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| - I have been going to the AIM Center for almost three years now. Dr. Toni (Vaughn) did an extremely thorough intake...spent almost two hours with me going over my health and health history. She is a great listener and really made me feel like I could trust her. That's important to me since my experience with "regular" docs (M.D.s) wasn't all that great...regular docs get you in there, they spend maybe five minutes listening to you and then think that you need drugs to fix what they think is wrong with you!
So, Dr. Vaughn was totally different...and as an Naturopath, she had a different perspective and didn't default to "let's give you some drugs"! Yes, there have been a few times where I needed antibiotics or some other prescription where she's written me a script, but 90 percent of the time, she gives me herbs or acupuncture or suggests a massage or other therapy. Now, three years later, I am MUCH healthier (and much happier with my healthcare)...I am losing weight, I am sick less, and I am finally getting rid of some of the allergens in my diet (Dr. Toni did an food intolerance and allergy test on me...worth every penny!!).
My dad, husband and child all now see Dr. Toni too. Recently my little one was sick and I wanted to get a infant ibuprofen without a bunch of crap in it (like high fructose corn syrup and polysorbate-80) to give to him. Nothing like that exists on the market, so I asked Dr. Toni if she could write a prescription to a compounding pharmacy for it--she called it in personally!
The other great thing about the center is the overall helpfulness and friendliness of all the staff and docs. Chandra, who manages the phones and paperwork and probably a bunch more, is AWESOME!!! She always goes out of her way get answers to my questions or pass on information that I need (she gave me an invaluable goat's milk formula for my son when my breastmilk supplies were dwindling).
Overall, this place is fantastic...a lot of great resources in this tiny place. I highly recommend it to everyone I know...switch out your "regular" doc and start feeling optimistic again about getting well!!!!!!
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