Dr. Aaron Hoo – Trigeminal Neuralgia Testimonial.
January 2010 – Vancouver BC.

In July 2009, my fiancée was diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia, a very painful nerve disorder. For anyone who has had the unfortunate luck of being around a patient with this disorder can attest to the pain it causes. The unspeakable pain that the patient feels shooting through their face, the feeling of helplessness as you watch your loved one go through this.

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Weight Loss, Sleep Apnea, Lifestyle Changes.
I started working with Dr. Aaron Hoo, Vancouver Naturopath in March 2009. I was looking for a way to change my lifestyle that would involve a healthy weight management program. My goal was to improve my sleep (I have mild sleep apnea) & increase my energy naturally. As a result of Dr. Hoo’s program I’ve lost 20 pounds in two months. I have increased my energy level & my sleep has improved. I believe this worked so well because Dr. Hoo worked closely with me & tailored the program to my needs.

DL

Dear Dr. Hoo,

I want to share with you and those that read your website how much I appreciate you and the incredible work you have done for me. You have given me back the hope I lost for so long in regards to my digestive problem.

After several examinations and much testing, my medical doctor, enterologists, and gynecologists were unable to diagnose the cause of my pain. They all assumed one thing, that I was suffering from depression. All sorts of pills were given to me, ranging from pain killers, an anti depressant (Celebrex), and antibiotics (in the event I was suffering from appendicitis), to a birth control device (Nova-Ring) for hormonal imbalance. I suffered more from those remedies than the suffering I was already dealing with. I started experiencing tachycardia, strong palpations, chest tightening, headaches, nausea, and shortness of breath. Quite honestly, I was beginning to feel frightened for my very life. I end up in Emergency at VGH twice, with no solution other than the same conclusion of "depression".

I returned to my gynecologist and he recommended laparoscopy. I went for the procedure out of desperation, not knowing exactly what they were looking for. The surgeon removed a couple of cysts in my ovary but that did not solve my issue. I was feeling more tired and emotionally fragile, so I told my husband I was going to seek another opinion, this time from a naturopath. I looked through the yellow pages and there I found Dr. A. Hoo. He did some test and coupled with some counselling, subsequently put me on a 28 day trial diet. The results showed allergies to certain foods, and as a result, I have learned what foods I can and cannot eat, which has proved very effective in terms of controlling and eliminating the digestive pain I had been suffering from.

Another incident happened just a couple weeks ago, following my left side neck lobectomy. I experienced a sharp, shooting pain in the right upper quadrant of my stomach, just under the rib cage. The pain was penetrating through my back and down to my leg, and I started feeling chilly. I had no idea as to what was going on, and I was hesitant to go back to my medical doctor because I know that the first thing he would prescribe would be an antibiotic, and I had just been on antibiotics for 2 months for an abscess due to a congenital ocular cyst and lobectomy done on March 11, 2008. I chose instead to call Dr. Hoo, and even though it was a Saturday morning, his clinic was open, and were able to visit with him an hour or two later. Looking horrible and in so much pain and feeling chilly, he took my urine sample and after some testing, diagnosed a urinary infection. He explained to me the cause of the infection and gave me some pro-biotic and bottle of tincture, and recommended that I drink 1 litre of unsweetened cranberry juice and a clove of fresh garlic a day, plus 1 litre of water every day for 1 week. The tincture tasted horrible and adding fresh garlic made it even worse, but it worked!

I have enjoyed every one of my visits with Dr. Hoo, and I've always left his clinic feeling healthier and with a positive outlook. Dr. Hoo is a medical professional who truly cares about his patients. He has taken a holistic approach to my health issues, and as a result, has been very successful in improving my overall level of health. I also know in my heart that I am in the good hands of God's wonderful creature who does really care and knows what he is doing.

Thank you so much Dr. Hoo.

Sincerely, J.D.

Everyone who knows me compliments me on how slim and fit I look now. They ask me what the secret to my success in slimming down and staying that way is. My secret is the advice and expertise that I received from Dr. Hoo. I went to see Dr. Hoo in March 2005. We discussed my weight-loss and health goals, and my lifestyle. Based on our initial consultation and discussions, Dr Hoo formulated a new healthy diet plan for me that I would be able to follow and maintain for a lifetime. While working towards my goals, Dr. Hoo prescribed UltraMaintain as part of my daily snack regime to help my body maintain its muscle mass while reducing the excess weight (ok, fat) that I carried. In addition, we discussed activity levels and intervals to help me with my goals. Over the course of approximately seven (7) months, I reduced my weight by 20 lbs in a safe and healthy manner. As of October 2005, I no longer use the UltraMaintain but continue to follow my new way of eating and activity levels. I have maintained my new weight and smaller body measurements for 10 months now. If it was not for Dr. Hoo's help, I likely would still have the excess weight on my body now.

Thank you Dr. Hoo! P.F.

"Dr. Aaron Hoo is the first naturopathic doctor I have consulted and has been my main family doctor for the past two years. It has been a very rewarding experience as I have had direct positive results to my health since consulting Doctor Hoo.

His services offers direct personal support, something which I found totally refreshing after feeling like just another number on the long patient list of my conventional doctor. Doctor Hoo is direct; he takes the time to speak with with and lets me have time to speak as well. He even offers personal counselling; he deals with the whole person, mind and body (something that is integral to good patient health and care). The benefits of leaving his office feeling personally taken care of, or of having that feeling of "the personal touch" is as important a part of the healing process as medications are.

As a naturopathic doctor, Dr. Hoo offers good fundamental medical support that makes sense to me. He supports and strengthens the body's natural body functins so that the healing can take place in a stronger healthier body. He helps you maintain good health through a good nutritional plan and then supports that with good supplements. The old saying of "you are what you eat" has never made so much sense as it has to me now. Dr. Hoo's vast knowledge of herbal medicine surely helps you make your way through the vast lines of medical/herbal supplements that are out there (he can even make suggestions about supplements that fit the budget).

Dr. Aaron Hoo's approach to medicine and medical support is a breath of fresh air in today's medical system that is so directed towards medications that suppress and kill, or in a system that is bent on waiting till a condition has become toxic to qualifying for treatment and/or removing the affected area. I would definitely preach the naturopathic way for anyone who wishes to live a healthier and consequently happier life - if only just at least to find out about good nutrition through informed naturopathic doctors rather than the constant barrage of infomercials that bombard our senses every day. Naturopathic doctors are informed and helpful, and all you need to do is to find a naturopathic doctor that you can relate to or who makes sense to you. I certainly did, thanks to Dr. Aaron Hoo!

E.L.