Out-of-Town Patients Welcome – Concierge Functional Medicine & natural holistic healing in san rafael
If you don’t live in the Bay Area, we can still help you heal through personalized holistic care and advanced functional medicine. Our Concierge Care Program brings the power of The Skolnikoff Method directly to you through virtual visits, in-office intensive care, or even house calls for those people living in California or who have been to our San Rafael, California office.
Inflammation is often the root cause of chronic conditions like thyroid disorders, high cholesterol, chronic pain, diabetes, hormone imbalances, gut issues, migraines, and mood disorders. If you’ve seen multiple doctors, visited prestigious institutions like the Mayo Clinic, or felt unheard and frustrated with temporary or ineffective results, you’re not alone. Our holistic, personalized approach has helped thousands of patients finally get the answers and relief they’ve been searching for.
With over 19 years of success, Dr. Ilya Skolnikoff has helped patients across the country naturally heal from long-standing health challenges. If you’re struggling with chronic illness, functional medicine, natural holistic healthcare, delivered through our Concierge Care Program may be your next breakthrough
Getting Started Is Easy — Just 3 Simple Steps
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Step 1: Fill Out a Health Assessment
Tell us about your health concerns by completing our Health Assessment form (new male or new female patient forms). Email it to: chiro@triadofhealth.net
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Step 2: Schedule a 20-Minute Discovery Call
Book a phone consultation to determine if this program is right for you.
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Step 3: Begin Your Personalized Healing Plan
If accepted, you’ll receive a customized treatment plan. We can work with you via telemedicine, provide care at our San Rafael functional medicine clinic healing center twice in an 8 day period, or, in select cases, Dr. Skolnikoff can travel directly to you. Each intensive Concierge Care plan provides the equivalent of 10+ weeks of care in just a few sessions.
Three Types of Concierge Care – Choose the Best Option for You
1. Telemedicine Functional Medicine Visits
Receive personalized care from anywhere via phone, Zoom, or Skype. Most virtual appointments are conducted by phone for your convenience. Ideal for long-distance patients seeking expert functional medicine and natural health consultations.
2. In-Office Concierge Visits (San Rafael, CA)
If you’re traveling to our San Rafael holistic clinic, you have two flexible options:
A. One-Time Visit: Arrive for a single, in-depth session and return home the same or next day.
B. Two-Visit Package: Visit our office twice within 7 to 9 days for enhanced healing and progress tracking.
3. At-Home Concierge Experience
Dr. Skolnikoff will travel to your home location for a 2–4 hour intensive Skolnikoff Method Inflammation Exam and Complete Treatment, followed by 3 telemedicine follow-ups. The treatment is custom tailored to your specific needs, including energy medicine therapies that address any pathologies, dysfunctional body systems, poisons, toxins, chelation, detoxification and removal of waste products from your body and other magical and mystical puzzle solving therapies that only Dr. Skolnikoff and his team can provide. Here are just a few of the components of this High End Concierge Care process not offered anywhere else in the world:
- A personalized healing plan
- Homeopathy as needed
- Energy medicine therapies
- Emotional therapies
- Deep psycho-social spiritual therapies
- Homeopathic and nutritional supplements (included as a bonus)
- A written summary and action plan for lasting results (included as a bonus)
- A video recording of the entire treatment (included as a bonus)
This exclusive option mirrors 12 weeks of care in just a few sessions — ideal for those needing focused support and rapid transformation.
What Is The Skolnikoff Method and What Crucial Role Does it Play In Your Specific Health Puzzle Solution
The Skolnikoff Method is a breakthrough system in functional medicine and natural healing, designed to uncover and treat the root causes of chronic inflammation, chronic illness, and hormonal imbalance. Developed by Dr. Ilya Skolnikoff, this unique approach blends science-backed diagnostic tools with powerful holistic therapies to help patients regain their energy, clarity, and vitality naturally.
This method is detailed in Dr. Skolnikoff’s best-selling book, The Skolnikoff Method: New Medicine for a New You – Inflammation Solutions Handbook.
When you buy the book, you will receive not just one book, but an entire 330-page bonus guide making this a powerful resource for understanding and healing chronic inflammation symptoms.
Conventional medicine focuses on short-term symptom relief, utilizing medication or surgery. But this limited approach rarely addresses the underlying imbalances that create disease in the first place.
The truth? Your chronic symptoms are signals from your body that something deeper is out of balance – physically, emotionally, or chemically. Your body can heal naturally when given the right support. The power that made your body can heal your body. You are not “broken,” and your condition is not permanent. You are not a victim of your current health status, your are the architect of your health and your life. You can reclaim your health. Just as real as are your symptoms, disease or sickness, so can be your healing.
There is no such thing as a “medication deficiency.” Instead of masking your symptoms, we help you restore balance through holistic therapies, nutrition, energy medicine, emotional healing, and more… all tailored to your body’s unique needs.
If you’ve been told you’ll have to live with your condition or stay on medication forever, it’s time to explore a new path to healing. It may be time for a second opinion from some who actually have the skills, training and proven track record to be able to help.
Your Health Transformation Starts with a Shift in Focus
Whether you believe you can heal, or think that you can’t, you’re absolutely right. Your body can heal if you give it what it needs to heal. This means that you need to give it the right support and direction. You need someone who is an expert at identifying your barriers to healing and then remove them…all of them…all of the structural, chemical, spiritual, and emotional barriers.
Have you spent years, energy, and money searching for answers to your health struggles? You’re not alone. Many of our patients came to us after visiting a dozen or more doctors, still stuck in cycles of frustration, foggy thinking, and fatigue. That’s because most approaches don’t uncover the root cause of chronic inflammation, pain, or hormonal imbalances, they just manage or treat symptoms. How? With pills, potions, lotions, creams, injections, lasers, surgeries, and other trendy quick fixes of the last couple of decades. Enough is enough!.
At our bright, warm, inviting and colorful San Rafael healing center (functional medicine clinic) we use proven systems to help you reconnect with your body’s natural healing abilities. You don’t have to stay stuck. We’ve guided hundreds of patients from symptom relief into long-term, vibrant health.
If you’re committed to getting better, we’re committed to working with you at the pace that you are comfortable with. Some people move fast. Others heal gradually. But what matters is progress and results that last. Let’s put it this way—-once we identify the specific pattern that has taken place with your health that has led up to the symptoms that you
are experiencing, then we should be able to help you move from those nasty, irritating and annoying, frustrating symptoms as fast as we can but also as slowly as we need to for you to get better and stay feeling better for as long as possible. There are certainly lifestyle changes involved and what you eat affects your health. What you drink affects your health. What you come into contact with affects your health. The type of air you breathe affects your health. What type of supplements or medications you do or do not take affects your health.
Lifestyle Foundations That Support Healing
Our personalized wellness plans often start with correcting the basics because lasting transformation requires a strong foundation. Here are four of the most important lifestyle pillars we work with:
Water Intake
Hydration is essential for optimal health. Your body is over 70% water, and the type and amount of water you drink influences everything from cellular function to detoxification.
Protein & Nutrient Balance
Protein forms the building blocks of your cells, hormones, and immune system. We help you get the right quality and quantity of protein for your needs without relying on fad diets.
Blood Sugar Stability
Blood sugar imbalances are one of the most common contributors to inflammation, fatigue, and mood swings. Stabilizing your blood sugar is a core part of our natural health solutions for conditions like diabetes, thyroid issues, and heart disease.
Digestive Health
Your gut is home to more neurons than your brain, and more microbes than human cells ten times more microbes than there are cells in your entire body! Imagine that.. That’s why gut health is central to healing everything from brain fog and fatigue to skin issues and immune dysfunction. We work to restore your body’s balance and optimize its nutrient absorption at its core
You will accomplish what you focus your attention on. When you focus on lack, suffering, and chronic symptoms, those challenges tend to linger. What you resist persists. But when you shift your attention to health, healing, and vitality, everything begins to change. At our San Rafael healing center (functional medicine clinic), we help you direct your energy toward what you want to experience a healthier, more empowered life. If you’re ready to focus on your wellness goals, we’re here to guide you toward them.
Whatever kind of natural healing you can conceive and believe, you can achieve.
Inflammation and stress are at the root of nearly every chronic condition. That’s why Dr. Skolnikoff wrote The Inflammation Solutions Handbook to help you understand and
address the deeper imbalances driving your disease. Our healing center, Triad Of Health Family Healing Center in San Rafael, is built around the revolutionary understanding that every health issue stems from three key areas: structural, chemical, and emotional imbalances.
The Triad of Health model comes from Professional Applied Kinesiology, originally developed by D.D. Palmer, the founder of chiropractic. Dr. Skolnikoff is a Diplomate of the International Board of Applied Kinesiology, the highest level of certification available in the field. This specialized training allows him to “speak” directly with your body using advanced diagnostic tools like muscle testing to identify the true root causes of chronic health issues.
Our natural healing techniques uncover and address the underlying sources of your inflammation and dysfunction.
We believe healing isn’t just physical, it’s emotional and spiritual, too. Whether you’re healing from trauma, chronic stress, or biochemical imbalances, we use the full scope of holistic therapies including flower essences, emotional work, spiritual therapies, and energy medicine to support deep, lasting transformation. This is the essence of The Skolnikoff Method New Medicine for a New You.
TRIAD OF HEALTH
The Triad of Health was first described by Dr. George Goodheart and D.D. Palmer, and later expanded by Dr. Hans Selye, who found that most disease is caused by excess stress. When you’re under stress, the first glands that start to break down are your adrenal glands.
These adrenal glands are connected to your hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and other endocrine glands. They all work together like a symphony and one gland is malfunctioning, then your entire system is negatively affected. Your adrenal glands produce many of the key hormones that keep your body in balance, including: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol, pregnenolone, aldosterone, and epinephrine. These hormones play a major role in how you respond to stress and how well you age.
The Skolnikoff Method: A Complete System of Healing
The Skolnikoff Method is more than just the Triad of Health. It brings together many healing techniques into one system, using different types of biofeedback such as muscle testing to find and treat the root cause of your symptoms.
Dr. Ilya Skolnikoff created this method after years of learning from top experts and overcoming his own health challenges. His method uses the best tools from many different therapies to help restore balance to your body physically, chemically, and emotionally.
With The Skolnikoff Method, you don’t need to visit multiple specialists. Everything is brought together into one personalized care system designed to help you heal faster, deeper, and more completely.
Different Professions
Structural
- Surgeon
- Chiropractor
- Acupuncturist
- Physical Therapist
- Massage
Chemical
- Internal Medicine Specialist
- Nutritionist
- Herbalist
- Homeopath
- Flower Essences
Emotional
- Psychiatrist
- Psychotherapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
Why You Need a Unified Healing Approach
When you have a health issue, you usually seek out the specialist you think will help you the most with that particular issue.
For structural problems, you might see a chiropractor, surgeon, acupuncturist, physical therapist, or massage therapist.
If you’re dealing with chemical imbalances, you’ll likely turn to an internal medicine specialist, nutritionist, herbalist, homeopath, or explore flower essences and special diets.
For emotional concerns, most people consult a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, or even seek out shamanic healing.
The challenge? No one professional offers all of these approaches. That means traveling from one provider to another on different days, at different times often without the professionals coordinating your care or understanding how one therapy affects the next.
Let’s say you’ve been in a car accident and need surgery. That physical injury can affect your emotional state. If you’re given painkillers, they’ll also impact your body’s chemistry and digestion. Everything is connected.
That’s why the Triad of Health shows arrows between structural, chemical, and emotional systems, they all influence one another. Yet, in conventional care, it’s almost impossible for each provider to see the full picture or know what the others are doing. Sharing files and sending emails helps, but it’s not the same as being treated by one person trained in the entire system.
Wouldn’t it be easier and more effective if a single provider could handle everything? Someone who understands all three aspects of health and how they interact?
That’s exactly what The Skolnikoff Method and the New Medicine offer. Dr. Skolnikoff integrates these diverse therapies into one cohesive system of checks and balances. When your health changes and improves, the therapies used to support you with your changing health also change to match your body and its new healthier state. This allows you to receive truly holistic care without conflicting treatments or missed connections between your symptoms.
To understand what’s happening in your body, we use Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture meridian therapy, and muscle testing. We also use the science and art of homeopathy. Many of the approaches we use are similar to those used in psychiatry. Dr. Skolnikoff’s father was a psychiatrist. Every organ and gland is associated with a time of day, a meridian, and a specific muscle. For instance:
- Small intestine: most active from 1–3 pm
- Stomach: most active from 7–9 am
- Gallbladder: most active from 11 pm–1 am
These systems also connect to emotions, nutrients, and even colors. This is the unique “language” we use in The Skolnikoff Method to communicate with your body and uncover what’s truly going on beneath the surface. You can learn more about these organ / gland / time relationships in the fantastic chart below titled “Traditional Chinese Medicine & The 24-Hour Organ Clock.”
Understanding the Language of Your Body Through Applied Kinesiology
Here you can see a visual representation of Applied Kinesiology — a powerful diagnostic system that looks remarkably similar to The Skolnikoff Method. But where is your love? Where is your spirit? Where is your life force? You are so much more than just the bag of bones shown at the center of the diagram.
This visual illustration highlights the complexity and brilliance of how we understand your body. Each label in the diagram tells part of your health story:
- NV stands for Neurovascular Dynamics, developed by the late Dr. Clarence Bennett. These reflex points help regulate blood flow and neurological balance.
- CSF refers to the cerebrospinal fluid and the craniosacral rhythm, a system connected to your nervous system, originating from Sacral Occipital Technique, based on the work of Major Bertrand DeJarnette and later developed by Dr. Upledger.
- AMC represents the Acupuncture Meridian Connector, linking meridians to organ systems, emotional patterns, and energy pathways.
- N symbolizes your nervous system, the core communication network throughout your body.
- NL stands for Neurolymphatic Reflex Points, discovered by osteopath Dr. Frank Chapman. These points are found across the body and are essential for detoxification and lymphatic drainage.
This intricate language is the foundation of The Skolnikoff Method integrating Applied Kinesiology, emotional therapies, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and natural healing systems. Through this system, we’re able to “speak” to your body, understand its needs, and support it in restoring balance structurally, chemically, and emotionally.
Importance of the Triad of Health and The Skolnikoff Method in Solving Your Health Puzzle
Muscles are related to everything. Imagine going through your entire day without lower back pain or discomfort. When your bones are out of alignment, it’s because the muscles attached to those bones are imbalanced and have caused them to shift. Bones don’t move on their own. Muscles move bones.
When your body is misaligned and your hormones are imbalanced, your entire life may feel off. When was the last time you felt truly present with friends and family without any pain, brain fog, or fatigue?
Now pause and think about the symptoms you’re experiencing daily. How would your life change if you didn’t have to live with them anymore? What would you be doing differently from day to day? What things were you able to do before these symptoms came on that you are not able to do now? These are the types of chronic issues that The Skolnikoff Method was designed to uncover and resolve. We want to get you back on track to a healthy and happy life without symptoms, living a more full and complete life…the life that you deserve to live.
Muscle testing, a powerful biofeedback method, goes back thousands of years. While acupuncture dates back over 100,000 years, muscle testing has its roots in ancient Egypt, around 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. The combination of these time-tested systems forms the foundation of our modern, integrated approach.
Muscles = Organs/Glands
Muscles = Emotions
Muscles = Nutrients
Muscles = Homeopathic remedies
Muscles = Herbs
Muscles = Notes of a scale
Muscles = Elements
Muscles = Colors
Muscles = Chakras
Muscles = Acupuncture
Muscles = Bones
Traditional Chinese Medicine & the 24-Hour Organ Clock
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) helps us understand not only your physical health, but also the emotional patterns connected to your organs and glands. These methods have been used for thousands of years even longer than most modern healthcare systems, and remain essential to truly holistic healing.
The Skolnikoff Method blends this ancient wisdom with cutting-edge functional medicine. It’s a precise and deeply intuitive system that requires skill, training, and experience. That’s why very few healthcare professionals can offer this level of integrative care — and why it works so well for the patients who need it most.
The Five Element Theory in Traditional Chinese Medicine shows how each element corresponds to paired acupuncture meridians, each with its own color, frequency, and emotional associations. These frequencies are not just symbolic; they represent healing energy. Every meridian connects to a specific organ or gland, which is also linked to muscles in the body. Through manual muscle testing, practitioners of The Skolnikoff Method can gather precise information about which organs or glands may be imbalanced. The diagrams you see help clarify these connections though you can ignore the page numbers, as they reference the book Touch for Health by Dr. John Thie.
Five Element Theory from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Touch for Health Muscle / Meridian Relationships Wheel
The Touch for Health Muscle/Meridian Relationships Wheel beautifully illustrates the connections between your organs, glands, acupuncture meridians, muscles, and emotions. With gratitude to Mathew Thie, Kim Viera, the late Dr. John Thie, and their family, we’re honored to share this visual to help make these vital relationships more accessible. While this is a simplified view of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it provides a powerful glimpse into a deep and complex diagnostic system. We’re not diving into the Sheng or Ko cycles, Luo points, or pulse diagnostics here but know that this is both a science and an art that takes years to master. When used correctly, it allows us to uncover profound insights about your body and apply them to help you heal. With the right information, we can reprogram the body’s imbalances and restore optimal function. This is what we mean by “fixing” you.
Is the Skolnikoff Method Concierge Care Program
Right for You?
Choosing to heal is a life altering decision and it starts with commitment. Such a decision literally alters the etheric web of time and space. If you’re truly ready to make your health a priority, this program may be exactly what you need. The Concierge Care Program is designed for those who are ready to take action, embrace change, and trust a proven system. It’s not for everyone but for those who are ready, it offers a clear path forward. When you stop waiting and start investing in your health, powerful transformation becomes possible. You don’t need to have it all figured out, you just need to be willing to begin.
Ready for The Skolnikoff Method? Check If It’s Right for You
This powerful healing program isn’t for everyone and that’s okay. Use the points below to see if you’re aligned with the kind of transformation The Skolnikoff Method can offer.
This program may not be right for you if:
- You are currently unable or unwilling to invest in your health.
- You prefer to try other therapies before committing to this one.
- You’re not open to changing the type or amount of water you drink.
- You’re unwilling to replace personal care products that may be harmful.
- You don’t want to take herbs, nutritional supplements, or homeopathic remedies.
- You’re not open to using flower essences as part of your healing process.
- You need to continue regular visits with another holistic provider during this program.
- You don’t want to stop using certain essential oils or scented products, even if they’re unsafe.
- You feel the program is interesting, but you’re too busy or distracted to explore it now.
- Your health is not a current priority in your life.
This program is likely a great fit for you if:
- You’re ready to prioritize your health and commit to long-lasting change.
- You’re eager to make lifestyle changes even when they require effort or discomfort.
- You’re open-minded and respect natural healing approaches like herbs, homeopathy, and chiropractic.
- You believe your health issues can be resolved, and you’re ready to be guided through the process.
- You’re willing to adjust what you eat, drink, and apply to your body in order to heal.
- You want one provider to help solve your health puzzle safely, quickly, and effectively.
- You value results and are ready to invest in expert care that gets them.
