Client Reviews
"I was incredibly sick for 3 years before seeing Spencer. I took a medication for migraines that I had a severe reaction to. I went from running 6-10 miles everyday to not being able to get out of bed due to extreme fatigue, weakness, muscle pain, brain fog, and multiple other symptoms. The drs I was currently seeing, had no clue how to treat me! I had worked as a nurse for over 20 years and had to quit due to physical limitations. I was getting desperate when I found Spencer. I had never done any type of eastern treatment. After speaking with him, he seemed to have an incredible understanding of the physiology of the body. He did genetic testing as well as blood, stool, and urine. He explained the results to me and my husband as well as a treatment plan that included diet, exercise, acupuncture, herbs, and vitamins. I went for weekly visits. He LISTENED to me when I didn’t feel good and he made adjustments in my plan of care that really made a difference. It’s now been almost a year and I am feeling better then I have in a long time!!! In some ways I feel better than I did in my 20s!!! My symptoms haven’t resolved completely but I’m confident with ongoing treatment, my symptoms and health will return to normal. Acupuncture and functional medicine are the best choice of treatment for anyone who really want to cure their problems and not just fix it with a pill (how western medicine treats patients). Spencer is an incredible practitioner. I highly recommend seeing him!”
Michelle - Salt Lake City, UT
"Solved My Stomach and Knee Issues! I have worked with Clear Stream Integrative Medicine for two years (locally and by telemedicine) after I couldn't find relief from Stomach Pain (bloating, aches, acid reflux) from my western medicine doctors. Also, I have been working through my arthritis in my knees and have seen much improvement. I started working with Spencer Ames at Clear Stream and he helped me identify the issues that were causing a lot of my pain in my stomach. I learned that I had SIBO and how to treat it. With counseling, and supplements and monitoring, I feel like I can finally get through a day without constant pain. When I went to my strictly Western medicine doctors, they always wanted me to take more PPIs as in Nexium. But I learned later that those drugs could be contributing to my SIBO problem. After going onto Spencer's plan, I feel healthier and happier than I've been in years. With my knees, I've been working with Spencer on various treatments and he connected me with a new option that is lowering my inflammation and improving my flexibility. Also, the acupuncture helped control my stress and pain. Anyone who is frustrated with their current treatments for any issue would benefit from a conversation with Spencer or the staff. They are very knowledgeable about many conditions and take a holistic approach to helping people back to health.”
Ben - Salt Lake City, UT
"My daughter, a paraplegic with many issues, started seeing Spencer and after a year or so talked me into going in for gut and thyroid problems that I had had for years. After my initial consult, I felt comfortable in knowing I was finally being heard. Through a series of questions and a process of elimination many potential issues came too light. Lab tests, breath tests for SIBO and treatment has defined my auto-immune and thyroid problems. Within a few months of treatment I was finally on the road to wellness. I wish, now, I hadn't been so resistant because my life and my health, through Spencer's caring approach and support has changed my life. Even to this day Spencer reaches out to check in on me and offer his services. I am truly blessed to have been taken care of so well.”
Karen - Park City, UT
"After years of struggling with digestive issues and feeling like there was no hope, a friend of mine recommended me to an integrative clinic where I had the pleasure of meeting Spencer. He specialized in the type of autoimmune disorder I was diagnosed with and walked me through what it was, how to live with it, what treatment options I had, and so much more. He was also my acupuncturist during this time. I will forever be grateful for the compassion I was treated with through this recovery phase and I still turn to Spencer when I have questions about my condition.”
Caitlin - Salt Lake City, UT
"I had the great fortune and privilege of working with Spencer during one of the scariest and most difficult health challenges of my life. I had acquired a rare and, if untreated, often fatal lung infection. I have several chronic health problems as well. While western medicine, including powerful antibiotics were required, I turned to Spencer for a deeper whole body healing. He has traveled extensively across Asia, Africa, and Latin America and has learned from powerful healers. His body of knowledge, while impressive, is matched by his sensitivity and gentle kindness. I cannot imagine having traveled the difficult journey I was on without his gentle healing. He was unfailingly excellent as an acupuncturist, nutrition guide, and hugely knowledgeable herbalist, but also as a generous, kind, giving friend. I beat the lung disease, and I owe him a huge debt of gratitude. I kept going to see him because he helped me with all my health problems. I would recommend and urge anyone considering any of these forms of healing to visit Spencer.”
Dorothy - Salt Lake City, UT
"I feel so blessed to have found Spencer. He has changed my life in amazing and unexpected ways. I have had stomach issues, head aches and inflammation since I was young. I've had many surgeries and been on many serious medications with terrible side effects. I noticed as I aged that I seemed to be weaker and I couldn't get my strength back along with brain fog. I went to many doctors and couldn’t ever find the root cause to my issues until through a friend I was referred to Spencer.
After completing a series of test, I got the results and FINALLY had hope. Spencer reviewed everything and told me that I had small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). I cried because I didn’t know there was a solution to my life long problem. Spencer is a genius. His abilities as a healer far surpass my understanding, but if you trust him and are patient, you can have the strength and health you thought was long since gone. With acupuncture, meal planning and a great vitamin regiment, I am now also much healthier internally as well as externally. I'm stronger than I've ever been. I am intolerant of sugar, gluten and milk and get violently sick, but Spencer helped me find recipes that help and heal my body in ways I couldn't have anticipated. I honestly feel like my opportunities and destiny have changed because this great man forever changed my life for the better. Thank you Spencer!”
Patricia - Salt Lake City, UT
"I was diagnosed with PCOS and Endometriosis about a year ago and after multiple failed treatments from my doctor, I started going to Spencer. He combined acupuncture treatments with herbal medicine and within a week or so, a lot of the symptoms and chronic pain I was having, had greatly improved. I also had a slip-and-fall accident where I severely sprained my ankle and it wasn’t healing properly so I came to Spencer for acupuncture. Within two treatments, it felt completely normal again. I’m so grateful for all of his help and support. Thank you!"
Julianne - Bluffdale, UT
"You are absolutely welcome to share my experience, especially the fact that I had a Hepatitis C viral load test before and after my 1st acupuncture treatment and watched my HCV load drop. I watched as my viral load became undetectable within a month of beginning chemo, and has remained undetectable even after stopping chemo treatment early to just use Chinese medicine. I believe this is due in part from your treatment. I enjoy acupuncture overall as being very active and present as I am treated. The dietary recommendations you made and the herbs I used were invaluable as well."
Kirk - Denver, CO
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(978)494-4864
154 Pleasant St. Suite A.
North Andover, MA 01845