I see and feel the benefits of receiving IV-C to as part of my maintenance protocol. vitamin C oxygenates the blood, boosts immunity, and everything else that vitamin c is good for. Despite what another commenter stated, IV-C is commonly used to as a cancer treatment option. I enjoy coming to Pacific Naturapthic and I enjoy the patient community. Everyone are kind and supportive. Dr. Marcel is a veteran and supports your overall health and nutrition! Im grateful for his knowledge and professionalism. read more

Dr. Connie and Dr. Marcel are knowledgeable, helpful, caring, patient, responsive and listen. Recently, they helped me with breast cancer. Their treatments (supplements and IV) along with conventional treatment (surgery) helped me recover faster, likely combined with a whole food vegan diet (my protocol). They are a great team to have on your side during a cancer journey. Dr. Connie also helped me in 2003 with my severe pollen allergies (I was allergic to all flowers, grasses and trees). In short, after 7 years of allergy shots, daily prescription pill and steroid nasal spray, the manufacturer of the pill discontinued it. I tried a few other Rx pills that caused insomnia, headaches and acne. A friend suggested I try Dr. Connie. She gave me a couple of supplements and informed me of a diet change, basically low glycemic. Amazingly, as a result, I have been cured since of my year round pollen allergies. The bonus was my exercise induced asthma also disappeared. A few years into the diet change, I tried high intensity exercise without using my inhaler. I have not used an inhaler since then. I will continue using Dr. Connie as my primary doctor. I will continue with maintenance IV vitamin C therapy with Dr. Marcel to keep cancer from returning. read more

It's been one year since my colon cancer diagnosis and my visit to Marcel. My Kaiser and UCSF surgeons and my oncologist have declared me cancer free. I want to thank Marcel for encouraging me to do my own research. I found 2 extremely helpful resources. 1. Chris Beat Cancer by Chris Werk 2. Eat to Beat Disease by Wm Li, MD. Neither mention vitamin C, I-V for the treatment or prevention of cancer. The "doctors" I spoke to who were familiar with vitamin C I-V said they were not aware of any studies that showed vitamin C I-V has any effect on cancer. Last of all Marcel's response to my first post was brilliant. Saying I was angry due to my diagnosis prevented me from defending myself. If I responded I would have sounded angry. Take Marcel's advice and do your own research before you throwing money at someone who gives you false hope. read more

This is a great clinic to regain your health. I have been going here for years back and forth, primarily for my thermograms, but I have been following their approach and am now at a point where I will be consulting them for additional treatment options and I am very glad they are here for their patients. read more

Connie Hernandez and Marcel Hernandez are exceptional practitioners. Their years of training in the US as well as Europe and Asia gives them the breath of knowledge to treat and impact most health conditions. They work integratively with primary care physicians. I cant recommend them highly enough. They have helped me with my bipolar conition and have helped friends with Cancer, Depression, and many other aliments. I am so happy I found them. read more

Dr. Sage agreed to one thing but delivered something else. My daughter needed a Vitamin C IV drip to fight off a virus in her intestines. We had a protocol that her East coast Naturopath has successfully used on many patients. Dr.Sage spoke with me on the phone and indicated she would administer a non-corn preservative free Vitamin C and that I should come in, therefore making her $125 consult fee worth it to me. The day of our appointment, Dr.Sage took back her original offer and insisted that we include Magnesium Chloride, Calcium Chloride and Potassium Chloride all of which were laced with Alcohol and other preservatives. She insisted that this was necessary otherwise my daughter would have heart problems which is simply not true. But my daughter cannot have alcohol or the additional preservatives because they would feed other health issues and bring her great harm. Dr.Sage would not yield even though she had totally misled me. She did apologize, but still charged us for the $125 consult fee despite getting us there under false pretenses. Not only is Dr.Sage working off of outdated information, it is wrong. First of all, our bodies should never ever have alcohol or other preservatives put into the bloodstream. Secondly, there are many clinics in the bay area that practice straight Vitamin C drips without any other additives because they are aware of the harm. All Dr.Sage would have to do is to adjust the amount of saline used or the speed of the drip to make the client comfortable. I recommend you contact Influze.com instead. read more

Dr. Connie was wonderful in helping me mitigate the various pains accompanying my recent pregnancy. After getting some blood work, she was able to recognize any areas where my current levels were irregular or needed adjustment and correctly prescribed supplements to balance them. Highly recommend for any health concerns you may have! read more

I went in for 3 weekly sessions with Elijah Free to treat my chronic pain condition (akin to fibromyalgia). Unfortunately, I'm $360 poorer and not feeling any different. I was skeptical after seeing little result from the first session, but went two more times because of Elijah's confidence that I would improve soon and because of my own hope that it would make a difference. It's not like massage, where at least the experience itself is relieving; these sessions were emotionally uncomfortable for me, as they required me to undress for bodywork in private areas. This experience would have been worth it if I had improved, but I didn't. read more

There are a couple of practitioners that I've had experience with at Pacific Naturopathic. One is Elijah Free. I can't recommend him more. I've never known anyone like him. I had crippling pain in my wrists that I thought was carpal tunnel. For months I couldn't type or work. In one session, the pain disappeared. I've been completely untouched by it for years since. I type 8 hours a day with not the slightest recurrence of pain. I think he has a rare gift for healing pain, and I've heard similar stories from many other people. I've also visited Dr. Connie Hernandez several times over the past 15 years. She helped me relieve serious gall bladder pain with supplements, when my western doctor was recommending removal. My gall bladder is fine, thank you, and still happily functioning in my body thanks to her. Dr. Hernandez is very kind, attentive, and smart. I feel in very good hands when I talk with her, and grateful there is someone like her in the Bay Area. read more

I saw Elijah Free at Pacific Naturopathic for pain elimination of a frozen rotator cuff. His gentle, healing touch had a deep, softening effect on my rigid shoulder muscles. I relied so much on his weekly treatments that I often worried he might cancel my next visit because of something unexpected. Over a seven month period, he was always there for me. Elijah is a therapeutic practitioner of the highest professional caliber. My HMO doctor required me to see a physical therapist every week. I was grateful for his non-judgmental, supportive attitude and his attempts to compliment his treatments with my PT exercises. Elijah is a spiritual teacher. Drawing from his own life challenges, he taught me how to do the emotional healing work needed to regain my fortitude and well being. If you want to feel better, get better and truly learn to heal yourself, Elijah can help you too. read more

Dr. Wang has really helped me understand treatment options when western doctors had a "wait and see" plan. Knowing that she cares and knows about pro-active care is providing real peace of mind. Instead of stressing out the next 6 months and just waiting and hoping nothing developed, I now can focus on treatments that reconnect my mind to the body and healing process. FYI, I never really bought into this kind of medicine but have completely changed my view thanks to Dr. Wang! read more

I've worked with Drs. Connie and Marcel and the team for more than two decades. I have gained both great insights and fantastic long term support in my pursuit of maximum health and longevity. I am a strong advocate for the entire Pacific Naturopathic team, and the results they provide, which have been very significant for me. Key words to describe Pacific Naturopathic and the team are trust, high degree of professionality, and an ongoing and consistent commitment to the highest quality of care and expertise. read more

Dr.Connie Hernandez is wonderful!! She has helped my family and I through various medical issues. I highly recommend Pacific Naturopathic!

I truly feel that Dr. Connie Hernandez is a miracle worker. I have had problems with my respiratory and digestive systems for years, which doctors and specialists were not able to solve. The issues really debilitated me in my work as a teacher, and affected my life every day. I had so much discomfort. After I implemented Connie's treatment, my symptoms all but disappeared within days. She looked at my whole health history from childhood onward, and pinpointed exactly what I needed. And the treatments were very simple; things that I could do in my daily life without huge costs or expensive long-term supplements. My whole life has changed for the better. I have family members who have also seen Connie, and have had excellent results with their health issues. I cannot recommend Drs. Connie and Marcel highly enough! read more

I highly recommend Dr Connie Hernandez. She was recommended to me by a friend after my hysterectomy for uterine cancer. I was fortunate that I did not have to have further treatment for the cancer but I did have digestive issues from the surgery. I was also concerned about recurring cancer and if there were supplements or a diet that could be preventive. She reviewed my health habits and helped with diet changes as well as supplements to support my immune system. I must admit that this was 7 years ago. I have not had a recurrence of the cancer. I still follow of her suggestions. She was very attentive to me personally and what my particular needs were. Caroly B read more

Corrine Wang is amazing! She is a naturopathic doctor who also does unbelievably great craniosacral work. She is surprisingly very intuitive! There were some issues on the body that I didn't tell her about and she quickly picked up on it. She even mentioned a list of words that resonated with her while working on me. All the words were appropriate with my body and mind. The treatment itself is very relaxing; Corrine has a healing nurturing touch. I highly recommend Corrine Wang with Pacific Naturopathic. read more

2018 was a particularly stressful and challenging year due to a very difficult and sad loss in January and to a largely self-inflicted fear-based-rumination about the future which totally disrupted my sleep patterns. I was waking up at 3 or 3:30am with a pounding heart and fully wide awake, as though it was time to get up, unable tor return to sleep. This went on for months. Having tried a ridiculous number of sleep supplements to no avail, I came across Elijah Free's Cortisol-Ease and began taking it. However, I was also experiencing intense post-menopausal night sweats which were also keeping me awake as well as numerous hot flashes during the day so I contacted Elijah about taking Cortisol-Ease and Meno-Ease concurrently. I took them both as directed 3 times a day and occasionally some Cortisol-Ease in the middle of the night. That combination in conjunction with some extra magnesium supplementation and cutting out all the other supplements enabled me to return to a reasonable circadian rhythm. Now, if I wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, I am generally able to return to sleep in 10-15 minutes instead of lying awake all night!!! On the occasions when I called Elijah he was incredibly kind, generous and magnanimous with his time. I am so grateful to him for creating these powerful and effective tinctures, for his wisdom, kindness and compassion. Thank you so very much Elijah for giving me back my sleep. With much gratitude, Annette read more

Dr. Corrine Wang is very knowledgeable in nutrition and supplements and she is really nice. She listens to you and seems genuinely caring. I also received Cranio-Sacral Work from Dr. Wang. Her touch is gentle and intuitive. I recommend Dr. Wang if you need mind/body healing. read more

This is the place to go when what you got from your doctor didn't do the trick. Dr. Connie fixed my hot flashes without hormones, and has helped me with many, many other medical issues over the years I've been seeing her. She goes the extra mile to solve your problem in ways ordinary doctors just don't think about (or have the bandwidth to address in today's nasty managed care environment.) She takes the time to explain everything thorougly and writes down detailed notes for you to take home. It just doesn't get any better than this for medical treatment. Your FSA (if you have one) will cover it, and even if not, it is SO worth the money to see these folks! read more

I value Drs. Connie and Marcel Hernandez so highly for their abilities as physicians and healers. After five years of unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant and working with conventional MDs, who told me the very helpful information that I had "sad-looking ovaries," I went to see Dr. Connie as a last-ditch resort before trying assisted fertility methods. She had me get a full blood panel, then sat down with me and analyzed the results one by one across 60+ different indicators. She explained to me that NDs look for an "optimal" range, rather than just a "normal" range because "normal" is 95% of the population. The difference between NDs and MDs, really, is that NDs want you to be in the best health, while MDs just want you not to be sick. It turned out that I was extremely deficient in Vitamin D, and that without that important element, I would be unable to conceive a child, let alone carry a pregnancy to term. What is upsetting about this realization is that no conventional MD had EVER tested me for vitamin D levels. To make a long story short, Dr. Connie prescribed some herbs and supplements to me (in addition to Vitamin D), and helped me address the spiritual, psychological, and physiological underpinnings of my infertility. Within 4 months of seeing her, I successfully conceived and now am the ecstatic mother of a beautiful baby girl. All of this I have chronicled in my personal blog here: http://holisticmamas.com/how-i-got-pregnant-holistically. As one of the few pediatric NDs around, Dr. Marcel Hernandez has been an invaluable resource when it comes to taking care of my young daughter and addressing all of the illnesses, ailments, and complaints that come with baby- and childhood. Dr. Marcel serves as a pediatric ND advisor to Holistic Mamas, so that I can share his wisdom about keeping a child healthy naturally and holistically with other like-minded mothers. I appreciate both Drs. so much and am so thankful to have benefited from their care. read more

I was initially skeptical of seeing a medical professional that used non-western medicine. However, I had seen 4 traditional dermatologists to try to clear a painful case of dishydrotic eczema, to no avail. All they prescribed were intense steroids that made the situation worse. I saw Connie about a month ago, and since working with her, my eczema has cleared. I was struggling with it for almost a year, and after seeing Connie only once, and following her instructions to treat it, it finally cleared. She is extremely scientific: she actually looked at my thyroid and other blood tests before giving me anything to take. I'm extremely grateful for her empathy and help with my tricky situation. read more

Connie Hernandez is a remarkable health practitioner. She has astute observational skills as a 'medical detective' and doable health solutions as a wellness counselor. She successfully partnered up with me to solve a complicated, chronic health issue with insomnia. She has wide ranging, current, evidence based expertise in wellness strategies that includes and goes beyond diet, supplements, exercise and sleep hygiene. Her firm grasp on the bodies physiology and subtle mind/ body connection gives new perspectives and actions to take- for an energized higher quality of life. She is relentlessly kindhearted, pragmatic and boldly adaptable to her clients needs. Alison S read more

I came to Pacific Naturopathic because of my carpel tunnel syndrome. Both my wrists were in pain and they suffered from weakness. My right arm hurt up to my shoulder and to my back "wing bone". Too much computer time ~but what do you do when you have to work? I'd tried supports and went to a chiropractor but nothing really improved. Finally a co-worker suggested that I should go to see Elijah Free at Pacific Naturopathic. Wanting to avoid surgery, I went to see Elijah and am I ever glad that I did! I'm not sure how he does it (the treatments were more like pressure then like the twisting/popping of a chiropractor) but it sure worked for me. Elijah is also very caring and he Listens! I am now out of pain and able to work. He also helped me with a back problem that I developed later. Why suffer with carpel tunnel syndrome when you could just go see Elijah? read more

I love this place!! I have had the hardest time with doctors in this area, and a friend of mine suggested I try going to a naturopath. Through a google search, I found this place - thank god!! I saw both Dr. Shanti and Dr. Connie, and for the first time in my life I am able to sleep peacefully, and my malfunctioning thyroid was treated properly. It did take several sessions to get accurately treated, but since then I have felt a million times better. My only complaint is against our crappy insurance system, which won't cover naturopathy, so it can get expensive. But my health is more important. I have told several of my friends about this place and will continue to do so. read more

"Drs" Connie and Marcel Hernandez should be avoided at all costs. I went to them for help to diagnose and treat what was wrong with me and they spent many months adjusting hormones and never really helped with anything -- nor did they find out what was wrong with me. As a result, the Lyme disease, which I now know I have thanks to competent naturopaths, went untreated for far too long and I am struggling with chronic Lyme and all the awful symptoms that go along with it. Please, for your own health's sake, look elsewhere for answers to your illness. read more

I have diffuse systemic scleroderma and have suffered from joint pain from the condition. One of the best healers I have seen is Elijah Free of Pacific Naturopathic. I have been lucky enough to work with Elijah for over five years and have been astounded at his ability to heal not only on the physical level but the emotional and spiritual as well. As a result of our sessions, I can walk without pain, and could not recommend him more heartily. read more

Dr. Connie Hernandez helped me through an acute, serious infection and problems with recurring infections. The last two times I've been prescribed antibiotics, I went into anaphylactic shock (throat closing down) and ended up in the hospital. Although I had tried natural remedies, nothing was working. Her solution was completely different from anything I had been told about or read. While it took three weeks for my body to respond (I was a tough case), the remedies healed my acute infection. Dr. Connie is also treating the cause of my recurring infections. I highly recommend her. read more

I have seen Elijah Free on and off for the last three years, on an as-needed basis. I'm an active guy whose body isn't always structurally happy. Elijah never fails to figure out what's out of place and coax things back to where they're supposed to be! His is a unique practice that I have found nowhere else, and over the years I've been to a number of chiropractors, massage therapists, physical therapists and osteopaths, as well as a Rolfer. His approach is very gentle and nurturing, and he's a careful listener. It's clear that the well-being of his patients is of paramount concern to him, and that helping people heal is his calling in life. read more

Was given Elijah Free's name by several of my patients as the man who can fix my sciatic pain. I had not been able to sleep for weeks and got no relief from physical therapy or a neurologist (just pain pills and muscle relaxants), but he was able to diagnose and treat my pain that first day. I left with soreness but no pain. He is an incredibly compassionate and professional health care provider who continues to work on my back and neck, and has achieved better than factory specs. I have referred several of my patients to him for similar problems, hearing nothing but positive results. He is not a miracle worker but he is the closest that I have found. read more

Elijah Free, Master Herbalist/Healer at Pacific Naturopathic, is a kind and generous soul, and has been extremely helpful in helping me to overcome numerous and confusing chronic health problems. I highly recommend consulting him for hard to treat conditions. read more

Dr. Connie Hernandez and Dr. Marcel Hernandez are an amazing husband-and-wife team of Naturopathic Doctors (N.D.s). Together, they provide a comprehensive approach to adjunctive cancer care. I came to them last December after my stage 3 colon cancer had metastasized to the liver, in spite of having completed traditional colectomy surgery and 6 months of chemo. They helped me get started on a routine of supplements and I.V. vitamin C treatments, along with general nutritional and lifestyle advice. I had the new liver tumor surgically removed, and 6 months later there is still no evidence of any new tumor activity according to my oncologist. I am definitely beating the odds! I also feel a lot better than I felt with the traditional "standard of care" with no adjunctive support. Dr. Connie (as she prefers to be called) helps plan my overall treatment, and answers a lot of questions that the oncologist can't or won't. She is also very accommodating of my own preferences, such as my decision to base some of my diet and supplement choices on the "Cancer Free" book by Bill Henderson. Dr. Marcel supervises my I.V. infusions, including some special nutrient blends he administered immediately before and after my liver tumor surgery. My oncologist was astounded to find me in her office for a check-up only 8 days after the surgery, looking "like a million bucks" in her words! read more

Connie Hernandez is really a special doctor. She has helped us so much over the past 4 years. My family and I deeply appreciate how truly knowledgeable and caring she is. We love that no matter what health crisis we are dealing with, we always leave our appointments with really useful and effective ways to feel better. I also appreciate that so many of the things that she has had us use to feel better are often things we already have at home. And if we don't, she does not push the supplements she has in office, yet the ones I have purchased from her office have been excellent and effective. And having gotten very sick while in Hawaii 2 years ago, I saw a well know naturopathic doctor there. When she heard that we usually see Dr Connie, she really impressed upon me what an amazing mentor Dr Connie is in her field. I can see why, and I'm just so grateful to have such an amazing Naturopathic doctor in our community. read more