TESTIMONIALS

“I met Christine at Van’s Health Food Store in Livermore when she offered to help my son. Sadly, my son did not get to see Christine before he passed from Lupus. A few months after his passing, I made an appointment. I was suffering from extreme fatigue, constant muscle aches, brain fog, trouble sleeping, digestion problems and cold all the time. I had been going to Kaiser and feeling like they were not giving me anything useful. They continued to prescribe only Antidepressants. After my third visit to Kaiser, I finally accepted the prescription and took it home. Instinctively I knew I was not depressed; I was grieving the death of my son.

Upon meeting Christine she assured me that I was suffering from grief and that the death of my son would take time. She referred me to two Grief Therapists. She also reviewed my symptoms and suggested I have my Thyroid checked, a stool test for parasites and bacterial infections, an Adrenal test, and more. She recommended that I work with Kaiser and request a thorough Thyroid panel. She sat down with me and explained how the Thyroid works, what TSH is and all these other tests (T3, T4, Reverse T3, TPO Antibodies and Thyroglobulin Antibodies.) She also provided me materials to read about the Thyroid - no one has ever done that. I returned to Kaiser and requested a Thyroid panel and they told me they only run TSH and it was Normal. Frustrated, I yelled at Kaiser and demanded the other tests.

After the tests were completed Kaiser told me again my tests were normal. Christine took a look at them and recognized my antibodies were high and requested that I ask the doctor to check again and request an ultrasound of my thyroid. They did another check and begrudgingly agreed to an ultrasound. Upon doing the ultrasound, a large nodule was found and the MD urgently called me in for a biopsy two days later. I called Christine scared and infuriated at Kaiser; she assured me that whatever comes, she would help me with it. Upon the biopsy, they found I had thyroid cancer. I attribute my life to Christine. If it had not been for Christine’s knowledge and encouragement, I probably would have cancer all over or worse. I wish I had known what I know now to help my son.

My cancer was removed and I was put on Levothyroxine but my symptoms only slightly improved. Christine recommended I return to the endocrinologist and request a T3 thyroid medication as my T3 thyroid numbers were still low. Kaiser never offered to check, I still have to push them. Given I have had so much trouble with Kaiser, she referred me to another MD she works with to help with my thyroid medications.

Christine did not stop looking for the cause of my cancer after I was diagnosed. She keeps working to figure out why my body developed the cancer and how to get me feeling better. We are running tests step by step with my limited budget. Since then, she had me do a test for SIBO and it was determined that I had a bacterial infection. She sent me back to Kaiser for a prescription of Rifaximin and created a step by step plan for working on the infection with medication, herbs, and an Elemental Diet. She retested me 6 months later and I am happy to report my SIBO is gone and my gastrointestinal pain resolved.

In the midst of this, I was in a major car accident. Christine used Acupuncture, Cupping and taught me stretches and exercise to help with the pain in my neck, shoulders, and low back. She has helped my pain tremendously.

I continue to work with Christine. She provides me thorough care, teaches me about how my body works, helps me advocate for myself, has a large network of medical professionals she works with and most of all is deeply caring about getting her patients better. I am forever grateful to Christine”.

— Mary