Summary: After years of unexplained gut issues and a sudden decline into debilitating autoimmune symptoms that conventional medicine dismissed or could only manage with lifelong medications, Dr. Brown completely changed my life. Through a functional medicine approach focused on root causes - not symptom suppression -he identified and treated my underlying gut dysfunction, hormone imbalances, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, and toxin exposure. Over the course of several months, my pain, fatigue, vision issues, and autoimmune symptoms resolved entirely. I now feel better than I ever have in my life, have a fully functional immune system, can work out intensely, eat more foods again, and live symptom-free. Dr. Brown is exceptionally knowledgeable, thorough, patient, and genuinely invested in his patients’ healing. If you’re serious about truly getting better - not just managing symptoms - I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Here's the full story:

After struggling for several years with gut issues and food sensitivities, I became suddenly sick with severe fatigue, lightheadedness, vision problems, muscle weakness, and pain in my hands and arms. I went to my PCP (conventional medicine), and without doing any tests, he told me I was fine and could take an antidepressant if I wanted. He made me feel like I was just overreacting. After seeing a new PCP, bloodwork revealed that I had an autoimmune disease. I was referred to a rheumatologist. With research, I found that I would likely be put on an immunosuppressant and maybe a steroid to manage the symptoms of my autoimmune disease, which of course I wasn't happy about.

After a few weeks of trying, I was unable to even contact a rheumatologist let alone schedule an appointment. I was at PSL Health Center for a chiropractor appointment when I saw that they offer stem cell treatments for autoimmune diseases, among other things. This led me to seeing Dr. Brown for the first time.

Upon seeing Dr. Brown, I decided to go the route of functional medicine rather than conventional. Not only does it not require taking medications with nasty side effects - but more importantly, it fixes the disease at the root causes rather than masking symptoms. By the time I had my first appointment with Dr. Brown, I was at the point of having so much pain that I was considering leaving my job and going on disability. I couldn't drive because of my vision issues and could hardly even do basic chores like laundry without having to lay down and rest for hours afterwards. He assured me that within a year, I would be a whole new person. My first appointment (and all subsequent ones) was a phenomenal experience. Dr. Brown is patient, thorough, and extremely perceptive. He's always available to answer questions via email between appointments and really takes the time during appointments to answer questions and educate you about what's going on. He's extremely knowledgeable and works hard to get his patients relief quickly. Through several tests (bloodwork, stool sample, urine sample, etc.), Dr. Brown determined that my gut microbiome was vastly disrupted, my hormones were very unbalanced, and I had several nutrient deficiencies. My inflammation markers were also elevated in my bloodwork. To begin fixing these issues, I first got a stem cell treatment, which took away my pain in my hands and arms after just a few weeks. My fatigue started to improve as well. After making diet and lifestyle changes, as well as taking supplements to begin treating my hormones, gut, and deficiencies, I started to get my energy back enough that I could do gentle workouts. We took the process slow, both to keep me from being overwhelmed and to see what worked well for me and what didn't. A few months into treatment, once some of the more urgent issues were being addressed, Dr. Brown identified that based on my symptoms, I likely had been exposed to a neurotoxin. For this, I did ten rounds of ozone and ultraviolet blood therapy at PSL Health Center. By the eighth round, I was 90% better. After that, I did a food allergy test, which revealed that while my diet was extremely healthy, I was eating many foods that were inflammatory to me. After about a week of cutting those out, the last 10% of my symptoms disappeared. What followed has been the best I have ever felt in my life, more energy than I ever remember having as a kid. Many issues I dealt with for years that I didn't even realize were problems that could be fixed - PMS symptoms and heavy periods, for instance - are gone. I feel better than ever. Now, I regularly do intense workouts and feel the best I've ever felt. We're in the process of replenishing my gut bacteria now, the final major step before I can move into a maintenance phase. I'm so grateful to have found Dr. Brown and gone the functional medicine route - if I went the conventional route, I might feel okay but would be stuck taking horrible medications for the rest of my life without ever actually fixing the issues. Now, I have a functional (not suppressed) immune system, I'm expanding the foods I can eat again, and I no longer deal with feeling sick or bloated after meals all the time.

This journey has truly changed my life. If you're serious about healing, do not hesitate to go this route.