California Center for Functional Medicine

"I have worked with several of the practitioners at CCFM. Each of them have supported me through a very arduous journey to health. After experiencing mysterious symptoms for about 6 years, consulting with nearly 10 different doctors and specialists, and feeling very frustrated with the medical system, I found CCFM. Eventually, I was diagnosed with chronic late stage Lyme disease, which was both validating and daunting at the same time. However, I never once felt hopeless while I was a patient at CCFM because each practitioner was highly skilled in the areas I needed medical support and guidance. After moving through my treatment protocol for several years, I'm happy to report I'm back to my full potential and thriving in health once again. I can confidently say I would not be where I'm at without the medical attention I received at CCFM. As a Registered Dietitian myself, I'm constantly recommending colleagues, clients, and peers to seek support from CCFM."

"I am an MD myself with an excellent traditional Western Family Medicine practitioner to provide me with that type of medical service. What I have received in care from Dr. Schweig and CCFM for the last five years has offered me an entirely expanded level of care that has optimized my overall health, well-being, and functional capacities now and going forward. As a student of functional medicine myself I am aware of what a meaningful difference this type of care can offer in my longevity and vitality. Going forward with my life as I age, I am also aware of how most functional medicine practitioners have specific areas of expertise that limit broader usefulness to a client. Dr. Schweig's experience and engagement with functional medicine began decades ago and has continued to deepen. He's one of the originals in this game, and that makes quite a difference. I continue to be gratified by the breath and value of his knowledge base in functional medicine. Others have spoken in reviews of his and his team's capability in offering caring, concerned, and skillfully communicative services. I'm primarily interested here and letting you know from the perspective of another physician about the exceptional quality and breath of clinical skill that is available to you here."

"I am amazed at my experience with CCFM, they are the first place I have ever felt heard in medicine! I love that I have the opportunity to work with an entire team on my journey toward true health, and everyone at CCFM is extremely knowledgeable, caring, compassionate, and helpful. It is amazing to have appointment times that allow for true connection and conversation, and where I can ask all of my questions without being rushed. Each practitioner has their own place in our health journey, yet the pieces fit together seamlessly from a patient perspective as they all communicate and work together to ensure your protocol is aligned across the board. I am learning so much and am given truly helpful resources as well, such as taking the course programs offered, reading the books they suggest, and also visiting the websites and apps they recommend. I truly appreciate how thorough they are with lab work recommendations and reviews of results, and checking in on how patients are progressing with different regimens and supplements. I could not recommend CCFM any higher, and wish I would have known about them many years ago!"

"I had chronic reactivated EBV and Lyme with co-infections for more than 40 years. I had healed my self pretty good with MegaSporeBiotic and some of there other products. Then I started with CCFM in April 2022. The online idea sounded nice but the handout about who to pick as your deep dive coordinator and further care team was UNhelpful. I couldn't get to either MD in my 1 year. I did work with a couple NPs. Tracey was not helpful in that she ordered many, many expensive specialty labs plus $100 to interpret the labs on top of the monthly fee for services while forgetting Lyme disease and co-infections require a clinical diagnosis and labs aren't always accurate in late stage Lyme, which I have. I had tons of positive labs before I got to CCFM and uploaded those which were basically ignored. I only had maybe 8-10 symptoms left. Deep dive was good with Allie! But the handout said I had to pick then from Tracey the Lyme literate NP or Megan NP without Lyme experience. I chose Tracey and it was a difficult time with her. Fast to order labs and slow to introduce helpful change. Told to go all paleo by Lindsay, who had healed her own Lyme. But that didn't work for me. I advocated for a change in team and moved after months of asking from Tracey to Megan, and that was lovely. I had nice support from Katie in all of this and had some productive progress with Megan as my primary point of contact and went to eat mostly vegetables with some protein and that worked per meal. She listened and partnered with me in my long healthcare journey; she trusted my feedback while others at CCFM did not. I stopped seeing my nutritionist Lindsay because she was pretty fixed on paleo as the only way. So Megan was good for my issues. I was recommended to buy products on Amazon, which is known for counterfeiting supplements and other places where CCFM gets a % of my purchase. The bills piled on. The specialty labs for sibo, and so many others just helped Tracey know I didn't have the many things that my symptoms didn't suggest I had. But thousands of dollars later, Tracey was clear of that too. It was just a frustrating experience. I had read the negative reviews and had hope. But there are better options. Dutch Plus test was important in my journey but the specialty Lyme and co-infection labs reiterated what my LabCorp results showed for 10% of the cost. This is a costly and frustrating option. If you know and want to advocate for your health, you cannot get in to see the MD Schweig, nor Asfour. I wouldn't bother with Tracey and would say Megan, Allie and Katie are the ones worth working with. Many Lyme specialists take tens of thousands of dollars. And CCFM can do that too. So be leery. MegaSporeBiotic has helped so many of us. It is a much more affordable and productive option to consider. Best of luck in your journey back to health."

"I have had complex gut issues all my life and have worked with other practitioners, but never had long-term improvement. Sarah Ballantyne (who developed the Autoimmune Protocol for managing autoimmune issues) highly recommended CCFM to me and told me they were the best around for gut issues. After working with them for 7 months (so far), my gut is healthier and feels better than it has in decades! I now digest food properly, and my body can process the nutrients in my food, so I have much more energy. My brain fog is greatly improved. I'm not constantly getting viruses and infections like I was in the past. I wish I had the words to fully express how grateful I am for the superior care I have received from CCFM. They have changed my life!! The subscription model they use works well for me. In the past, when I worked with practitioners that charge in 5-15 minute increments, I was always rushing. With the subscription model, there is no ambiguity. I know exactly how much time I am allotted, have already paid for it, and find that to be MUCH less stressful. If you are looking for a practitioner to just prescribe a pill, then this is probably not the place for you. This is a place that works WITH you to figure out some very complex issues. My pracitioner Megan ordered extensive testing at first to figure out what the problems were. It was hard work to complete all the testing, but very well worth it. I have also found it very helpful to work with a nutritionist and life coach. (That surprised me; I didn't realize I needed it.) My main goal was to improve my gut health, and CCFM knocked that out of the park. But along the way, they also discovered that I have a genetic disorder unrelated to my gut issues that would likely have caused me severe issues down the road. I believe that the investment in my health I made with CCFM has been more than worth it. I give them my highest recommendation."