David Lerner, LAc, EAMP, MTCM

David has been instrumental in helping to relieve my wifes debilitating nerve pain. Traditional medicine has failed to help my wife after going to the best specialists at the University of Washington, but finally David and The Heart of Wellness are helping her get her life back. My wife was living every day at 8 – 10 on the pain scale. Now, after less than 3 months, she is at a 3 – 5. There is more work to do, but she is now mobile and has stopped taking the prescription drugs that the other doctors gave her and she doesn’t have to put up with the side effects any more.

I have seen David Learner for 5 months now for Acupuncture. I have also seen him for functional medicine a few times and intend to continue. It’s been the best health care decision I’ve ever experienced. My needs and wants are thoroughly listened to, my health has felt like the first and only priority, and my health has benefited 10 fold. David has gone out of his way to communicate with me directly about my needs. He has emailed with me, sent me articles for further research and reading and hasn’t even pressured me to buy into his idea of health. He has made suggestions based on his knowledge and I’ve trusted it and it’s done nothing but benefit me. This is the first and only time a health care practitioner has truly looked out for me and gone above and beyond to get me the help I needed. No red-​tape, no waiting for unnecessary timelines. He simply heard my need and directly addressed them.

I have only been here once so far. I am seeing David Lerner, in collaboration with Dr. Evan Hirsch. I need somebody to help me figure out what the BLEEP is going on with my health. Latest medical research is showing that everything from psoriasis to feeling tired all the time can be a result of an autoimmune disorder, where the body gets out of whack and starts attacking itself (you can wiki it — there are a million diseases that they are now realizing are related to autoimmune issues, like celiac, arthritis, migraines, sensitive skin, anxiety, depression, difficulty losing weight, intense sugar/​food cravings, muscle cramps, restless legs, swelling, MS, chronic fatigue, hair loss, crohn’s, lupus, endometriosis (painful periods), thyroid or adrenal problems, diabetes, dry eye, etc — its not that you have all of these, but any of these can be a sign). I’ve been to a million doctors and they can’t figure out what is wrong with me. I started reading «The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body», by Sarah Ballantyne. In there she suggests that if the diet isn’t doing it (I’m a million times better, but still having problems), then to see a functional medicine doctor. After some internet sleuthing I found the Hirsch Center. The new patient questionnaire was AMAZING — so thorough and detailed! The process of doing it actually helped me make some connections I had not before. My first appointment was over an hour. We talked in depth about the lifelong health issues I have had (I went in prepared with a well mapped out chart). I have done a LOT of research on these issues, but David Lerner was able to tell me many things I did not know, and had a very clear direction to go in. It is early days yet, but I am more hopeful than I have been in a long time!!!

David Lerner has been wonderful in helping me overcome carpel tunnel and avoiding unnecessary surgery. In addition to the carpel tunnel challenge, David’s overall approach and methodologies have reduced my stress level after ever session. The deep relaxation that I have experienced have brought me to a new level of overall calmness in my hectic life. David is a keeper.