Naturopathic Medicine

What People Are Saying

"Prior to meeting Dr. Snook-Downs, I had given up hope for my condition. Throughout the recent years I have had various bouts of autoimmune disorders including psoriatic arthritis, Celiac disease, vitiligo, irritable bowel syndrome, acne, splitting migraines, disabling depression, etc. Traditional western medicine had taught me that each disease was its own beast and required a separate doctor for each (and a separate prescription too): a rheumatologist for the psoriatic arthritis, a gastroenterologist for Celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome, a dermatologist for vitiligo and acne, a therapist and psychiatrist for the depression, the list goes on...

After so many years I eventually realized that my life was becoming plagued with not only objectively painful diseases but also with chronic disappointment and wasted time from ineffective (and often harmful) doctors visits and their inevitably futile prescriptions. I remember saying to myself and the people in my life, "I cannot take 80 more years of this if this is how my life is going to go." The physical pain was enough to cope with already, but the growing enigma that was my health put me over the edge. I saw that my health was increasingly becoming a burden to those around me, and with that came the all-too-real onset of guilt and suicidal ideation and behavior. My life had become a heartbreaking scene for myself and especially for those who loved me. I had truly given up hope.

But as all great mothers do, my mom refused to give up. She scheduled me for one last doctor's appointment, however, this time it was with Dr. Snook-Downs. Going into the first appointment, I was admittedly reticent and reluctant as I could not bear the possibility of any more disappointment, but little did I know that Dr. Snook-Downs was about to reveal a different life to me, a healthy life that I had not yet known. But she revealed it in a way I was not expecting. Unlike any other doctor I had come across, she listened to me. She listened to my life worries, my philosophies, my habits, my personality, my story... she just listened and let me put everything on the table. I was confused at this approach because she was not like any other doctor. There was no "Show me where it hurts so I can give you some medicine and you can be on your way and I can see my next patient" kind of interaction. She was more real than the prototypical doctors I had seen over the years. She was a therapeutic friend who really wanted to know the core of my problems and be a source of healing for me. Above all else, she gained my trust and replanted hope within me.

Since that day, my health has recovered nearly 100%. The combination of her recommended regimen and health philosophy has enabled me to return to an abundant life that I thought I would never see again. More so than anything else, I believe that my recovery can be attributed to her genuine kindness and care for my overall well-being. Of course, the biochemistry and underlying physics of my body has changed with her regimen, but it was her successful reprogramming of my mind's idea of health that really made the impact. She thoroughly instilled with me the idea that health is not a fragmentary science, but rather, that the entire body is interconnected and that one's overall life quality (regardless of exogenous circumstances) is predominantly attributed to one's underlying health. From the mind's deepest abstract thoughts to the skin's most tangible itch, all of one's health is connected.

Although I cannot pinpoint the exact remedy that healed me, I suspect it was Dr. Snook-Down's genuine concern, attention, and passion for holistic health that was the catalyst. It was only a short while ago that I first met her, but the results speak for themselves; since that first appointment with her, my life has been dramatically overhauled for the good. I may even go so far to say that my health journey is nothing short of a miracle, a term I do not use loosely. Today, I am a living testimonial of her practice, of which I am deeply grateful and blessed for having encountered. Thank you for everything, Doctor!"

— Brad