At Preventive Medical Center of Marin, we believe:

“Your health starts with you!” 25 Mitchell Blvd., Suite 8 San Rafael, CA 94903 Visiting PMCM, our integrative medical clinic founded in 1984, www.pmcmarin.com is the first step to taking personal responsibility for your health. T. 415.472.2343 A relationship with PMCM can significantly help you attain and maintain optimum health. It is our mission and our passion to F. 415.472.7636 provide patients with knowledge and tools to improve their health E. [email protected] and wellbeing by teaching them about healthier lifestyle choices. Education is the true path of the Doctor (from the Latin word “docere” meaning to teach); applying this knowledge can provide Media Kit powerful and positive effects on your life, health and longevity. PMCM

Located in Marin County, California, and celebrating nearly 30 years of practice, PMCM offers a wide range of services and programs in an integrated family practice setting. By combining and complementing healthcare services within the contemporary insurance model, PMCM represents one of the most popular and expanding areas of medicine and is considered by many to be the “health care of the future.” Also, we take many insurance programs – currently Blue Shield, Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare and Medicare – for a wide range of our services. To our knowledge, PMCM is the only “integrated” and naturally oriented medical center in the North Bay Area that works within the insurance system. Many services are covered, such as visits and most lab tests, while some specialized and innovative health testing and therapies, such as nutritional or psycho-emotional coun- seling, may require some out-of-pocket costs.

ELSON M. HAAS, MD FOUNDER AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR Preventive Medical Center of Marin (PMCM) is an integrated healthcare facility in San Rafael, California with its practice 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. Our PMCM Practitioners and Inde- pendent Practitioners (whose practices PMCM staff manage) currently include:

• Medical Doctors

• Osteopathic Physician

• Nurse Practitioners

• Allergist and Allergy Technician

• Acupuncturist

• Certified Nutritionist and Nutrition Educator

• Medical Intuitive Consultant

• Medical Assistant with On-site Blood Drawing

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ALL SERVICES AT PMCM ARE OFFERED WITH AN INTEGRATIVE PATIENT CENTERED APPROACH, THESE INCLUDE:

• General Family Practice for people of all ages—youth to elderly—with a wide variety of health and medical challenges

• Nutritional & Herbal focusing on personalized programs for treatment of health conditions and for detoxification and rejuvenation.

• Prescription Medicines as appropriate with refills as needed

• Allergy Testing and Treatment — an integrative approach using medicine, supplements and sublingual allergen immunotherapy

• Gastrointestinal Assessments for Digestion and Abnormal Microbes plus treatments utilizing Pharmaceutical and Natural Medicines

• Hormone Assessment and Balancing using Bio-Identical and Natural Products

• Homeopathic Medicines for acute issues and constitutional treatment

• and Chinese Herbs for acute and chronic conditions.

• Weight Loss and Weight Stabilization Programs using homeopathic HCG and a personalized rejuvenation plans with vitality testing and body composition analysis

• Stress reduction and Mind-Body Integration using body/breath conscious coaching, interactive imagery and Heart Math biofeedback and coaching

• Restorative Programs for immune issues

• Detoxification Programs, both individualized and groups

• Medical Intuitive Consults and Counseling

• Cosmetic Services, including Dermasonic, Micro-current and Skin Care

• Chronic Fatigue Treatment, Lyme Disease and Toxin Screening

• Educational/Lecture Series for community groups and professional development

• Musculoskeletal Evaluation and Treatment for pain and other problems using Osteopathic Manipulation Therapies

PMCM’s staff and practitioners are available for group workshops, panels and media appearances. Ask about our corporate and community wellness programs.

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PMCM STAFF DIRECTORY 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 Medi- cal School in 1972 and then interned at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Over the past 35 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. He specializes in creating individualized pro- grams 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 2003) followed by Staying Healthy with Nutrition (1992,2006) and The Detox Diet, 3rd Edition (2012). Review his educational entertainment products including children’s books and CDs on the Seasons Studios website (www.seasonsstudios.com) with books, plus the Apps for children and families on iTunes. 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.

Judy Lane, NP, MS 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 and 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.

Elaine Hannah, NP, MSN Integrative & Complementary Healing Children’s Health and Elaine Hannah began her health care career in 1982 with a BSN form James Madison University in Virginia. After graduation, she worked in Critical Care, High Risk and Labor and Delivery, and Emergency Medicine. For several years, she had the opportunity of serving as a Park Medic in Sequoia and Kings Canyon Nation- al Parks during the summer season, while spending the rest of the year in specialty critical care in Virginia. In 1990 she moved to California for her work and to study , especially homeopathy. She graduated from University of California, San Francisco with MSN and NP degrees with a specialty in Integrated Complementary Healing. While at UCSF, Elaine was a Pulmonary Fellow and over the course of her career she has participated in several double blind, clinical research studies evaluating the efficacy of alternative mind-body approaches in healthcare. Elaine uses a balance of approaches that she knows will work, and likes to use a team approach in concert with other practitioners. Elaine has always believed that the human body has an amazing ability to heal itself if given the right kind of support.

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INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS WITH THEIR OFFICES AT PMCM LOCATION Richard L. Shames, MD Integrated Medical Doctor Thyroid Specialist Dr. 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 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.

Michael E. Rosenbaum, MD Nutritional Medicine, Allergies & Chronic Fatigue Healthy Aging, Integrative Diagnostics Dr. Rosenbaum majored in Biochemistry at Brooklyn College, with a Minor in Psychology, earning his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1963. He attended Graduate School at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, earning his Master of Sciences Degree in Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolic Medicine. Dr. Rosenbaum earned his MD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1968, after which he conducted his Internship at French Hospital in San Francisco and then his residency training at University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, after which he maintained a Psychiatry Practice in Community Mental Health Pro- grams in Los Angeles and San Francisco from 1972-79. Dr. Rosenbaum is also certified by the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA) as a Medical Acupuncturist. He is the International Spokes- person for Sun Chlorella of Kyoto, Japan and Torrance, CA. Dr. Rosenbaum works with many complex medical issues with his experience in treating allergies, chronic fatigue, and immune disorders, providing integrative testing and treatment programs.

Thomas H. Reece, DO, ND Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Cranial Sacral Therapy Dr. Thomas Reece brings a wealth of knowledge and his experience to his practice. He received a doc- torate in medicine in 1982 from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. He returned to school and earned a second doctorate in medicine, with honors, from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Reece has been in practice for more than twenty years and is one of only a few practitioners with the dual degrees in both Naturopathic and Osteopathic Medicines. He is board certified in Family Practice by the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners. Dr. Reece specializes in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine utilizing a variety of techniques, including Cranial Sacral therapy,

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INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS WITH THEIR OFFICES AT PMCM LOCATION (CONTINUED) Thomas H. Reece, DO, ND (continued) Myo-fascial release, Muscle work, as well as Strain/Counterstrain and Direct techniques. He also utilizes acupuncture techniques he has learned both here in the United States and China to treat a variety of pain conditions. These special multi-faceted treatments are helpful at correcting many structural and pain problems.

Gigi Shames, LAc, NHD, CMT 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 at a satellite office in Cotati. Gigi 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/ and symptoms. She recently co-authored a book with her parents, Drs. Richard and Karilee Shames, called Thyroid Mind Power, connecting thyroid and mental health. Dr. Gigi completed her doctorate degree to provide a greater foundation of nutrition, naturo- pathic 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.

Carol Butterfield, Dip. Ac. Medical Intuitive and Health Consultant Carol is an experienced and gifted practitioner. After more than two decades of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture practice, her intuitive skills have blossomed, enabling her to see people and their subtle energies more clearly, and thus provide them with the support and guidance for deeper understanding and healing. Carol is a graduate of San Francisco College of Chinese Medicine in 1987 and had further training in Beijing, China with many world-class acupuncturists. She has also been doing her medical intuitive practice for many years working with people in all areas of life, now working in collaboration with the practitioners at PMCM.

From Left to Right: Tish Herman, Roberta Rossetti, Michael Rosenbaum, Julie Dietz, Elaine Hannah, Leslie Robinett, Roma Eaglin, Elson Haas, Antoinette Santos, Richard Shames, Ernie Hubbard, Georjana “Dr. Gigi” Shames, Cryrstal Gonzales, Judy Lane, Tom Reece, Carol Butterfield, Robert Bergman, Steve Sisgold, and Janara Iman. Not pictured: Clyde Thom.

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INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS WITH THEIR OFFICES AT PMCM LOCATION (CONTINUED) Janara Iman, CN Certified Nutritionist, Herbalist, and Homeopath Food Sensitivity, Detox and Weight Management Specialist Trained in nutritional systems and health from both Western and Eastern perspectives, Janara believes the key to radiant health and beauty comes from the inside and starts on your plate. She has developed customized, natural nutritional and dietary programs utilizing the highest quality foods and herbs to gently coax the body to heal itself, while enhancing greater energy and support to bring the body to its own natural of state of balance. Janara graduated from the San Francisco State University Nursing program in 1978 with the goal of becoming a nurse dietician, and studying Dietetics and Culinary Food preparation at CCSF. Since 1979, Janara became certified as a nutritionist and herbalist from the Dr. Roger Williams School of Nutrition Science, and a certified Clinical Herbalist from New Dimensions in Herbal Healing. Janara studied 5-Element Theory and with Dr. Vasant Lad in New Mexico, becoming certified at the Ayurvedic Institute in WA. She has over 1000 hours of classical homeopathy and clinical train- ing, and received her certification in Microcurrent Therapies for pain and injury from the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley and MMT Micro current Therapy. Janara also holds a Medical Esthetician License since 1989. Steve Sisgold, MA Body Centered Therapist Breathing and Emotional Release Steve Sisgold has been in practice more than 25 years, since he became certified in Body Centered Therapy from the Hendricks Institute and earned a BS in Business and a Masters in Communications. Steve is a regular guest on TV and radio shows, appearing on ABC, NBC, PBS, CBS TV, plus OPRAH and Montel Radio. He has taught thousands how to use their innate body intelligence what he coined BQ (Body Quotient), to create better health, prosperity and more authentic relationships. In Steve’s sessions he focuses on helping individuals Boost their Mental and Physical Life Force using Transformative Breath Exercises, Movement, Guided Imagery, Emotional Release and Conscious Communication Protocols. He specializes in Stress Management, Releasing Emotional Trauma, Grieving a Loss, Addictions Weight Issues and Phobias. His latest book, What’s Your Body Telling You? launched at #7 on the SF Chronicle bestsellers list and # 1 on Amazon in 3 categories. Steve lectures on Wellness and Increasing Resilience and Produc- tivity, throughout the US and Canada. Ernie Hubbard, BSc. Biochemist and Geneticist Vitality Researcher Ernie has more than 30 years’ experience in cell biology, biochemistry, genetics and electro-biology. He received his BSc. in Biochemistry/Genetics at Oregon State University in 1978, and he pursued Graduate Studies at the University of Minnesota in the fields of Molecular Biology and Developmental Genetics in 1979-1981. Ernie has started and managed several biology and healthcare companies. In 2006, Ernie established a research program – Seven Circles Wellness – to discover fundamental elements of human aging. He brings his research and testing programs to PMCM in collaboration with our other practitioners. In addition to his work at the clinical level, Ernie also serves as PMCM’s Business Advisor, is a member of our Executive Committee, and serves as the interface with patients as our Healthcare Services Coordinator. 7 25 Mitchell Blvd., Suite 8 Media, Speaking, Events San Rafael, CA 94903 and Press Inquiries: www.pmcmarin.com Contact: Sandra Evans & Associates T. 415.472.2343 [email protected] F. 415.472.7636 T. 415.887.9230 E. [email protected]

“PMCM represents one of the most popular and expanding

areas of medicine and is considered by many to be the “ ‘ health care of the future’.