Laurel Acupuncture

The owner, Jim, is as good as it gets! He’s extremely knowledgeable in the field of acupuncture, is always learning new techniques and procedures through seminars and conventions, and has great hands and bedside manners.
I’d never had acupuncture before when I first went to Jim. I was a little nervous and afraid it would be painful. Not only was it not painful, but I fell asleep with the needles in me! Then to my delightful surprise, he gave me about a 10-​minute massage afterwards. A terrific experience. I’ve gone back again and again. And referred others who’ve gone back again and again.

Jim is great! I switched from a lady that I was previously going to for acupuncture and found Jim to be more helpful. He was extremely knowledgeable and professional taking time to answer any questions that I had. I didn’t go in with any major ailments except my upper back from being at a desk a majority of the day and minor hip problems. Jim was able to pinpoint areas that needed to be worked on and I always left feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. Highly recommend :)

Jim is AWESOME! I was trying to find someone who could help me with some mysterious issues I was having. I wasn’t getting anywhere with my normal dr so I decided to give him a try. He was very easy to talk to, incredibly thorough and knowledgeable — an extremely personable guy! He really listened to me and gave me great advice. I’m feeling a lot better after getting some necessary tests and supplements. What I really appreciated was that I felt like a person and not a number. He was always there to answer my questions via email (and he is very fast at responding!) and I really appreciated that. I have 3 kids so it isn’t easy to always make a phone call! I would totally recommend him to anyone I know who’s interested in alternative care. I’m so thankful to have found him! His office is nice and clean, too!

I have been consistently working with Jim Chaltis for my wellness over the past 5 years. I’ve known him an an acupuncturist for a long time but I sought out to explore his specialty, Functional Medicine. I generally only use Holistic and natural medicine for my health care so when my Naturopath diagnosed me with 9 uterine fibroids, but then went on to tell me that my blood hormone panel was «normal» it seemed inaccurate to me. I went to see Jim and when he looked over my hormone panel, and compared my blood tests to «functional levels» is was far from «normal». Over a years time as we worked together my fibroids shrunk and I could no longer feel them! Since then I’ve used Jim’s work for Adrenal repair and function, periomenopausal issues, and food sensitivity testing and guidance. There is nothing quite like functional medicine for restoring health and Jim’s approach is centered, practical, easy and well supported!

Jim is the best there is. He is super knowledgeable and educates you about the process. He takes a holistic approach and really cares about his patients. Nice looking office too.
Highly recommended in San Diego.

If I could do six starts, I would.
I knew there was something up with my Thyroid. I read the book by Datis Kharrazian called «Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms…» and realized I needed someone knowledgeable to get my thyroid situation figured out. Someone who thought outside of the box… and I didnt want to go to a doctor that was simply going to prescribe thyroid medication and send me on my way. After reading the Kharrazians book, I knew I had some thyroid disorder or some kind of thyroid issues and didn’t know where to start or what to do. Datis Kharrazian book is great and informative and got to me wake up to my thyroid issue, but I needed someone who know this stuff well. After interviewing and shopping for someone in San Diego, I decided to go with Jim. He has studied and worked with Kharrazian and does workshops with him still. There were others in San Diego that said they have studied with Datis Kharrazian, but with Jim I didn’t feel like he was in it for the money. I contacted Datis Kharrazian office to see if I could work with him, but his office only wanted special cases and crazy crazy money.
Jim has turned my life around. He was on target with everything and the blood and salivia tests proved that he just was not blowing smoke. Everything he said made sense to everything that was going on with me and he set me up with a plan of action, answered my million questions patiently, and held my hand along the way. I see testing numbers changing. There is a lot of grief going through this process of learning hard health info that will be with me for the rest of my life, but I consider myself very lucky to have connected with Jim. I am 100% sincere.
If you are curious, I discovered that I was irrefutably Celiac and Hashimotos. No more gluten or Bronx Pizza for me, however, I have found great (yes, great) gluten free pizza at Stacked in the FV mall.
So impressed with Jim that i connected my mother with Jim. He is in the middle of working with her though she is out of state. It looks like my mother will be gluten free for life. I am someone who has eaten healthy and exercised my whole life. No more so called «whole healthy grains» for me. Datis Kharrazian is supposedly coming out with a second edition. Also, check out the book Wheat Belly and /​or find the podcast Wheat Belly 42:22 Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc. Dishing Up Nutrition May 2012 19.5 MB Fitness & Nutrition
If you have any questions, about my personal experience, do not hesitate to contact me through Unilocal

A friend recommended Jim for acupuncture. I had thrown out my back and could barely walk. Jim’s treatment got me immediately back on my feet.
More importantly, I’m here to write about Jim as a Functional Medicine specialist. After having a heart attack at age 47 with no signs and supposedly in great health, the cardiologists to whom I was sent basically treated me like I was an 80 year old who weighed 300lbs. Their only focus seemed to be on lowering my already decent LDL. Since that wasn’t the issue prior to my heart attack, why should that be the focus now?
Through Jim’s molecular biology background (and a lot of general smarts & common sense), we focused on some of the many other factors that might contribute to my condition. With his help, my inflammatory markers are down significantly and I have a much better understanding of what could have been the source of my issues and how I can address them.
Without hesitation, I would recommend Jim, and not just for heart issues. He really understands the whole body what things affect it.
It’s your body and your life, this could be the best investment in yourself you’ll ever make.