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Preventive Medical Center of Marin to Host Free Digestive and Gastrointestinal Health Workshop September 27th

Preventive Medical Center of Marin (PMCM) http://www.pmcmarin.com is hosting a FREE Workshop on Digestive and Gastrointestinal Health on September 27th for men and women.


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(San Rafael, CA) Preventive Medical Center of Marin (PMCM) http://www.pmcmarin.com is hosting a FREE Workshop on Digestive and Gastrointestinal Health on September 27th for men and women.  In this age of Gluten Free and Raw Food Diets, questions surrounding what to eat can be confusing. Digestive issues prevent many people from enjoying their lives. Gastrointestinal Health can cause skin rashes, headaches and irritability. Knowing what foods work for your body and what foods don’t will help you lead a happier and healthier life. Our FREE GI and Digestive Health Workshop Discusses:

- How Detoxification can quickly uncover what foods are causing your problems - How to increase the flora in your intestine and other tricks to help your digestion and absorption - How to eat right to flatten your belly and feel great all day long.

Learn new approaches to managing your symptoms such as gas, bloating, and other issues caused by digestive problems, especially food allergies. Some commonly held myths and new approaches to help your condition will be reviewed.

THIS FREE GI and Digestive Health Workshop will be led by Dr. Elson M. Haas, PMCM’s Medical Director, with Janara Iman, Certified Nutritionist, and Dr. Michael Rosenbaum, an allergy and nutritional physician.


CONTACT: Julie Dietz for more information. Email: julie@pmcmarin.com or
Tel 415 472 -2343
DATE: Thursday, September 27th, 2012 from 5:30PM-7:30(PM)Speakers & Topics include:• Elson M. Haas, MD—Overview of GI and Digestive Health, Candida and Detoxification • Janara Iman, Certified Nutritionist—Foods, Gluten and Elimination Diets • Michael Rosenbaum, MD—Food Allergies, GI Immune Health, and more.CONTACT: Julie Dietz for more information. Email:  julie@pmcarin.com or Tel 415 472 -2343

DATE: Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 5:30PM-7:30(PM)Speakers & Topics include:

Elson M. Haas, MD—Overview of GI and Digestive Health and Detoxification• Janara Iman, Certified Nutritionist -- Foods and GI Health and Elimination Diets• Michael Rosenbaum, MD -Food Allergies, from Gluten Free to Candida.

Space is limited. Please call or EMAIL to RSVP and RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY. 5:30pm-6:00pm – Healthy Hors D’oeuvres; 6:00-7:30pm – Program.

Date: September 27, 2012
Time: 5:30-7:30pm

Location:
PMCM
25, Mitchell Blvd. Ste. 8
San Rafael, CA 94903
Tel 415 472 2343

Email: Julie@pmcmarin.com
Web: http://www.pmcmarin.com

Media are invited to attend the workshop. This workshop is for men and women.

About PMCM

Preventive Medical Center of Marin (PMCM) is an integrated healthcare facility in San Rafael, California. PMCM has been at the same location since it was founded in 1984. The Center’s office space has expanded over the years, in order to provide more room for our patients, to provide new services, and to accommodate the growing number of practitioners who have become affiliated with PMCM.


PMCM practitioners currently include:• Medical Doctors• An Osteopathic Physician• Nurse Practitioners• An Allergist and Allergy Technician• An Acupuncturist• A Certified Nutritionist and Nutrition Educator• A Medical Intuitive Consultant.We have a wonderful team of people that truly enjoy working together and serving our patients with quality health care.

About Elson M. Haas, MD, Medical Director Integrated and Preventive Medicine,
Healthcare Consultant/Educator

Dr. Elson Haas has been in medical practice since he graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1972 and then interned at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Over the past nearly 40 years, he has studied and incorporated many healing disciplines—Western and Eastern Medicines, Nutrition and Detoxification, Herbology, and Mind/Body Healing—into his ongoing practice. Since 1980, Dr. Haas refers to this multidisciplinary blend of care as Integrated Medicine.

Dr. Haas specializes in creating individualized programs for his patients utilizing dietary changes, detoxification, prescription medicines and nutritional and herbal supplements. He writes about these in his many popular books on health and nutrition, beginning first in 1981 with Staying Healthy with the Seasons (updated edition, 2004) followed by Staying Healthy with Nutrition and The Detox Diet. Dr Elson just released The Detox Diet, 3rd Edition (June, 2012). Also, review his new children’s books, CDs and Apps on the linked site Seasons Studios. Dr. Haas lectures and teaches nationally and is a regular radio guest and writer for health magazines. His local detoxification programs are popular, affordable, and transformative. 

About Judy Lane, NPNurse Practitioner, General & Natural Medicine,
Women’s Health and Menopause
Judy Lane received her NP, MS and RN degrees from Pace University and New York College in 1975, followed by an internship in Internal Medicine at the New York VA Medical Center. She continued to work in Ambulatory Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. In 1985 Ms. Lane entered private practice with leading physicians in the field of Integrated Medicine in New York City.

She has lectured extensively and has appeared in the media with a focus on women’s health issues and natural hormone testing therapies. Judy Lane has been with PMCM since 1994, creating individually designed programs for her patients.  She is PMCM’s Director of Women’s Health and very popular with her patients. 

About Richard, Shames, MDThyroid & Hormone Specialist,

Health CoachDr. Richard Shames is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Prior to entering private practice, he received extensive training in conventional medicine with the U.S. Public Health Service, the National Institutes of Health, and other facilities. In the 1970s, as Medical Director of the Wholistic Health & Nutrition Institute (WHN) in Mill Valley, CA.

Dr. Shames and staff began the blend of conventional medicine with safe and appropriate natural remedies. 

Dr. Shames’ philosophy of medicine is more completely expressed in his books, including his most recent book Thyroid and Mental Health, plus his previous books: Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? and his first book, Thyroid Power: Ten Steps to Total Health, all co-authored with his wife Karilee Shames PhD, RN. The two of them teach seminars nationwide to both healthcare providers and the general public.
Dr. Shames considers himself a Consulting Physician and Personal Health Coach, currently focusing on thyroid and adrenal disorders and their many related conditions. His innovative approach to “internet medicine” and telephone coaching has many devoted clients around the country. 

About Georjana Shames, LAc Acupuncturist and Herbalist,
Hormone Balancing
Dr. Gigi Shames is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Doctor of Natural Health, specializing in thyroid care, menopause, and alleviation of stress and pain. She works alongside her father Richard Shames MD at the Preventive Medical Center of Marin offices in San Rafael and Cotati.  Georjana trained at the world-renowned Five Branches Institute, focusing on how to administer Acupuncture in the most gentle & effective way possible.

Her Chinese herbal formulas are individually modified, based on each patient’s tongue/pulse diagnosis and symptoms. She recently co-authored a book with her parents, Drs. Richard and Karilee Shames--Thyroid Mind Power on thyroid and mental health. Dr. Gigi completed her doctorate degree to include in her practice a greater foundation of nutrition, naturopathic principles, sleep research, and sports medicine. It is said that Acupuncture awakens the body’s original intelligence to heal itself; Dr. Gigi is attentive and compassionate in administering your health care.

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