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    A ketogenic diet and no libido left

    I came to FMCC looking for help with my libido and they ended up fixing my diet. That's what Analia does, she connected the dots for me and made me see that my super restrictive diet was making me run on empty. The clinic is super detailed with testing and after about 8-10 months, my hormones are back to normal and I am no longer on a low/medium carb keto. At FMCC, they are very passionate about keeping the gut microbiome at top notch, so come prepared to take notes because everything is connected. Analia made me understand that keeping my gut microbes happy is a way to keep my hormones happy as well. We also worked on many different emotional issues because after years of counseling, nothing was working. It turns out, my diet wasn't nourishing me. Analia can explain it better than me but thanks to her, I can focus my energy on my job and personal relationships while they take care of my body making sure it runs on high octane. What a great place to be at! ~M.W....

    I was basically 85% disabled and barely able to work or do anything else.

    Before I came to FMCC, I was in what felt like a critical situation. I was sleeping most of the day. I had episodes of barely being able to walk because of excruciating pain in my hips, flu-like symptoms, brain fog . . . I had suffered with this condition for approximately 4 – 5 months. I had gone to an acupuncturist, my regular doctor and a hormone specialist and none of this helped and no one could figure out what was wrong with me. I was basically 85% disabled and barely able to work or do anything else. Everything about the experience of starting with FMCC was positive. It was the first time I felt like I was heard and a treatment plan was not prescribed until a diagnosis was made. I was lucky to be able to see both Dr. Rashid and Analia Camarasa at the same time. I felt like I couldn’t put a price on my sessions with them. My treatment involved a lot of lab tests, detoxing, and clean eating. After each appointment, I knew exactly what I was supposed to do for the next step. They were able to answer all of my questions. Just the nutrition and supplement knowledge was eye-opening, I was previously spending a lot of money on supplements that weren’t helping me. I never asked a question that they couldn’t answer. I also felt like they genuinely wanted me to get better. I remember feeling a sense of relief after my first appointment, I trusted them from the moment I met them and really felt like I had found the right people that would help me restore my health. The one change that made a biggest difference in my health is that I really needed their constant reminder about “self-care”. I’ve never had an MD or anyone else stress the importance of this aspect. I am trying to slow down and add more relaxation, meditation and exercise to my daily life. Today, I am 85 – 90% better or maybe even back to where I started. I rode 16 miles on a bike last weekend. I feel like I am on the right path because of this practice!!!!! ~ K.F....

    Chronic constipation for the last 3 decades – helped me poop! :)

    Who knew that one day I'd be able to have normal bowel movements? I didn't even know it could be possible to go to the bathroom everyday without the use of laxatives. I learned that foods play a big role in the health of my bowels and through testing I am able to see my progress. Analia are the only healthcare practitioners that I've met who truly have helped me to poop without the use of questionable laxatives. I have to say that this is life changing - an understatement. I highly recommend her and her husband (I consulted w/ him), they are very ethical and I very much respect that in the functional medicine space. ~ Jake O....

    Fibromyalgia and GERD

    I used to eat 5 foods for years and years, chicken soup was a daily staple. I now eat a wide variety of foods and my chronic muscle and joint pain are significantly improved. I have been working with Analia ever since she used to see patients with her husband. Changed my life. She is on top of the newest research and practices from years of clinical experience. ~ MG from Concord, NC...

    Severe acne, fatigue, the works…

    Where do I start? I was on birth control, my skin was a mess, I had bloating, constipation and diarrhea, no energy, no libido, was a miserable human being and I was on the BCP, antidepressants, laxatives, had taken Rifaxamin three times, even my thyroid was starting to be sluggish. I just couldn't take it anymore and one day a friend suggested I come see these beautiful human beings. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE how Dr. Rashid listened to every word I had to say in my first hour and a half consultation. This was unheard of for me! I had been suffering for over a decade and all the other doctors wanted to do was to add more and more medications. I just didn't have anymore energy and started looking on Google on what else to do. I stumbled upon a Functional medicine book, then a summit, then a podcast and my closest option was Dr. Rashid. I love how down to Earth he is. We started with the gut and from there little by little we hit every organ system. The most fascinating part of this process for me is how I came to understand what Dr. Rashid would taught me, I am not just a bunch of organs, I am one capsule with no boundaries. So what my Gastroenterologist doctor would do and think was not being communicated to my Endocrinologist or my PCP. It's been a long journey but I started feeling better within a few months after starting their program. I'm not going to sit here and say it was a breeze, just like Dr. Rashid says, "it was not a straight line back to health". But here I am and I have a completely different life than I did when I started at FMCC but boy, was it worth it! I would do this a thousand times over. This office is gold for me. I highly, highly recommend them! What I spent in treatment and supplements I've gained back in health and energy. ~A.R...

    Retest got worse so I gave up

    I needed the help from a functional medicine and functional nutrition expert. I had gone to a health coach in Australia that I had heard great things about. My retest of gases had come up, so I gave up. My health coach did not know how to help me. Analia was recommended to me by my aunt in Alaska and I'm glad I did! She helped me get out of a very weird food combination and food rotation diet, nearly impossible to follow. I recommend her highly from the benefits of quality of life I have gained. She is very special and the remote consultations availability she now offers is so convenient ~ Susan N from Cary, NC...

    Severe fatigue

    When I came to FMCC I could not walk a flight of stairs. I had gone to countless doctors and no one could diagnose me with anything. They walked me through a step by step process back to health. This took over a year but I had so much trust in them after our first appointment. They helped me with so many lifestyle changes and introduced healthy eating and healthy cooking back into my life, back to the foods my grandmother used to make for me. I began to feel better little by little and at each appointment we sometimes would tweak my treatment and sometimes Dr. Rashid would encourage me to 'stay the course'. Let me tell you, everything he would say would happen, happened in time. He was very open to testing things I would research if he thought there was a possibility that I may be suffering from that and thanks to that, I realized I was being exposed to a tremendous amount of mold from my air conditioner unit. Dr. Rashid put me in contact with his mold testing expert who let me know what to do to remediate my house. A few months later, the weird skin rash, severe fatigue, insomnia, and many other symptoms I was getting all lifted one by one. I now feel so much better, still working on detoxifying from mold, but I am eternally grateful to the friend who put me in touch with the FMCC office. The best thing about them is that they really listen to my concerns and always appreciated me coming to them with Dr. Google information. Not many doctors are keen to that and I love that they are so up to date on what's going on with the latest research. Best decision I've ever made for my health was to be part of the FMCC family. I highly recommend them! ~C.W...

    Ulcerative colitis…quick turn around

    My husband saw Analia for UC and within two weeks of his first appointment he started feeling better and the bleeding stopped. She was so thorough and knew exactly what he needed based on the tests and imaging we had from his GI doctor. He had refused medication and she took care of him. We are so happy with the results. We had seen other functional doctors before and nothing like this experience for us. I see her too, now. He's only seen her once and doesn't need her again, which is a blessing! I highly recommend her to anyone with ulcerative colitis and food sensitivities, which is my case. I can eat many more of foods now....

    No more autoimmune thyroiditis, joint pain, and chronic GERD

    Before being a patient of Analia's at FMCC, I had checked other practitioners in the area. They either wanted me to sign up for a $8000 membership model or wanted me to do a X number of visits. I found about about Analia from the Institute for Functional Medicine and I was very impressed by how thorough she was with her nutrition intake. I was already a very healthy eater and exercised daily and she helped me resolve my newly diagnosed Hashimoto's thyroiditis, plus she tweaked my diet to optimize my thyroid health. In less than 3 months, my elevated TPO antibodies went back to the normal range, the joint pain I was experiencing disappeared without me even noticing, and the chronic GERD that had plagued me since my 20's (I'm now in my 50's) was gone a few weeks after I started taking her SIBO tincture. This was the best investment in my health and I'm so thankful to Analia for my great results in less than 6 months and her stepwise functional nutrition approach to health. She's excellent with Biochemistry and figuring out where the cogs are stuck for making energy. I highly recommend her. ~ RT from Charlotte, NC...

    Mystery rash

    I started seeing Analia after following advice from a Facebook group. My health was only deteriorating and I had a rash or "dermatitis" that no doctor could explain. It came and went without reason. Analia zeroed in on environmental toxins. Previously, I had followed an online detox course that led me to even worse gut health, if that was even possible. I learned so much from our sessions and while I'm still recovering my gut health, my mystery rash is 90% improved. No other person had done the research of looking at what industries surround me and what could possibly be adding to my toxic load. She's amazing and looking back, I would not be able to enjoy my child's life and all the wonderful things that come from parenthood without her keen sense of scientific knowledge about all things and the environment. I'm super thankful for her time and gentle encouragement to keep going with treatment. She is invaluable to me and my health progress. LW from Raleigh, NC...

    Diarrhea and constipation with SIBO and IBS

    At FMCC, I went through breath testing, antimicrobials (antibiotic Xifaxan/Rifaximin through my gastroenterologist) and then I took her tincture, which is the same formula that the renowned Dr. Jason Hawrelak, PhD, ND from Australia uses. I came here because I was looking for someone who treats SIBO like Dr. Hawrelak, and most importantly, because Analia knows that testing with lactulose alone does not catch all forms of SIBO. Once I was 90% better we moved on to prevention of relapse. Years later I did relapse and I came back to Analia again. After retest, I feel so much better once again and I can go now on with my life. It had taken me 10 years to get to get a place where my GI doc had suspected SIBO because I reacted to so many carbohydrate foods and another 3 years to find a functional practitioner to help me as much as Analia has. It’s important to mention that I had travelled all over the country to meet with SIBO practitioners. She’s phenomenal and I recommend her to all of my friends and family, especially because she does remote consultations.~ Mary T. from Potomac, Maryland...

    They walk the walk

    Dr. Daniel introduced me to functional medicine in 2014 after hearing my health challenges and of my failed attempts to address symptoms with visits to clinicians who were not willing or able to put all the pieces together. They treat each client as they would their own family, offering unwavering moral support and proactive follow-ups. Functional medicine is not just a lifestyle for Dr. Rashid and Analia, but daily life they live, and therefore exemplify with their own family. I highly encourage other potential patients to invest in their own health and choose to move beyond the co-pay and impersonal office visits. Partner with Functional Medicine Center of the Carolinas as your guides toward lifelong wellness. ~T.F....

    “I had developed food sensitivities, all kinds of digestive issues (I was told I had SIBO and SIFO), leaky gut, insomnia…”

    I had gone to many conventional doctors, a health coach, a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner, a functional chiropractic neurologist, many functional medicine chiropractors, a functional immunologist, and even an herbalist/acupuncturist, and no one could make my fatigue go away. My family was very supportive of my team of practitioners bu I had been sick for many years. Analia figured out it was likely due to environmental exposure to pesticides in my college dorm. I had developed food sensitivities, all kinds of digestive issues (I was told I had SIBO and SIFO), leaky gut, insomnia, and I was forced to drop out of college. I came to FMCC because a friend of a family member has been seeing them for years and since I already had all kinds of tests done, we only ran basic tests. The thing is that all of these previous "gurus" had missed the most basic of vitamin and mineral deficiencies and kept giving me diagnosis such as Lyme, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, SIBO/SIFO, mold toxicity, slow motility, etc. With each test and each practitioner I had a new diagnosis. I started working with Analia in January of 2019 after meeting with both of them initially and in 1+ year, I have come so so far. She is able to determine what the Citric Acid Cycle and the Electron Transport Chain are up to by looking at basic labs and the Organic Acids Test. I am still in awe of how she's able to pick out that doctors with decades of experience have never told me. We worked on my hidden iron deficiency anemia, folate deficiency anemia, and on all of the lose ends of energy metabolism. Dr. Rashid and Analia are available when I need them but don't require me to come in for silly things. As a broke college student, they have my budget in mind. I'm back in college now and working on weaning off some supplements. I highly recommend them. I learned 2 things: the team I originally had has been replaced by them (my parents are very happy about this from the money aspect) and I am thankful everyday they are so smart that they were able to bring me out of the hole I was in. The second thing is that I'm never listening to another health summit ever again. None of those people are health gurus, it's all marketing and the true healers are right here at FMCC. ~ Emily Y....

    “I had Epstein Barr Virus, possibly a re-activation which no other doctor had picked up…”

    I had gone to a primary care and internal medicine doctors before coming to FMCC but they had said all my labs were normal. I was extremely tired all the time and I'm a first responder so that wasn't an option for me. I don't like to mess around so I wanted someone who could look under the hood and give me a thorough picture, someone who could use their brain and put clues together. I had EBV, possibly a re-activation which no other doctor had picked up because they hadn't done the right tests. I did exactly what they told me to do and in months I was back at work. No more naps, no more sleeping in, I got back to my hobbies, back to having fun and living my life. Along the way I learned how to take better care of myself and to look out for environmental toxicants that I wasn't aware of. The best part about Dr. Daniel and Analia is that they are not out to sell you crap, no programs, no empty promises, no gimmick like with other functional practitioners my family members went to in the area. After all the initial labs, I was in and out and saw them just a few times. Some people rake you through the coals and milk you for every penny. I like their minimalist approach to supplements, too. Take only what's necessary. I highly recommend them. ~ J.J....

    It makes me sick to think all the times I’ve been prescribed antibiotics through the years.

    I have quite a history. I’m of advanced age, and with decades of drinking, I quit over a decade ago and I can remember the doctors giving me a prescription for Cipro for excess gas. When I went back because I still wasn’t feeling well from excess gas, burping, belching, bloating, they’d give another prescription for Cipro. I remember when I was diagnosed with diverticulosis, with diverticulitis flare ups they started me on Flagyl and Cipro. It makes me sick to think all the times I’ve been prescribed antibiotics through the years. My health basically got out of control where I was taking so many simethicones at night because excess air would make me so sick, it would give me dry heaves and nausea. I just didn’t sleep. I suffered, I had a bad attitude towards life for a long long time, more than 10 years. I was then put on Omeprazole, one form or another, and I was on those for many years, two a day. I was trying different ones but nothing helped, I was still getting excess gas and burping, lots of burping. I was basically burping so much that it would keep me up at night and I had to take so many simethicone capsules. When I first started working with FMCC I was a mess, I was afraid of everything, I wasn’t sleeping good, I had a bad attitude and Dr. Rashid seemed very knowledgeable so I was willing to try. The one thing that made the biggest difference in my health was really making changes along the way as they suggested. Being on the low FODMAP diet was quite difficult because I had to think about everything I was eating, that was a rough spot, but treating the SIBO with herbal medicines made the biggest impact in my life. I have been with FMCC for over two years and I feel a lot better, my energy is good, I don’t have SIBO anymore and my sleep is so much better. I guess I am a functional medicine success story. I quit drinking because I was sick, after a year or two I quit smoking because I was sick, and it turns out I was still sick after all of that because antibiotics is all the doctors knew what to do with me. One of my family members was smart enough to bring me to FMCC. I would be in better shape had I found them long ago. I can’t thank Dr. Rashid enough for their help. I just can’t thank them enough. ~ D.H....

    I didn’t see it coming – Environmental challenges

    I had my son consult with Analia via telemedicine during the pandemic. I had been doing so much research on my own that at first I just asked for certain labs because I thought I knew what was my son's issues. She ran the tests I wanted and I went on my way making the changes based on my knowledge and expertise I gathered from many blogs and Pubmed. I came back to her a year later, and though my son had improved slightly, he still had delayed speech and was delayed hitting some developmental milestones. When we did the tests she recommended, that opened up my eyes to a whole other side of his health that I was not aware of. The local lab even commented that what she was recommending was high level biochemistry. Without her knowledge and background I would not have thought of checking for things in his environment that could be playing a role in his delayed speech. I recommend any parent check in with a nutritionist of her caliber. I'm very impressed by her nutritional sciences knowledge and I indeed do highly recommend her services. ~ RR from Cashiers, NC...

    Major depressive disorder and IBS — diet did the trick

    I had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and IBS -- diet did the trick. I lost years of my life with MDD and I wish I had found Analia 30 years ago. I have been up and down the list of doctors, nutritionists, chiropractors, ND's in my city. I'm in my 70's and I know all of the integrative practitioners from the very beginning. From the very beginning, Analia earned my trust and she methodically went through all my supplements (so many I did not need) and she encouraged me to set them aside. It turns out the issues were in my gut and I regret not finding what foods were triggering me and what supplements were the ones that were holding me back. I was low on so many nutrients and it turns out that I do not have an SSRI deficiency. Don't waste your money and time with practitioners who did a weekend seminar and put up a sign for new patients. Analia is highly educated, calming, reassuring, and highly skilled to treat mental health issues from the nutritional point of view. ~ Anita S. from Charlotte, NC...

    … a methodical approach to my gut and depression issues for success.

    I had gone through other practitioners' protocols, and I quickly discovered that they were all doing the same herbal supplements protocols. Once I became sensitive to berberine I was stuck. I sought out help from Analia because a friend told me that her tincture does not contain berberine or that she could make tinctures without berberine-containing herbs. She took me through a methodical approach to my gut and depression issues for success. I thought I had chronic SIBO but Analia showed me that retesting was key. It turns out that my environment was making me sick and it wasn't SIBO. Timely follow-ups really mattered for my health to return. I wish I had found Analia years ago because I lost ground, time, and so much money chasing the wrong thing. ~ Lindsey M. from Cary, NC...

    Deep depression to now feeling like shiny new person

    I've been seeing Analia for 3 months and my mood issues have turned around after she worked on my gut issues. I really like working with her, she's so nice and kind. Chris...

    My mood has improved!

    I am 47 years old and I have tried many SSRI's. My story is unlike everyone else's, my labs area all normal and my doctor says it's all in my head. I just felt 'blah'. He's told me to keep trying different SSRI's until I find the one that I feel best with. I came to FMCC as a last resource and we've been working for the last 9 months on my mood. I feel like a different person and my husband can't believe who I used to be compared to now. There is so much to uncover in functional medicine/nutrition that I was not aware of. I am happy my functional labs have shifted to the more optimal range and my sleep has improved. It's like a veil has lifted. I very much recommend people explore their health from the functional medicine perspective. It's been so worth it for me, I now have a different outlook in life and I can enjoy my new grandchild!...

    chronic constipation after taking herbal medicines

    When I came to work with Analia I was taking herbal medicines that my herbalist had recommended me. I did not know they were to be taken occasionally, I was taking them daily. Analia educated me on the side effects of these natural medicines and she put me on a gut protocol. Within a month plus following her lifestyle advice, the chronic constipation I've had for decades went away. Thank God. I won't take things off the shelf now or from a random store person without checking with her. She's so knowledgeable and I'm so glad she was recommended to me. Chris H....

    Thyroid issues and no energy

    Before coming to FMCC I had been taking thyroid medication for years yet I wasn't feeling up to par. My endocrinologist would run the usual labs and kept saying that my labs looked great, but I didn't feel great. Coming to see Analia was a gift from God. She was able to show me that treating the person is more important than lab values and we were able to find the cause behind why my thyroid was out of balance to begin with! It turns out that I had gut issues and I can tell you that Analia is excellent at that. It took months for everything to come together but I finally feel fantastic and it wouldn't be so without her guidance and expertise. It was also easy and convenient to consult with Dr. Rashid when I needed my thyroid meds changed. When I look back at where I was two years ago, I would not dream that I'd be where I am now. The best thing about Analia is that she encourages me to take control of my treatment and ask my endo what I need. Sadly, he didn't believe in changing my doses. I can't thank Analia and her team enough for all their time and dedication to my case. I recommend them to all my friends and family without a doubt. Life is GOOD and I have vitality once again!!! ~T.M. from Davidson, NC...

    I ruined my health by drinking celery juice from the Medical Medium

    I had been following the Medical Medium and drinking my celery juice every morning because I wanted to feel great. I felt great at first but then I started to get join pain everywhere. My doctors didn't understand what celery juice would do but they encouraged me to continue since I first felt so great. They thought it was something else that was causing my feeling 'blah'. Analia ran organic acids test and we were able to find nutrient deficiencies that the celery juice was making things worse. She runs basic labs and organic acids tests about once a quarter to track my progress and I was able to turn my health around in 6-7 months. Energy metabolism is now my favorite subject and I hope my kids go to college to learn what Analia knows because it's amazing. They are amazing human beings!!! I highly recommend them. ~ Christina W....

    Fibromyalgia, depression, and histamine intolerance

    When I was 52 years old my doctors finally told me I had fibromyalgia but there was little they could do to manage the pain. The medicines made me feel bad. I had tried the Paleo diet, the AIP (Autoimmune Protocol), low oxalates diet, and nothing helped. I read countless blogs and followed health gurus on social media, bought every health book known to man, listened to so many podcasts, and I only kept getting worse. I was down to eating a handful of foods because I had developed histamine intolerance and I felt so depressed. I wasn't sleeping, my hormones were so low, I was having hot flashes which I thought were my hormones and I was going through menopause. I had done so many functional medicine tests and everyone kept saying how my oxalates were so high. It wasn't until I sat down with Analia that she explained that this is due to vitamins and minerals deficiency. I had wasted years of my life following restrictive diets and thousands of dollars chasing the source of my high oxalates. She took me off every restrictive diet over time and I no longer have frozen shoulder. It was a struggle to move daily but I finally have the energy now. I got back to doing yoga with my girlfriends. I don't understand how everyone before was so wrong about my body but I am happy I found FMCC and that they were able to zero in to my core issues. I can eat everything now and it was a long road to get here but I don't experience any more pain and my shoulder is fully mobile again! I also sleep like a log. My labs have improved so much and I continue to experience health improvements from month to month. I learned to listen to my instincts and let go, to listen to professionals for my conditions that my doctors before said it was all in my head. My issue was trusting what they were saying because I had never read what they were saying on any book or any blog before. I also learned that there is hope out there and that there are people who truly know their nutritional biochemistry like Analia does. This team is amazing. I highly recommend them to everyone. ~Betty P....

    It took 6 docs, 3 NDs and 3 MDs, then Analia figured out that I have a genetic disorder

    "All I have to say is that it took so many integrative and functional doctors before I reached out to you (Ms. Analia). You quickly figured out that I have a genetic disorder and I will need lifelong supplementation. 1 day after starting supplementation, I felt better than I have in the last 12 years of my life. This makes me angry that more functional practitioners don't have the knowledge or training you have. I feel like I can be happy again, like someone reached inside my brain and pulled out the tangles. You are the bomb. It's now been a few months since I started with you and I feel motivated to exercise and be a productive member of society. My mom can't believe it. She has been crying with happy tears." VD 18 years old....

    I highly recommend FMCC to everyone!

    Before coming to see Analia, I had terrible digestive symptoms and I had not been able to eat regular foods for a long time. Right before I made an appointment, I was having diarrhea for 40 days straight and could keep nothing in. I had gone to so many specialists and all my tests were normal! I loved how in depth they were with their intake and how they helped me navigate through all the information I had gathered through the internet to make sense of what was happening to me. I now live a normal life and am able to live with my autoimmune disease and recognize my triggers. FMCC is such a great practice. I feel so empowered with the knowledge of how to best take care of myself and I know to contact them when things are off. I love how reassuring they are! I feel so extremely lucky to find such a dynamic team here in the Lake Norman area and so close to me. In fact, she ended up seeing my entire family, that's how much I trust them. ~P.P.  ...

    From severe carbohydrate restriction to carnivore and now I eat beans without GI pain

    I was on a carnivore diet and my symptoms had vastly improved. I had heard a person from church say that she had worked with Analia and she was now eating more variety. After my free health consultation with Analia, I understood that a very restrictive diet wasn't going to serve me well in the long term. And I could tell. In a nutshell, I went from eating a severe carbohydrate restriction diet to carnivore and now I eat beans without GI pain. This took me 3-4 months and Analia helped me get through that time period. My goal was not only to feel better but also to get back to my old self. Once I followed her advice, she guided me through a treatment protocol just for me (which by the way, I reached out to that woman from church and her protocol was not the same as mine). Now I feel incredibly better after multiple rounds of her tincture treatments. Worth every penny and more. Thank you, Analia! ~ CJK from Davidson, NC...