Supplements and Other Smart Strategies for Longer Living Wednesday June 24th, 7:00 – 10:00pm The Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York City Free admission; hors d'oeuvres and light refreshments will be served Please join us on June 24th for Supplements and Other Smart Strategies for Longer Living – a lively and informative panel discussion on traditional, complementary and alternative therapies for HIV, sponsored by the New York Buyers' Club in celebration of our Fifth Anniversary. We've assembled a group of experts whose knowledge span Eastern and Westen traditions, and whose experience ranges from community ogranizing and scientific writing, to clinical research and the practice of medicine, whether as an M.D. or as a licensed acupuncturist and specialist in Chinese herbalism. We're especially proud to host our Guest of Honor, Sunil Pant, the first openly gay Member of Parliament in Nepal, and the Founder and Director of the the HIV-support organization the Blue Diamond Society, which was recognized by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in 2007 as "one of the most effective human rights groups in the world." There will be light hors d'oeuvres and live music by pianist Greg Otten at the beginning of the evening and a champagne toast following the program - so please invite friends, and join us for this unique event (and a bit of celebration, too) on Wednesday, June 24 at 7:00pm at The Center, 208 West 13th Street.
MEET THE PANELISTS Meet the Panelists Paul Curtis Bellman, MD is a physician whose private practice in Greenwich Village, New York, has specialized in caring for HIV-positive patients since 1986. Dr. Bellman is a board certified internist and currently an associate attending in the Department of Medicine at St. Vincent’s Manhattan and a senior lecturer in the Department of Immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. He is a 1982 graduate of the New York University School of Medicine and has been involved in the clinical care of HIV-positive people since the epidemic began. Bellman actively participates in clinical research as well as the clinical practice of HIV medicine. Ann Brameier (known by all as Alex) is an herbalist and acupuncturist, licensed in New York since 1992. Certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, she practices an individualized combination of acupuncture, acupressure, tuina and Chinese herbal medicine. Says Brameier: “Combining these modalities can address a myriad of health complaints to achieve a speedier resolution of the patient’s issues than might be achieved by application of only one of these ancient traditions.” NYBC’s George M. Carter is the Director and Co-Founder of the Foundation for Integrative AIDS Research (FIAR), and has been an AIDS activist for nearly 20 years. His work has focused on research on the use of integrative, traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine therapies for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, as well as the pathogenesis of HIV disease. Mr. Carter has attended numerous national and international conferences on HIV/AIDS, and has served as a civil society delegate for UNGASS sessions at the United Nations. Mr Carter serves as Treatment Director for New York Buyers’ Club. Tim Horn is president and editor-in-chief of AIDSmeds.com. He has worked as a writer, editor and educator for a number of other AIDS organizations, including Physicians’ Research Network (PRN), the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), the AIDS Treatment Data Network, and the PWA Health Group. Tim is a member of the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition and has also done an extensive amount of HIV education and advocacy-related work in Mexico, where he lived for 18 months, and was a founding board member of Aid for AIDS. He has been living with HIV since 1992. |
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About the New York Buyers' Club Founded in 2004, the New York Buyers' Club is a not-for-profit*, membership-driven, cooperative organization, providing crucial access to – and information about– beneficial supplements (nutritional, herbal, homeopathic, etc.) to the New York metropolitan community and beyond. Sincerely, By becoming a member of the New York Buyers’ Club, you join a growing community of people empowering themselves and others through informed choices - and gain access to substantial savings in our New York Buyers Club Members Store, where you will find a wide array of nutritional supplements, ranging from multivitamins and antioxidants to botanical extracts – all at extremely affordable prices. We also offer something you won’t find at any vitamin chain store or “click-and-mortar” megastore: expert advice – over 15 years experience connecting people with beneficial alternative and complementary therapies, including options often overlooked or ignored in traditional Western formularies. Membership plans are based on a sliding scale - choose a membership option that's right for you. Lifetime memberships are also available - and make a thoughtful gift. Memberships can be added to your first order through our online store, and paying annual dues is just as easy. |
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