Irvine Center of Integrative Medicine and Wellness Dr. Timothy Chiu — Local services in Irvine

My name is Carlota, I am 28 years old, and I recently have been tremendously helped by Dr. Tim Chiu’s treatments. I met him through my mother who attended a Bible School in Anaheim, CA with Dr. Tim Chiu and his wife. I had been suffering from insomnia for about 10 years, which led to other health concerns such as anxiety, frequent sickness, and most of all extreme fatigue to the point of not being able to drive a car safely. I originally did not want to seek any type of help or treatment because I did not consider insomnia to be a serious life-threatening condition, although it was definitely to say the least life altering. What caused me to become desperate and seek for help was an incident that occurred to me while attending school. One night after my classes as I was eating dinner I suddenly became very light headed, my heart was beating uncontrollably and found myself laying down on the floor remaining in that position for about an hour. I was then unable to get out of bed for about a month after that without feeling some type of dizziness or vertigo. The doctors recommended long term rest until I was functional again, so this forced me to withdraw from school. Being a stay at home mom of a toddler it was becoming very difficult to get the rest I needed as well as keep up with daily normal activities. My mom then recommended I go see Dr. Chiu. Eventually after informing him of my symptoms via phone and email he had told me that two weeks of treatment with him would improve my condition at least 80%. I had not heard of any doctor be so confident of his treatments and ability to properly diagnosis me, so I decided it was well worth the visit. I flew out to California from Connecticut for two weeks and received 10 total treatments. Even before I began treatment with Dr. Chiu, he was already rendering me such an undivided care and concern for my condition that I had never experienced with any other doctors. Even his wife and children would help take care of my daughter as I would receive treatments. It seemed as if all of them wanted to see me improve and be healthy again. He was so thorough in his evaluations, taking his time to really get to the root of the problem. His treatments and evaluations involve understanding how the body works a whole for example what organ or misalignments are causing other parts of the body to not function optimally. I finally felt that the source of the problem was being treated rather than just the symptoms. After running muscle tests on me and sending a tissue sample to a lab, he was able to diagnose me with adrenal fatigue. My adrenal glands had been weak for many years, and this was causing the insomnia and fatigue. It was such a relief to receive a diagnosis. I started feeling better only after a week of treatment. After returning home, he had put me on some supplements to strengthen my adrenal glands as well as other supplements that were needed. I was also able to handle my condition appropriately with the necessary life-style changes and medications since I now knew what I was dealing with. It has been four months since I received treatment and I have no more insomnia and my fatigue is 90% gone. I am still receiving his care since he has me send him monthly updates of my symptoms so that he can adjust my supplements accordingly. Dr. Chiu is not only passionate and given to what he does but most of all invested in each individual patient that he treats. I am so grateful to have met him. It has truly been a blessing not only to me but to my...

I have been suffering from the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome since 2005. Plagued by extreme fatigue so much that I could not move my hand or arm, nausea and dizziness were just the tip of the iceberg, let alone hold a job. Constant aches and pain all over the body as if there was an overload of lactic acid build-up in my muscles (but have not done any exercise) along with bouts of diarrhea, catching every cold and flu around and insomnia were my everyday routine. When I went to see an acupuncturist, he told me that my symptoms were worse than that of a stroke patient and he urged me to go to the emergency room (ER). When I went to the ER, they ran some tests. Their diagnosis was that I was too stressed and that I needed to “relax.” This was not helpful since they sent me home with nothing while I was still in pain.

Since then, it has been a long journey of looking for various treatments and “trial and error” with numerous, even “odd” remedies. Some had good results but only during the initial stage. Until I began with Dr. Chiu in December 2015. I saw him for a couple of treatments in person but he began to treat me mainly by supplements. I received them via mail since I lived outside the country. His recommended supplements were adjusted as my symptoms improved, working especially with my immune system first. Whenever I felt better, however, my activity level increased and my health could not keep up. Then beginning in December 2018, after months of bedrest due to failing health, I moved to SoCal to see him more often and regularly. He began to treat me more intensely in a holistic manner - chemically, structurally, psychologically, and emotionally.

Through his treatments, I improved immediately in some areas and slowly in others. He found through the functional neurological-based manipulation of my skull, spine, shoulders, feet, etc., that many of my symptoms were due to inflammation, lymphatic blockage, and straining of nerves due to herniation of my vertebra. Some symptoms were gone immediately after one treatment - such as my constant lower back pain, headaches, nausea, and dizziness just to name a few. Some things seem to take more than a visit but his treatments have been very effective to relieve even insomnia especially with his approach in boosting my immune system with the help of cold lasers, etc. I can now hold a job with a decent amount of energy (without dragging myself due to lack of energy), do exercises like yoga and walking (in addition to work), sleep sufficiently, and feel almost normal again!

I highly recommend Dr. Chiu, especially if you have tried so many things but are still suffering from symptoms that you don’t understand. What I appreciate the most is that he is a doctor who explains what is going on with my body (and why I might be feeling that way) and often suggests ways to take care of myself by doing certain mini-exercises (homework) which help with the overall treatment. He also educates me on the proper nutrition and supplements that are best suited for...

I'm writing this as of 13 weeks of pregnancy suffering from bad morning sickness, indigestion, and vomiting. I normally don’t write reviews but I think it’s important to share my experience so that I can get the word out to help more pregnant women.

And what brought me to Doctor Tim is an episode of uncontrollable vomiting which is the worst it has ever been and I came to desperation. My OB and everyone else have been telling me that there's nothing much I can do to improve and that it's a natural side effect of hormones. However, it has impacted my daily life so significantly that I could not function normally to work, to take care of my family, even just to take care of myself. And I feel so helpless that I am supposed to just wait and nothing else.

Because of word of mouth, I heard about Doctor Tim and out of desperation, I reached out to him. He was able to take me in very last minute. Let me share my result in just one visit: following my treatment with him and also the supplement he gave me, I started to progress gradually but speedily over night - I slept through the night without any tummy issues even though I only drank broth. I haven’t felt comfortable in my stomach for weeks even prior to the severe vomiting. This affected my sleep always but I was able to sleep so well and felt strong enough to wake up early (haven’t been able to wake up early for weeks!) and take a nice walk (I haven’t been able to do that for weeks either!). Words cannot express how much this means to me. I haven’t been able to function much at all leaving my work compromised. I couldn’t attend to my husband - not even to have a pleasant conversation for days because of how sick I felt! I felt bad that it’s affecting me so much and that I am not able to just get over the “natural side effect”. I never knew that pregnancy doesn’t have to be this way (at least not this bad!).

Then I want to explain a little bit of the treatment I received: Doctor Tim’s approach is called Functional Medicine and Neurology. Getting to the root cause of my morning sickness - I actually got hit on my head a few months before my pregnancy by a soccer ball without being treated which affected my nerve - which is something I never expected that could contribute to my morning sickness. So Doctor Tim was improving the function of the brain, the liver, and the gut neurologically using hands on stimulation of various points on my organs - which had very effective and even timely relief for my symptoms. I previously also had minor GI issues which had become more pronounced when a higher demand is placed on my body due to pregnancy - which led to my severe stomach issues during pregnancy.

I look forward to more treatments with Doctor Tim - it’s an investment for my health but I believe it’s worth every penny! I hope this could help some other women...