I am doing remarkably well at this point. He determined that I was currently being treated for the wrong diagnosis at the time. I had a larger problem with mold toxins, and when this was addressed, I started to regain my health. He has developed a way of recognizing what is called " genetic susceptibilities" in a patient by a simple blood test called HLA DR , among other many important discoveries about our innate immune responses and treatments. If these are present , individuals will not have effective antigen (foreign invader) recognition processes occur that leave them with the inability to properly eliminate them from their body. This creates a persistent uncontrolled inflammatory response from one's own immune system Dr. Shoemaker has identified as "The Biotoxin Pathway ."This has become one of the most important determinants for a chronically ill person. At this time I have seen many individuals who have ultimately found out that this was the underlying factor for them not being able to get well despite their current medical treatment regimens. Without this information the underlying cause cannot be addressed. I am currently working with local area physicians to help educate them. Those who have been treating these kind of patients are very interested and are beginning to recognize the value of this man's incredible work. Individuals who have had no hope for years are finally understanding what has gone wrong and why, and are finally getting the help they need. I can't thank him enough.
Description of Work: I had been diagnosed with Lyme Disease in2009 by a well known LLD in Santa Rosa, Calif. After 6 months of treatment with various antibiotics and integrative treatments that are common for this, I was becoming increasingly ill. My inflammatory markers were going very high and were not being addressed by my doctor. I was hardly able to be out of bed and in tremendous pain. In my research, and also from a friend's research, we came across Dr. Shoemaker's findings and protocols. My first visit with him was in April of 2010. He specializes in Biotoxin Ilness. As a nurse, his findings made logical sense to me, they were backed by a tremendous amount of fact based research, and they were working for people like me. I was very impressed with the professionalism and thoroughness of his care. He does not guess about what is wrong with you, or the treatment he provides. He is the one providing ground-breaking research and solutions for people who have been diagnosed with chronic Lyme and , or also have issues with mold, which turns out to be quite common. Other doctors in California are now starting to adopt his protocols and treatment program.
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Rating out of 5
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
08/2011
5.0
Dr. Shoemaker and his staff were very polite. Dr. Shoemaker found the issues with my wife and sent us to a specialist. He was the classic country doctor. He is a real specialist, as well. He is very caring and compassionate. He is also very professional and thorough. We had nothing but a top rated experience with him.
Description of Work: We have been in contact with him. He is a biotoxin researcher and physician. My wife has got a serious chronic fatigue syndrome and she has a lot of symptoms that Dr. Shoemaker lists in his publications. We got hundreds of pages of information. We made an appointment to go down there, and my wife went for an MRI before meeting with Dr. Shoemaker. We drove down to meet him, and Dr. Shoemaker and his staff found and an aneurism from the information from the MRI.
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