I'm thoroughly impressed. And I'm DIFFICULT TO IMPRESS.
BACKGROUND.
About a year ago, seemingly out of the blue, I was diagnosed with chronic constipation. Tests were run for celiac's, hyperthyroidism, and ultrasounds, MRIs and a colonoscopy were performed. The diagnosis, CIC, and we don't know why so take Miralax for the rest of your life. Over $3,000 spent on procedures, doc's appts, and at least $1000 more on hordes of supplements attempting to help my condition and try to get to the bottom of what traditional doctors (GASTROENTEROLOGISTS, for which this is their SPECIALTY, mind you) could not. I also tried elimination dieting, eat this, not thats, with 0 results.
After many bouts of depression, thinking this was now my new fate and no one could help, someone recommended I see a naturopath or functional medicine doctor. I did my Yelp review homework and emailed around and came to the general conclusion that most functional medicine docs (whom are NOT covered by insurance) are crooks just like real docs. The bulk of them put you on the same diet (no sugar, gluten, dairy, because apparently this fixes everything in life) and load you up on their own supplements (believe me, I've TRIED THEM ALL ALREADY ON MY OWN DIME). And their rates are astronomical. Two separate functional MDs quoted their initial visit would be $700-800, with each subsequent visit being $300. Not including the supplements. This only solidified my "Lord, I hate doctors" mentality.
END LONG A** BACKGROUND.
Back to Saul. A doctor I CAN'T hate. In TWO, $100 visits, he has done what NONE of the other gastros could and put me on the road to recovery. If you have CIC you know you're always cautious that something will work, then stop working. But believe me, he goes the extra mile to try and figure out what's going on. The appointments are long, thorough, and NEVER rushed. He uses what I call "voodoo" kinesiology, because if you've never done it before, you'll be like wtf?? But it WORKS, and he figures out what weakens and strengthens your body, so that he can give you supplements that are actually tailored specifically for YOU. After the first visit he sent me home to procure saliva and stool samples (of which I nerve-wrackingly looked up suggestions on how to "collect") to mail out to labs. When they all came back negative, I went back for a second visit. After more of the voodoo, and his personal opinion that my perpetual bunged-up-ness was likely due to emotional trauma (i'd had a VERY bad breakup with a narcissist close to the time this condition began), I left with a mere $20 worth of tailored supplements and the VERY NEXT DAY the difference was DRAMATIC and I knew it was his stuff.
It has now been over a month since my second visit and I have been feeling the most normal I have felt since this whole yearlong ordeal started. I'd almost forgotten what NORMAL FELT LIKE. I no longer fear what i'm eating. My current Miralax dose is next to NOTHING now and I've abandoned daily usage of the other 25 bottles of stuff ordered from Amazon before (how will I ever get rid of it all??). I feel amazing. I've even been exploring positive affirmations to release negative emotion in my body since he believes I'm holding emotional tension in my gut. And I believe him because I know damn well i'm a grudge-holder and have been letting go of some stuff I've held for YEARS. I will use his tinctures to the very last drop and see if I still need them after (hopefully I don't but I'm happy to use them for as LONG AS NECESSARY if I need to), and I won't hesitate to visit him again for anything! I am still in awe that his technique is fixing what the experts couldn't and that I SPENT ALL THAT MONEY BEFOREHAND INSTEAD OF JUST GOING TO HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE!
If you have a chronic condition and you've tried a lot of stuff already, and been disappointed with conventional medicine, go here and get some affordable healing from someone who actually wants you to help you more than taking your dollars and sending you on your way. Cheers and happy healing! read more