"Mitch literally changed my life, bringing relief I thought impossible from severe, life-long migraines.

When I was first referred to Mitch in early Dec ’24 by a friend who had experienced remarkable, rapid improvements under his care, I was in a very bad way. I was struggling to break the cycle of a month-long cluster of severe migraines, which had left me with significant head and neck pain, distorted vision and auditory hypersensitivity, vertigo and persistent dizziness, nausea, fitful sleep (while sitting up, as unable to lay down without head pain), and unable to walk one block without complete exhaustion and shortness of breath.

And I also had a fast-approaching 2-week deadline – a special trip we had planned with our kids for over a year: a family gathering at Yosemite National Park, to hike and celebrate the holidays together.

A bit of context:
I have been a severe migraine sufferer under the care of good neurologists for most of my life. As anyone knows who has migraines, there is limited understanding about its source points and causality in the brain, treatments tend to focus on symptoms, and the approach to medications and therapies tends to be trial and error as to what does/doesn’t work for a given individual. And over the last 10 years, my migraines have been getting worse, with previously effective abortive medications beginning not to work, a trial with new abortive drugs not only not working but adding new and unpleasant side effects, and some past and present meds and therapies triggering even more migraines.

By the time I met Mitch, and before the month-long cycle I was currently in, I was losing on average a week per month in a busy life. Among the personal costs: I had to step back from the global innovation consulting company I had founded and led as CEO & Managing Partner for 25 years; I was losing the ability to participate in my favorite pastimes – as a crew member on a sailboat with friends, racing virtually year-round in San Francisco Bay; as a dedicated hiker in the US and Europe; as the “instigator-in-chief” of ‘active vacations’ with our grown children, gathering our family in destinations here and abroad. By the time I met Mitch, I was in despair of my life improving.

Right away, it was clear to me that Mitch’s approach was unique, as an M.D. with diagnostic expertise, broad-based medical knowledge, and a creative, multipronged perspective on how to treat the ‘whole person’. While Mitch focuses attention on how to quickly improve or resolve the person’s ‘presenting complaint’, he also rapidly identifies opportunities to improve the person’s foundational health and wellness in parallel – and then quickly develops and adapts strategies for addressing both, creating and then test-driving with the client the practical, personalized programs by which to reach these goals. Mitch continues to follow through with ‘hands on’ in virtually every element of those prescribed plans, to make sure they remain fully adapted to the client’s environment and needs. And he essentially provides everything a client might need to begin, to continue, and to thrive.

I am now thriving. And for virtually the first time in my life, I have been free of debilitating migraines. Through Mitch’s extraordinary dedication and critical focus on my needs and recovery from the time we first met, he was able to get me back on my feet – in two weeks’ time—so our family was able to go to Yosemite as planned, with life-memories of hiking together and celebrating the holidays in this extraordinary Park. In three weeks, I was hiking up to 6 miles with some elevation. Within a month, I was able to reignite and co-lead a consulting project on AI in the Classroom. And I was working out several times a week with friends. Within two months, I was back sailing and racing in San Francisco Bay.

Here’s how Mitch got me there:
From the beginning, Mitch’s immediate ‘stretch goal’ was to see if he could find ways to reduce my migraines and keep them from recurring and rapidly experiment with different approaches and practical solutions to fit my lifestyle, environment, and current physical state. He began by getting “the whole person” perspective: family history, professional history, medical history, background on current condition and health-oriented baselines. He reviewed and ordered additional blood work via coordination with my existing healthcare team. He immediately identified simple and easy actions for my improvement, to integrate into our daily/weekly planning: e.g., diet, hydration, AM & PM supplements tuned to my needs, sleep management techniques, daily soft tissue work (starting slowly and carefully given migraine susceptibility). In parallel, we worked on a daily schedule of personalized whole-body exercises (also starting slowly and carefully) designed to improve my foundational health which, in and of itself, would also help to restore, make me healthier, stronger, with greater resilience. He followed up each session together with emails and texts outlining new actions, weekly workouts and highlighting changes. Also of note: Mitch brought with him/left with me all the equipment I would need for effective home workouts, and made videos of each so I could do them correctly. He was exceptionally knowledgeable and provided instant guidance w/links he vetted to other things I needed, e.g. dietary supplements, neck pillow options for keeping my head and neck in a neutral position, gloves for hand and wrist support, foot supports, etc. All were designed to evolve as my capabilities increased, with me ultimately taking ownership of my continuing migraine management and foundational health and wellness.

He immediately coordinated with my neurologist in his efforts to develop a personalized medications list with ‘if/then’ laddered instructions for me re: migraine symptom management. This resulted in my ‘Migraine Kit’ which I have ready at home and take with me as a precaution whenever/wherever I travel. In parallel, we continued to pursue root causes and identify other foundational health supports. In this foundational approach, we were serendipitously able to improve many other health concerns simultaneously: e.g., dietary changes for digestive issues that eliminated the need for surgery; an end to limited range of motion in both wrists from previous surgeries that I was told would be permanent. Now, two and a half months in, we are addressing neuropathy in my feet and seeing initial success with that, as well. While Mitch and I now see one another monthly, he remains in constant touch via text on a nearly 24/7 basis.

I remain free of severe migraine since mid-December 2024 for the first time in my life. I am in better shape now, can physically do more than I’ve been able to do in my previous 15 years, with a more robust immune system and better-quality sleep. I am, for the first time in many, many years, optimistic about my continuing quality of life, with no boundaries on my engagement and enjoyment as I age!

Mitch is, simply put, a miracle worker for people like me who have struggled with debilitating conditions and perennial pain. His integrated, comprehensive approach to the practice of medicine and foundational health, sheer breadth of knowledge, lightning-fast insights, and personalized, adaptive solutions’ design -- all reflect his exceptional skills and total commitment to his client’s goals, and set him apart, in a category all his own."