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News on the PEMF Front

Posted by wsickert on July 23, 2020
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The problematic PEMF market for North America

The history of one  PEMF marketer, BEMER,  in North America dates to 2008 with an individual who purchased a Bemer unit for her mother in Germany and returned to the United States with her positive experience shared multiple times in Bemer trainings throughout the country. Nik Gleim recognized the potential and incorporated in Florida shortly after to market North America as a personal mission.

The company is a privately held family group with 70-year old Peter Gleim as the decision maker, 80% holder of interest and Robert Moll as the daily operative for the last twenty years in Liechtenstein. The company uses foreign manufacturers for the components and labels the product as manufactured in Liechtenstein through the final assembly of the packaging in Liechtenstein. The customs importation to the US market values the unit under $500.00 US and the North American charge to Bemer USA LLC is under $1,250 dollars. The unit sells for nearly $7,000 US and uses a direct selling model as the vehicle for distribution.

The North American market has been plagued with challenges starting with the removal of the North American CEO and Liechtenstein based son of Peter Gleim (70), Nik Gleim (son) in 2017. Nik was a dynamic and passionate individual with a strong heart for the North American effort. He placed Bill Sickert as General Manager who fueled the trust and expansion in America through Nik Gleim. Bill Sickert apparently took a different role with the company in 2018 after Nik Gleim’s departure. North America was never told any details of the departure of Nik Gleim including Nik Gleim.

The post Nik Gleim era has been plagued by mismanagement, problematic expansion of operations and therefore the lack of expansion. Massive turnover at the Carlsbad office fueled by terminations and job abandonment (no-notice) continue at all levels of the organization except the dual management who lack any credential or documentation to manage the business in which they are placed by Peter Gleim. The company fails to adopt best practices in all core competencies of corporate development including software, international expansion, customer service and management. The death of Rainer Klopp in May of 2019 sealed any technical, research and product development opportunities for the company which has not had any scientific developments or innovation in 5 years. The wearable “horse unit” envisioned by Nik Gleim has been a challenge due to obvious durability issues and not a single credentialed safety study by any credible equine or veterinary institution in North America. USB and wireless technology are over a decade old and the company adheres to a problematic magnetic pin technology and ribbon wire connectivity that has led to product returns and a back office that prevents ordering successfully for many.

To date there is no rebuttal or action from BEMER against competitor IMRS who openly attacks the credibility of the company through Bryant Meyers, which fuels the concern that credibility and claims of the BEMER product may be questionable. Their 510K application was a scientific and clinical debacle presented to the FDA in and prior to February 2018, which led to approval of only parts of the product for very limited use. The company chose to back-peddle and default to their general wellness claims which is wise considering any clinical claims would be “Off Label” violations of FDA and FTC rules, but leaves representation with a lack of clinical and scientific credibility.
Distributor numbers have dwindled due to the operational (back office) deficiencies and the lack of customer service delivery. The requirement of travelling to a two-day long training program to become a distributor is evidence of their decade old lack of awareness of E-learning which was introduced and promptly shunned over 4 years ago. Many distributors find the complete lack of tools to be limiting and it is cumbersome, and often prohibitive, to set up a BEMER bed and brochures in front of a coffee shop which seems to be the only modality for anyone to communicate the product. Customers contemplate the $7,000 purchase price and ask why they can buy it on EBAY for thousands less. Distributors who visit the corporate office are met with a cold and void experience while viewing lifeless rooms and dark screened displays supposedly reserved for “events”. If the distributor is more than “new” the questions about lost management including customer service manager(s), the chief financial officer, chief science officer, compliance director, general manager, events coordinator(s) and former CEO(s) go without answer because the person they are talking to has limited, to no longevity with the company. The potential distributor/customer is met with a code locked door and building door security that is both uninviting and ingenuine. Management does not reside in the state, county, or the country, which implants a lack of community connection that is palpable immediately. Part time management leads to an overall lack of responsibility by many employees to the distributor force that pays their wage. Professionals who are hired to improve the company and expand the effort are soon terminated when they ask questions about processes. The departure is coldly at home or they are locked out of the company and escorted to receive their final paycheck and relinquish their security card and phone. Former Email accounts are terminated without any forwarding or communication to the sender. Rarely, if ever, do phone inquiries get any human response that is meaningful to the individual with the former relationship with the former employee.

Estimates are clear that poor decisions lead to poor outcomes and there is little positive information in the future for BEMER. Consider the fact that there is no remedy or ramification for your behavior when you can simply close a market due to mismanagement regardless of potential, when you do not reside in the market or have any relationship to the market that is emotional as opposed to economic. Fical terminations are imminent to field leaders who express similar frustrations and the legal matters will lead to an inevitable exit of the market like many companies before them.

The matter of the FDA shutdown in the first quarter of 2020 was never explained accurately.  Simply, the clearance of the device with no clinical proof of efficacy for the B-Body (bed) and the B-Light means that the existing sales AFTER the clearance was an offense to the FDA.  The shuffle to the B-Pad and the B-Spot is a matter of sales and marketing, much like the Academy process of indoctrination into the fray of little credibility and just “user testimonials” .  Good luck with the FDA on that format.

Multiple products exist with PEMF as the vehicle for delivey and as always…buyer beware.  We will speak to other devices for microcirculation in the very near future.

FDA Celearance Debacle Shut Down 2020

 

 

 

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Autism Information AVACEN

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Bill Sickert Joins Nulife Ventures

Posted by wsickert on June 17, 2019
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (PRWEB)June 17, 2019

The medical technology consumer advocate Bill Sickert joins the ultimate technology partner NuLife Ventures today.

Bill Sickert brings strong athletic, academic and executive leadership to the NuLife team.

Bill’s passion for multisport competition translated into two World Record performances in the ESPN MET-Rx championships for 1998-99 held at the San Diego Velodrome. Over a decade later, Sickert challenged the field of 1200 athletes at the Spring Sprint Duathlon in San Diego California and won the 2011 championship overall at age 51. 2016 was a monumental win at the RAAM Race Across America as managing crew member for the team that won the race. The experience manifested in 2018 by setting the world record and course record with the team. At 56, he returned to his love of motocross after finding and restoring his original racing bike from 1977. The competitive motorcycle passion returned and led to winning the 2018 Cahuilla Grand Prix in his 450cc class in California.

Tri credentialed in business, law and nutrition; Bill was the recipient of the prestigious West Publishing Award in 1996 for law school academic performance leading to his Summa Cum Laude graduation. The NutraMinder™ newsletter and subsequent blog billsickert.org established his skill at communicating complex health issues in a cogent fashion. Bill has authored the book “WATER” published by Active Interest Media (2008). The publication was chosen by Better Nutrition and reached the bookstands of over 12,000 health food stores nationwide. Bill was also featured in PROSPER Magazine (2010) and Success from Home Magazine (2011).

Sickert commented; “NuLife Ventures brings back my belief in executive fortitude, evidence-based technology and market integrity. My three requirements are people, purpose and integrity and that is why people are attracted to our technology and the company”.

Additional information can be obtained at http://www.billsickert.org or contact Bill directly at 760-421-8255 for research, FDA Clearance and clinical information.

Support For Autism

Posted by wsickert on June 14, 2019
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ASD behavior management success related to using the AVACEN 100 has been reported for years by parents who initially purchased the device for themselves and then had their ASD children try it. Improvements range from speech impediments quickly disappearing, to increased classroom participation and enthusiastic homework completion. These encouraging developments have also been accompanied by school grades skyrocketing from D’s to A’s and B’s in just a few months.

According to Gavin Wiswell, a Healthcare Executive from San Marcos California, “Within the first two weeks of using the AVACEN 100 device for 30 minutes, twice a day, my 6-year-old son shocked us by reading a children’s book that he had never read before; from cover to cover, out loud, using his finger to point and perfectly pronounce each word. He typically would recite them back to us from memory, so this was a major breakthrough for our son!”

With approximately 3 million treatments and zero reported adverse effects, the AVACEN 100 is the only known medical device able to safely and noninvasively warm the body rapidly by infusing into the circulatory system using the palm of the hand.

The AVACEN 100 mechanism of action has been thought to mimic the effects of a moderate fever. For over 30 years moderate fever has been recognized as a catalyst for normalizing ASD children for days or even weeks [1] [2]. The Company believes this explains why using the AVACEN 100 daily has been observed to produce in continuous normalization of certain aspects of ASD behavior.

About AVACEN 100 Patents

The US Patent Office has issued 4 Patents to AVACEN. The patents cover innovations embodied in the AVACEN 100 system, which is expected to allow multiple therapeutic uses to alleviate symptoms associated with a circulatory, neurological, lymphatic, or endocrinal dysfunction, or any combination thereof. Patents have also been issued for China, Australia, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Canada. Patents are pending in other countries.

Weight Loss Made Simple

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Weight Loss Made Simple

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CBD and it’s role in Weight Reduction

Posted by wsickert on April 12, 2019
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CBD and it’s role in Weight Reduction

Posted by wsickert on April 12, 2019
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CBD, so popularized in its systemic ability to hit receptor sites in the body aims to create a revolution in weight loss.  The flawed concept of food programs costing an average of 70 to 140 dollars per pound lost creates a refreshing alternative to the usual obesity diagnosis and struggle to find alternatives that work.  Look forward to my new video in the next few days explaining the problem and a real solution.

CBD Industry Exposed

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