Real Patients. Real Results

I wanted to share a recommendation with my neighbors for Dr. Samia McCully of Wellness Architecture (www.wellnessarchitecture.com) in Menlo Park who can help anyone with complex health issues they may have thought were untreatable.

For my personal experience, I had been suffering with fertility issues for a long time and met Dr. McCully in the summer of 2020 – after a consultation and visit to her office I decided to do her 12-week program. I was shocked at how quickly my hormones went from “going into early menopause” to “perfect for getting pregnant” as she put it. This was the strongest and most measurable indicator that her program was working.

Two months after finishing the program, I had my first positive pregnancy test in 6 years! I now have an almost 1-year-old son. This is after I had resigned myself to the idea that it would never happen for me.

I am so thankful that I took a chance. Dr. McCully was compassionate, took the time to listen and understand my issues, and I felt like she was on my side. She was convinced that she could help me when I had given up. And she was right! I am a naturally skeptical person and definitely had to open my mind to do this but it was so worth it.

I would recommend her to anyone with a complex problem, especially if you’ve been told you need to do IVF. This was definitely hard work for me, but I just got healthier and healthier without any hormone injections. I actually felt great - and really loved the treatments. And I would do it all over in a heartbeat. More than worth the investment. I can’t recommend her enough!!

Thank God for healers like Dr. Samia! I have been working with her since July and definitely feel taken care of in her hands. Something came up during my program with her and she has pivoted with me to address my needs in layers … incredible - she does everything she can to help figure out difficult cases. She leads you right into relief or knows where to lead you.

I have recommended her to my friends and clients of mine who have also had great experiences with her. I came across this old post and had to comment. I recommend her to anyone who is ready to jump in and change the trajectory of their health. She’s the real deal in focused healing and health shifts/corrections. And the best (and kinda tough when you get lazy) coach. She will get you to your goal. NEW YEAR is the best time for a buddy to guide you through a new start like Dr. Samia.

I’ve been working with Dr McCully for a month and she has completely changed my relationship with food. I have more energy than ever and I’ve shed 10 pounds. She is caring and her program is top notch. For someone who has tried every diet in the world, finding Dr McCully has been a game changer!

For anyone who needs a health re-set after the pandemic - or who wants a real partner to help them feel like themselves again - I wanted to recommend Dr. Samia McCully. I have been working with her for about 6 months now. I came to her with recurring gut issues including stomach cramping that would last up to 5 hours on any given day. And then I would be exhausted from all the pain. I had been to more than 7 doctors to get help. It was affecting my ability to work, and home life. I was miserable.

Gradually my gut issues got shorter and shorter and now I can say that I have been feeling great for about 2 months. I have much more energy (and it’s consistent!) Dr. McCully also helped me get rid of my headaches and chronic muscle aches that I did not realize were affecting my overall health and wellness. I love the treatments that have helped with my joint pain. She is awesome and so is her team! Don’t hesitate to try her if you’ve got something going on that other doctors can’t fix.

It’s a lot of work, but totally worth it! I haven’t felt this good in a long time.

Dr. McCully spent a ton of time with me to figure out how to help fix my gut. She is the only one who had taken any interest in my case. I saw 6 or 7 M.D.'s from PAMF and Stanford and no one had any interest. I got handed steroids without a diagnosis and was told I just have to "live with it".

Dr. McCully's approach was completely opposite and the process was more fun and interesting to learn about my own body and why my gut bothers me so much. Her treatments are amazing, my favorite is the red light therapy. I also enjoy the lymphatic treatment and body wraps. I still go in for the treatments, they really help. I have never gone to a non-traditional doctor before, but after meeting Dr. McCully, I was confident she could help—and she did.

I am just finishing my first program with Dr. McCully and have loved it. In the last 2 months I have lost 20 pounds, my knee pain has improved, my energy is better, and daytime dips are gone.

What I love about this is that everything she does is natural—supplements and dietary changes, she analyzes your labs in great detail, and the treatments feel amazing. You really feel like you have a partner working with you.

I was shocked at how quickly I started losing weight. I haven’t even had to count calories, which is something that makes it a lot easier. I feel like I’m really starting to look and feel like myself again! I totally recommend her too!

I sought out Dr. McCully's practice a few months ago because I was experiencing all kinds of symptoms—persistent skin issues that weren't tied to my monthly cycle, unexplained weight gain and bloating, etc.—that felt very out of whack for my body.

I could tell something was off, but I wasn't finding answers with my traditional medical team (internal medicine, dermatology). I had kind of resigned myself to this just being how my health would be in my 40s, but then I struck up a conversation with Samia at a school function and the questions she was asking were so thoughtful and intriguing that I decided it was time to try a naturopathic / functional medicine approach.

Our initial intake appointment confirmed that this was a path well worth trying! Dr. McCully approaches health like a forensic detective, asking such detailed questions about health history and lifestyle factors, that I felt immediately how invested she was in helping me feel healthy.

She ordered the most exhaustive blood panel I’ve ever had, and then sat with me line-by-line through the results, explaining what each result meant and how we might adjust (with nutrition & natural supplements, not medications) to help bring things into better balance.

It is a commitment, but I couldn’t agree more with your statement that it is WELL worth it! I feel so much better—truly like my old self—and even beyond that, I feel empowered with all the knowledge I gained to maintain my health long-term.

Very Helpful Naturopathic Specialist, Dr. Samia McCully. 

I first learned about Dr. McCully on Nextdoor, and I decided to see her after none of my doctors could help me with my ongoing health issues. Like others on Nextdoor, I also want to highly recommend Dr. McCully. She has provided the help I really needed to understand my various health issues and what has been causing my myriad symptoms.

For over a year, I had been feeling unwell including lots of aches and pains, fatigue, neuropathy, inflammation in my hands and feet, and unexplained rapid weight gain. I thought all of this was just my age catching up with me. Eventually, I went to see my primary doctor, and he only commented on my "COVID" weight gain and put me on high blood pressure medication because my blood pressure was elevated. But he couldn’t explain why I was feeling so tired, why I was so achy, or why I had gained so much weight so quickly (other than blaming it on the COVID pandemic).

I decided to see Dr. McCully when I felt so terrible and knew my primary doctor would not help me. Dr. McCully is a true health investigator! She immediately dove deep to figure out the root causes for all of my health issues.

Through lab work and examination, she found underlying causes for my health issues that I did not even suspect. She recommended a 12-week treatment program, and I immediately felt better after the first week. I’m 41 days into my treatment and have experienced significant improvement—my blood pressure is normal, I haven’t been on my high blood pressure medication for over a month, I no longer feel swollen and bloated, my aches and pains are significantly reduced, and I have so much more energy and lost a lot of weight!

I can’t thank Dr. McCully enough for helping improve my health and overall well-being. She is a highly motivated health investigator and problem solver, and she has helped me solve and understand all of my health issues. I highly recommend her if you need help with any health concerns.

I am 38 years old and began seeing Dr. McCully in the summer of 2010, after a colleague referral. Prior to seeing Dr. McCully, I was struggling with wildly fluctuating energy levels, frequent headaches, waking repeatedly during the night, and difficulty getting out of bed in the morning.

After testing for food sensitivities, eliminating those foods from my diet, and adding supplements, my quality of life has noticeably improved. I’m sleeping better and waking up more refreshed, I’ve lost weight, have very few headaches, and my energy level is much more constant throughout the day. I’m feeling better than I have in years.

I am 62 and have been a patient of Dr. McCully’s for three years. In April, 2007, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease after a week’s stay in the hospital. I was put on steroids and an immunosuppressant drug. I knew that there had to be more I could do. My chiropractor referred me to Dr. McCully.

It has been a great experience. She put me on several supplements that greatly helped my digestion. In the beginning, I could only eat soft foods. Now I can eat all the whole grains, raw fruits, and vegetables I want. I feel one of the most important things Dr. McCully has done was test me for food sensitivities. This has changed my whole body health.

The Crohn’s medicine I was put on by my gastrointestinal doctor suppressed my immune system, so I became sick with viruses more than I was healthy. Dr. McCully and I are working on many new things to keep my digestive tract healthy and improve my immune system. I feel very fortunate to be working with her and look forward to continuing my journey of staying healthy.

I have been seeing Dr. McCully for a little over five years. After discovering a number of food allergies, including gluten intolerance, she suggested some dietary changes and supplements.

Since then my blood sugars have normalized, which allowed me to get off the blood pressure and cholesterol medications I had been on for 15+ years. I have also shaved 20+ pounds and feel in the best shape I have been in years. I highly recommend her (and many VC friends of mine are now patients as well).