I went to see Mark Gutkin after reading a couple of positive reviews, about a search to solve my worsening insomnia. I am a solid, eight-hour sleeper who was suddenly unable to stay asleep at night. By the time I was down to two hours a night, I was exhausted, lacked any energy, and beginning to worry about my mental health and acuity.
Every test known to American medicine failed to reveal any issue, and every doctor just wanted to prescribe a sleep med. I was desperate to find a solution that didn’t come from a pill bottle. To make a long story short: after two sessions with Mark, I was suddenly back to five hours a night. Then six, seven and, in about six weeks, eight full, restful hours, every night.
I now have almost a full year of feeling like myself again, all thanks to this very talented acupuncturist. But Mark Gutkin is at his best when allowed to also advise and guide in areas of nutrition, wellness and, in a non-intrusive, wholly supporting manner, spirituality.
For those of us who think anything other than our Western medicine is quackery and wives’ tales, talking to Mark about getting one’s body in balance, avoiding “cold” foods, letting go of conflict and grief…mumbo jumbo, right? And in the hands of many practitioners, mumbo jumbo is all it is. But with Mark, it’s very real, and incredibly effective.
In short, if you just want to relieve an ongoing headache or get a better night’s sleep, Mark may be your best choice, but not your only choice. What Mark offers is hard to describe in a short review, so suffice it to say that he is a gifted and dedicated practitioner of Eastern medicine and his own brand of comprehensive life balancing.
He does not employ guilt, he does not try to convert you to anything. He does his acupuncture and he talks to you, and what you derive from his care is really up to you. I am a healthy individual who tends only to contract weird illnesses and complaints, and despite blind adherence to Western medical thought I had to face that my doctors were not helping with even a diagnosis, let alone an acceptable cure.
I went to Mark with an open mind, but with a predisposition to believing he would not be able to help. I am so happy I was wrong. If you are in the Stamford area and if your mind is open even a little, consider giving Mark Gutkin a call. He can and will help you…if you let him!
