Sequoia Healing Center - Dr. Anita Marshall

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I see and highly recommend Dr. Anita Chen Marshall, Pharm D and LAc. She is located in Alameda just off of Park Street, and her number is 510-523-1072. I return from Dr. Chen Marshall's office as if I spent the day at the spa! Dr. Chen Marshall is a wonderful person, doctor, and has given treatments for many processes of inflammation including Plantar Fasciitis (I called Dr. Chen Marshall and asked her). Dr. Chen Marshall supplements her care with wonderful herbs, an art that she developed during her 20 year career as a pharmacist before she found her true love: acupuncture. All needles are brand new and unwrapped from individual packages during the session. Sessions are very reasonable. Dr. Chen Marshall is a wonderful person - it's worth calling! tanya

2. By Marilyn (December 2006)

Marilyn, wildcatpeak@yahoo.com

I am recommending that you try acupuncture/TCM (Traditional Chinese medicine). In TCM, there are diagnoses that do not exist in conventional western medicine, for certain medical conditions. My female health problem is now being treated with much success by Dr. Anita Chen Marshall, Ph.D., Pharm.D., L. Ac., whose office is the Sequoia Healing Center for Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 2059 Clinton Ave., Suite #3, in Alameda. Phone: (510) 523-1072. Dr. Chen Marshall is a highly skilled, very competent acupuncturist and pharmacist in herbal medicine. She really knows herbs, so she can combine her skills in acupuncture and herbs to provide very effective treatment. I am getting much better through Dr. Chen Marshall's treatments, after having received my initial diagnosis by an OB/GYN. Best of luck to you. -- Marilyn. wildcatpeak@yahoo.com

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kfoster68 ( http://eastbay.citysearch.com/review/32582472 )

Re: Allergy Relief and overall Wellness! (05/27/2005)

Dr. Marshall has helped me in so many ways! I used to live on antihistamines 24/7, now I only take them once or twice a month for flare-ups, have traveled to the pollen-soaked countryside in spring and have become a cat-owner! My energy is better, and I don't think I've had a serious cold at all since I've been seeing her this past year and a half! She uses sterile, individually sealed, disposable needles that I hardly feel. She also uses powdered herbs that are very easy to take. I take great confidence in that she was a practicing doctor of Pharmacy for 20 years before finding her true love in acupuncture. She treats other patients for menopause, pain, chemotherapy support, infertility, and everyone loves her! Not surprisingly, she was voted the 2004 Outstanding Professional Service Award by the Alameda Chamber of commerce last December.

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* Dr. Marshall was first recommended to me by my physician. At the time I was in poor health. Because of chronic asthma, I was sleep deprived and suffered many associated problems, including back and shoulder pain from trying to sleep in a propped up position. My general health was deteriorating. I took an over-the-counter drug several times a day for my cough and that was causing sleeplessness and high blood pressure. My health and sense of well-being were on a downward spiral. I was suffering depression.

Dr. Marshall has restored my good health after so many years of feeling like my body was closing down. Through acupuncture and powdered herbs, my asthma is under control (I no longer need the Primatene that I took frequently), I sleep well, my body pains are rare, my general health is much better than I had hoped it could ever be again. She treats the entire body and its systems so your overall health is improved, not just one facet of it. She is especially perceptive about what your needs are and addresses them gently and candidly. She is truly a healer in the full sense of the word.

Saundra

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* I have had allergies all my life. I tried all the conventional methods, allergy shots, allergy pills and nasal sprays. None of them gave me the relief I was looking for. I finally decided to look into alternative medicine. 3 years ago when I came to Dr. Anita’s acupuncture clinic, she told me I would feel better after 6 weeks of acupuncture and allergy elimination therapy. About week 4, I started to notice the difference and after week 6, I felt a real, big difference.

Immediately, I noticed a difference in the amount of energy I had. Before, I was always tired and grouchy. Now I could smile and laugh again. I often exchange jokes with Dr. Anita during my office visits. One of my coworkers really noticed the difference. He said you use to come in, in the morning and sneeze half the morning and didn't want to talk to anyone. But after I started getting better with the acupuncture treatments, he said, “You are so pleasant now and you hardly sneeze!”

I do not get that amount of colds that I use, which was a big blessing when I was pregnant with my daughter. I had monthly maintenance treatments and my pregnancy went smoothly without having to take any medicine for allergies symptoms and colds.

Candie

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