-you want to go back to your NEW NORMAL!! Your NEW NORMAL consists of all of the things that we teach you through this process or, perhaps what you have learned on whatever path you feel got you well. Eating clean is a MUST!  This does not mean eating boring! This means clean. This means we need to rethink ingredients and how to put them together. One of my girlfriends texted me a couple of months ago a recipe for little dessert treats made with cacao and chickpeas and maple syurp. CHICKPEAS in dessert? YUCK! I was like….no way amd I making this. But, I thought to myself, OK, I will try and see, and you know what? They were delicious!!! I make all kinds of wonderful cakes and treats and I know many of you do that are delicious and using natural ingredients at the appropriate time for yoiu in your journey toward health keeps you on this side of healthy! 

The line between sickenss and health is a fine one. And, all the normal blood tests and other markers in the world often do not indicate serious unwellness because when the body breaks down and becomes unwell, often the things that are wrong may not be picked up on any tests. I am not suggesting that tests are not indicated, this isn’t what I mean, I just mean that as the body starts to become unhealthy typically epople feel very unwell for a very long time before any markers get pushed far enough to indicate a problem. Thus often people will say how sick they feel despite the fact that no doctro can find anything wrong with them. Each of these people who had relapses are back on the road to getting better because I drove home the issue about diet and that what led them to becoming unwell in the first place will surely do it again if those habits are returned to. 

You may think it is undoable to stay on the straight and narrow path of healthy eating and clean lifestyle, but once you begin to feel how magnificent it is to feel healthy, it is not that hard at all. In fact, it is more hard to think about diverting off of the path. So take care of your body, just becuase it is a cliche, does not mean it isn’t true, and, your body IS your temple! 

Dr.M

First of all, since I have not said it as of yet, Happy New Year! I hope this will be a year filled with health and happiness for all, especially those who have worked so hard to acheive it and have felt let down by “life”. Although I search everyday for the answers to why some have journies that seem so effortless while others seem to struggle on end, I continue to lack the answers to those questions. 

I once again find myself apologizing for my lack of posting. This is not due to disinterest, but rather, always feeling a lack of time to take the luxury to write because of the enormoius number of hours I spend outside patient appointment times in simply being present for those who need me for additional support in their journey towards health. I have always felt this deep obligation to “show up” for everyone who needs me inside and outside office hours. The problem is, there are not enough hours in the day, especially in this time of fast paced social media communication that I just cannot seem to keep up with. I have many aspirations and desires to comunicate the knowledge that I have accumulated over these years and spend most of my days thinking about how to do this in an efficent, cost effetive, and humble way. So many things pass by my emails and my mind that I want to say to each of you each day and I let another day go by without posting. This one has been on my mind for a couple of weeks now and due to it rather straight forward nature, I thought it would be a simple way to start the day.

I realize that many thing I recommend dietarily are often things that others perhaps do not participate it, while some things are of popular belief. Perhaps this one is in the middle? In any case, I stand corrected for sure. I had zero idea about the following article and feel really bad that I was unaware for so long. I have always said that citric acid is fine-I said it is used as a preservative. Well, It seems that is not always true, and more often is not. Citirc acid is used to enhance flavor, contains GMOs, and worst of all, is derived from…. BLACK MOLD! I had NO idea! So, please read the following article and google more articles on this subject. There are many. If some of your favorite products contain citric acid, maybe call the company and ask what their source is or look for the non GMO project label on the product itself, that MAY be a positive indication, although, I am yet not well versed on this subject. http://www.nutritionalanarchy.com/2014/04/14/citric-acid-comes/

I continue to have requests to reopen the forum and of course said that I was planning on this, but like everything else, have not managed yet to do so in a manner in which allows for the dissemination of clear, concise, open, and completely HONEST and respectful communication. It is also on my agenda for the very near future and please understand that it is because I care more than anything about this work and the people who have and need to benefit from it, I have taken the measures I have and not the opposite.

Again, Happy New Year, Dr.M

Did you know that our body tissues vibrate to the key of C? Interesting. I did know this and I know that music is used for healing and has been as far back as the Egyptians (a documentary disccuses this regarding the pyrimids-fascinating!) But what is really incredible is today I exerieced it first hand. I am sorry for those of you that I had to cancel today but I was in excruciating pain from an accident two nights ago. I could barely walk and even getting into a position to sit or lay down seemed impossible. I went for X-rays and nothing is broken. I went to an Osteopath-the only doctor I could think of that I trust for this locally. He used a percussion tool, tuned to the key of C along my injury and goodness, I felt relief instantly! This was such a learning lesson for me on so many levels. I am still, in a lot of pain, but, between acupuncture, Zhen Gu Shui, the result of this fascinating treatment today and the knowledge I am not broken, I trust I will get better now. I just had to share because things like this are really incredible.

I first became aware of music and the body when a vet saved my dog’s life from a heart attack some 24 years ago. Since then I have always had it in the back of my mind, but more and more I realize the healing power of frequency and music. I cannot think of the documentary on the Egyptian pyrimids, but I will try to find it-it was on this subject and so incredible that they knew then what alternative docs are only coming to understand in this century about healing and frequency. I think this is the kind of thing that really speaks to me-the simplicity, which, is what Chinese medicine is made of.

Dr.M

I have had strong feelings about the use of marijuana over the years, but became opened to it about 1 1/2 years ago when a few friends who are in the industry kept insisting how useful it was. I met just after that a doctor who specializes in the use of marijuana and chronic illness in Los Angeles, Dr. Frankel. He works with doctors in Israel and his body of knowledge is vast. We discussed the fact that patients with chronic illness often cannot detoxify their bodies and he explained that there is much research that supports marijuana assisting in the repair of these flawed physiological processes.

After I met Dr. Frankel, we sent a few patients to him that we were having difficulty with in certain areas of treatment. These cases did not respond in the way we would have hoped. However, we remain open and yet also stand by the cautious approach that we have with this plant. The past many days, I have been dealing with a patient who took a piece of CBD candy and has been sufferring horribly with nausea and severe vertigo every since. She has gone to the hospital and still not been helped except for a bit by herbs I have given to help, but even so, she is struggling right now. This has just happened, so we are hoping it will clear up in a few more days, we will see. But I thought it was important to post on as often we think of certain things as benign and they are not always.

She found this link last night, I thought it may be interesting to read: https://www.coloradopotguide.com/colorado-marijuana-blog/2015/september/28/why-does-marijuana-make-me-dizzy/

Dr.M

Alot has happened over these last 2 decades of practice including ICAMA which was as everyone knows an extension of our work at Bomamed clinic and all of the work we do with IC and its related chronic issues. When I started this work my vision was to teach what I know and what I have learned and to eventually have a non-profit clinic for people to come and receive help. So many are in need with no way of receiving what it is they need. As any doctor or practitioner knows, dealing with the everyday work that is necessary to execute healthcare to so many people, maintaining that obligation while building something as huge as a non-profit clinic is difficult at best. And, despite our efforts toward that goal, we are not there yet.

As every year passes we become better at what we do, but the world of medicine is changing with us of course. So much has changed in these two decades and there is so much more available to people that did not exist when all of this started. We are learning more, others are learning more and we have reached a point where we feel that we can be more effective and others can be more effective by making ICAMA a non-profit organization for the purpose of supporting all treatments that involve alternative healthcare treatments as well as being a support system for those trying to treat their patients.

There is so much that goes on in the world of healthcare and so many factors in a person getting the treatment that they need for their individual issues. If you have IC, then you know that can make you unique from others in that you might not respond in the way that “everyone else” does not to mention like others with IC do. This creates a lot of isolation and difficulty in knowing what to do and where to turn.

After doing this for so many years, and after a very long time of thought on the subject, we feel that this will help more people than endeavoring to help one person at a time. Our goal has always been to help ease pain and return health to those who have lost it. We will be re-opening the forum and will have a moderator to simply help guide. I realize that in the past this has been a suggestion met with much adversity. However, there were reasons that it was suggested in the past which, I think were misunderstood and remain necessary. This forum will be for open positive discussion on all topics related to gaining help with IC and what we will not invite is negativity or distasteful or untrue statements regarding any treatment. We are asking for positive, factual information. It must also be respectful of the choices that others make regarding their healthcare choices, as each of us have our own paths to follow and while some things work for some, they do not work for others necessarily.

Each type of practitioner is obviously passionate  about their work, as we are ours. We are of the opinion that every medicine has it’s beauty and it’s value and we would like to feature all of those things as they relate to IC.

So, I am closing this today by simply stating this is where we have decided to go with this, there will be more to come once we have executed the non-profit status. But, in the meantime, should you be interested in posting things you know, if you are a practitioner, please contact us and we will feature what you have to say.

Dr.M

October 14-15, 2017. We’ll be in booth 458.

It’s really exciting speaking to patients whom have just given birth or are pregnant. I realize that as these years pass, the number of lives that have come as the result of this work and I can’t think of anything much happier. One person I hung up today was afraid she would never be loved to even have the chance to be married and she is now on child number three. And, another one child number three who is contemplating how to prevent further pregnancies. Another earlier today who gave birth to one child, adopted two and then got pregnant with her fourth after thinking she could never get pregnant again, and now wants a fifth!  

I don’t post a lot these days as I am very focused on the people I am working with and I find that is time much better spent. However, I had to post today as I thought it was something very happy to share. I feel blessed to have been a part.

Have a beautiful weekend.

Dr.M

I didn’t know this until today! This is crazy but reminds me of the iportance of knowing what comes from what. An isolted ingredient can come from many different sources and often it is not the obbcious one, This emphasizes that point.

http://eatlocalgrown.com/article/13452-a-sour-deception-citric-acid-comes-from-gmo-black-mold-not-fruit.html?c=rtc

Dr.M

Often Calcium is difficult to take–recently have discovered a new calcium-MCHC Pure encapsulations. For those really needing calcium-this may be a great one to consider.

Another newer probiotic with some positive results-Prescript Assis-soil based.

Sometimes it is hard for me to have time to go into super lengthy posts. I wanted to post these two prodcuts as they were on my mind.

Dr.M

It has been a tremendous month of new information. I am very excited to have made the acquaintance of a new group of doctors, one of which is an immunologist with UCLA. Their work from what I have gathered thus far is quite simialr to mine simply using a different paradigm. What is most interesting to me is that not only do they seem (thus far) to be correlating the model for unwelness in the body in quite a simialr way intestines lymph, cells in the body and brain (via lymph), but a big part of it is the water. As anyone who knows my work realizes, the water is a huge subject of focus for me. One of my patients that I had huge success with for the first few years of treatment, who had at the time been taking prescription meds and eventually really declined no matter how many doctors we sent her to and no matter how many tests we had her do was open to hearing what these docs had to say. On a conference between all of us, we discussed her case and a test specific to their work will be given and then she will be remeasured in one month’s time after using their water, which they are explaning is processed to be medicinal. The idea of the water is to deplete the body of toxins essentially and allow the nanomotors within the mitochondria to work more efficiently thereby effecting the entire body in a positive way. The main concept these docs are focused on is referred to as deuterium. The conversation these docs and I had regarding how their concepts related to MTHFR and other gene flasw and my theiries on this matter and how it relates to my work was something. Really incredible. I am anxious to learn more as it seems thus far in my discovery of these theories that their work substantiates mine.

I am at the beginning of this journey in learning about their work, but I was extremely excited to assist this one patient in exploring this avenue as we have done everything it seems to help and she continues to struggle and baffle every kind of doctor. I will post ore as I learn more about this subject and as I can communicate more succintly.

Also exciting was another patient’s experience with a homeopath who gave her a very interesting remedy to another of my patients that has come and gone from my practice for many years. I helped her with her bladder but her insomnia has escaped everyone, the worst case  I have ever seen. I have seen about three on this level, hers being the owrst and the most chronic-about 25 years. IT came on suddenly as did her IC. This doc is discussing his theory on acute onset insomnia and and IC and knee problems associated with paratyphoid B ( a form of salmonella). This patient has not slep in all of these years except for an hour here and there per night. I don’t know how she has managed to live. She is extremely brave and positive and I so admire her spirit and her desire to survive and thrive. And she does. She was given a remedy for the paratyphoid B and began sleeping immediately for three weeks night after night. Evidently, the paratyphoid B runs in families and can be inherited. I will post more on this subject and the developoments. 

Also new in my life are two doctors specializing in MTHFR one of which I have a conference with tonight who seems incredible and lovely and I am anxious to discuss my work with her and to hear all about hers.

Lastly-I was discussing my work with a friend and as I did I realized, there is so much that I do I forget how unique much of it is. The difference between what one person requires for imporvement vs another is sometimes astounding. I have a patient in another country who I have treated for numerous years. She came to me with IC after alifetime of Kidney issues and migraines and ultimately IC. she has continued to improve with each month and year of treatment. She is now off her migraine medications (what I believe has lead her to her IC) and her kidney fiunction is such that her Renal doctor cannot believe it. This is such a unique case and a great example of the fact that we are all so individual. I have only been giving her one sprinkle of one probiotic for two years. With diet and her probiotic she continues to improve incredibly as had her Kidney function. If you compare a case like this with say, another case where we are giving herbs that are strong to clear out the lymph and tissues with formulas such as ear and GML and 49 and goldenseal etc….with patients having equal imrpovement, it is fascinating isn’t it?

The longer I do this the more I realize there is no one size fits all. However, there does seem to be many commonalities and these are the things I mean to ine tune with the eyars to come. And i intend to continue to share as I learn. 

Dr.M

I have not had as much time ovder the last couple of years to post on this blog as I spend so much of my extra time helping people outside of clinic hours and researching. I spend time researching more on my theories and on the theories of others. The goal is always how to improve upon my own results. 

Today as I was reaching out and trying to help a patient working with another doctor, I by accident stumbled up two other doctors who have been doing ground-breaking research in an area of immunology that just may be the thing that wraps up all of these questions marks I have been having in my own practice regarding gene flaws and methylation pathways and my own model for chronic illness. I am so incredibly excited to have had this experience and contact.

These other docs called me two minutes after I hung up with the initial doctor I was conversing with. What a great conversation!

I look forward to sharing more of what I am now about to learn. What was really lovely was that when I explained my model for chronic illness-one of the docs said he had written virtually the same model 30 years ago and that I was 100% correct in my theory. I have been searching to find further Western support for my model and it seems now that I may just have found it, but more importantly, perhaps I have also found a way in which I can improve upon that model to help people faster and help those who have not been able to do well. I am over the moon at the moment and wanted to share.

Dr.M

A rice with no arsenic!!!! 

http://www.mightyrice.com

There are several crops with higher levels of arsenic occuring in them, rice is one. The human body cannot effectively detoxify organic and inorganic arsenic so this is a good one to pay attention to!

Dr.M

I have been following a lot of cancer sites the past few years as this horrific condition seems to trespass on the lives of so many people. I came upon this article yesterday-quite interesting!  http://thenativepeople.net/2017/07/07/cuba-found-cancer-vaccine-4-thousand-people-already-cured/