Holistic Health Research, a program of Life Resources Institute, joined with two other organizations; Natural Immune Systems (NIS), Inc. and Centre for Natural Healing, to merge our efforts in the areas of education and research to further the mission of all three organizations. One such collaborative endeavor was to do the preliminary research needed to create the "Living With Breast Cancer" pilot project - a study designed to document the health status of breast cancer patients receiving multi-modal therapeutic guidance (such as herbal, nutritional, emotional, and spiritual support), in preparation of an optimal treatment strategy for breast cancer patients.

Finally, we were excited and proud to be able to co-sponsor, in partnership with Natural Immune System, the Second International Symposium on Pleomorphic Microbes in Health and Disease on October 19-20th , 2000 in Ashland, OR. This annual symposium provided a small, but international forum for discussion of current research in pleomorphic biology. The overall goal for the Symposium was to facilitate the communication between scientists, clinical researchers, and dark-field microscopists, providing a forum for vital exchange of information in the field of Biological Medicine.

This is not a new area for investigation rather inquiry into this field has been effectively diminished through the efforts of the pharmaceutical industry. This area of study and treatment is reemerging because it holds promising answers to health conditions that have not been met effectively through conventional medicine, and because the scientific basis of this wisdom is very solid. This event was well attended and a huge success.