Bay Area Lyme Disease Health Care Practitioners
Dr. Mischa Grieder, N.D.
San Francisco Preventive Medical Group
Beth McDougal, M.D. Founder of the
Clear Center for Preventative Health
Pacific Frontier Medical
I visited Pacific Fronteir Medical one time in Spring 2015 for a second opinion on how to proceed with getting pregnant. (Spoiler: still planning..) I met with the PA who was very knowledgeable. PFM has an integrative approach to medicine and reputation for thoroughness. The reason the appointment was not revelatory, likely was becaues Dr. Grieder trained at PFMl, incorporates key parts of Dr. Harris's metholody, and relays the latest research to me.
I started seeing Dr. McDougal in fall 2015 and it's been positive. She's helping me now with the next phase - continuing to reduce my Leaky Gut inflammation and strengthen my adrenals and endocrine system.
Dr. McDougal had LD herself and healed from it, so she knows first-hand what it's like. She practices integrative medicine and was thorough in her initial assessment and in our appointment.
The initial assessement included a Bioresonance Analysis of Health, a component of which was an energetic test. I completely believe in and support this form of testing for reasons that are too long to get into here, but suffice to say it is a different type of testing then most Lyme doctors offer. Another nice part of seeing Dr. McDougal was the Clear Center's office. It's located in downtown Mill Valley, which is lovely to explore and stroll around.
Dr. Grieder is the ILIADs Lyme literate doctor who has overseen my three and a half years of treatment. I cannot sing his praises highly enough. Dr. Grieder is friendly, funny, and cares deeply about his patients. His approach is patient-centered and integrative. He also stays on the cutting edge of Lyme disease research and treatments, so I've been treated with the latest in Lyme medicine.
Dr. Grieder understands that the body is a complex system and employs both alleopathic medicine and alternative medicine such as herbs and homeopothy. This was great for me because my Lyme was accerbated by Leaky Gut, food sensitivities, mildew sensitivity, Epstein-Barr and high mercury levels. Having a holistic perspective, Dr. Grieder was able to treat all of these conditions and have success. My mercury is in normal range, I don't have Epstein Barr symptoms anymore and since being on a FODMAPS diet, my Lyme symptoms are nil, and I have lots of energy.
Gordon Medical Associates
Elizabeth Large, N.D.
I started with Gordon Medical Associates in 2013 seeking a second opinion and worked with Dr. Elizabeth Large in this way between 2013-2014. Our visits produced two things that were key to my healing - diagnosing me as having a FODMAPs intolerance and undermythlation, and treating me for both. Once I got on vitamins to assist my cells in the methylation process and got onto a low FODMAPs diet, my energy levels increased and I felt much clearer. I'm still on a low-FODMAPs diet and the methylation vitamin regimen. Dr. Large recently resigned from Gordon Medical Associates to start her own practice, but GMA has other experienced practioners in LD.
Lis Goldschmidt, LAc
Five Pins Project
Lis is a gifted accupuncturist and healer who has kept my body detoxifying, grounded and balanced over the past two years. Lis is a wise soul and calming presence. Treatments take place on a biomat, which feels warm and comfortable. The best I ever sleep have is during my accupuncture treatments with Lis. Working with Lis particularly has helped my digestion to become more regular and hormones to balance. Lis now has many patients with Lyme disease.
Margarita Camarena, CMT, RMT
Reiki Master and Myofacial Release
Margarita is a beautiful, special healer and teacher. She is a deep and old soul. Margarita uses several body work and healing modalities to give me increased mobility, reduce muscle stiffness and to increase my life force-chi. Her reiki and body work also helps me to release unconscious release Lyme and the beliefs that keep the Lyme stuck inside. After body work with Margarita you're so relaxed, you feel like you're float ontop of the sea.
Christi heals through connecting people with Living Love. She heals on a soul-karmic level. Working with her has helped me to accept Lyme disease as a teacher and to be open to learning from it. With Christi, I look at unconscious beliefs' deep origins and relax - again and again - into knowing that they are just beliefs and that irrespective of my physical and emotional states, I am fine. As I heal in deeper ways, it becomes easier to trust, to love, and to see the goodness in all beings.
Christi Mider,
Spiritual Healer and Teacher
Following up on, the previous recommendation, is for SF Colonics. Colonics reduce my intestinal and overall inflammation levels. Lauren O'Neil, the owner of San Francisco Colonics makes this uncomfortable, but helpful process pleasant and refreshing. Lauren has a holistic focus and knows a great deal about how Lyme affects the body. When you go to the She tells you exactly how everything will happen, teaches you how to use the equipment, and waits outside of the private room for the duration of your entire session in case you need her. SF Colonics sells Lyme-people friendly products too like Primal Pit Paste deoderant.
Jessica is dedicated to her patients well being with a love and ferocity that's rare. What's also special is Jessica's knowledge and expertise in helping people with Lyme and auto-immune conditions heal through nutrition. Jessica gave me key piece of healing - was the first one to determine that I had Leaky Gut and to put me on an elimination diet, which turned around my healing. She is the founder of AIP Lifestyle, author of the Loving Diet, and a national nutrition expert on the gut-immunicological-neurological nexus.
On the face of it, Dr. Eric works with me through craniosacral therapy and reiki. He increases mobility in my spine and joints and points out imbalances in my movement system. These imbalances inhibit detoxification, which is key to successful LD treatment. Dr. Eric also helped me heal from a pulled back which I got from stressing out about things including LD, as well as to open up my body and chi energy to releasing the LD.
Yet, to say Dr. Eric is a chiropracter is like describing Santa as a kind elderly man with a beard who delivers toys to children on December 25. Like Chisti, Margarita and Lis, there's magic to Dr. Eric's healing abilities that words can't convey.
Dr. Eric Rubin, DC, CMT