Justin Penoyer, MS, LAc

Justin Penoyer has been first an educator and voice of reason in my life as I met him through mutual friends and worked with him as a promoter. He offered me excellent opinions and research whenever I had a health related question. His practice is not only medical and scientific but he seems to know and understand intuition and often times makes sound suggestions that heal and help my life process throughout the session.
Justin’s knowledge of herbs and Traditional Chinese Medicine makes him my first choice in San Diego for both acupuncture and herbalist. It always fair to mention that he is a teacher and has many times shared a classroom within the walls of the reputed Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
Lastly, because of our patient and business relationship, he has seen several of my friends and all of them report back that his treatments help and heal what ails them. Of three of my friends, Justin saw them throughout or just before their pregnancy which makes him a sharp-​shooter of the fertility health world in my book.
I’ve seen Justin off and on for about four years.
–T Hughes

Justin has treated both my partner and myself. I received treatment during pregnancy and he prescribed me some prenatal vitamins and chinese herbs that helped make my pregnancy and labor amazing and healthy. He is very compassionate and intuitive and has extensive knowledge in many areas regarding natural, holistic health.

I have struggled with asthma and lung problems for about 10 years. Traditional Western medical doctors have repeatedly prescribed steroids and antibiotics to treat the problems. The side effects of the steroids have been worse than the symptoms, so last spring when I was experiencing problems, I was determined to avoid them. I was also experiencing hot flashes, night sweats and had recurring problems with skin rashes.
My daughter recommended I see Justin and explore other options of treatment. What a change he has made in my life! After a thorough evaluation and testing, Justin started me on on herbs and supplements. Not only do the herbs keep my asthma and coughing under control, but I no longer experience hot flashes, my sleep is restful and I no longer suffer from rashes or itching. In addition, my concentration has improved and I have much more energy.
I could keep going on and on. Justin is compassionate, knowledgeable, flexible, and understanding. He has explained Chinese medicine’s holistic fundamentals and changed my perspective about the sources and solutions to medical treatment and more importantly, preventative health management.
I wholeheartedly recommend Justin.

I had been seeing Justin for stomach problems that I had been experiencing for several years, which he was able to treat with just a couple of visits. I had established a trusting relationship with him and through success in other treatments had established a faith in traditional Chinese medicine.
He discussed his successes in treating other couples for fertility. Given other medical alternatives, I found his natural approach much more appealing.
After my husband and I met with Justin to discuss what treatment would look like we knew we were making a commitment not only to ourselves but also to our future baby. We did not take this decision lightly and knew that if we didn’t follow Justin’s treatment plan we would only be cheating ourselves.
The treatment is very involved and not as simple as taking a hormone pill. Both my husband and I visited Justin for acupuncture twice a month, we drank Chinese herbs twice a day, took multi vitamins daily, and added vitamins for me. We also drank plenty of water, ate a healthy diet, and exercised almost daily. Again, this was a commitment.
The hope of having the baby we so much wished for is what pushed us to drink our herbs and take our vitamins religiously, pushed us out to exercise when the couch seemed more appealing and reminded us that veggies were a much healthier side than fries.
After one month of treatment my husband and I realized that if anything we’d be the healthiest version of ourselves at the end of everything. We had never felt better!
After three cycles of treatment and staring at yet another negative pregnancy test I hit my lowest low. At our next appointment I explained to Justin how frustrated I was. I had been doing everything precisely how it needed to be done and nothing! At this point he suggested we take a break, continue acupuncture, taking herbs and vitamins and not being so hard on ourselves if we didn’t exercise a day here and there. He also told me stop obsessively reading fertility books, taking my temperature everyday, and not take any ovulation tests for the month. I fought him a little bit. How could he ask me to «waste» a month so I could relax? I thought it was a huge waste of time. At this point we had been trying to conceive three months short of two years!
As much as I hesitated, I took Justin’s advice. My husband had a conference to attend out of town and I tagged along with him. We spent some time with family and when we came back I got sick with a cold — I hadn’t gotten sick with anything in over two years. We had an appointment with Justin and when he took my pulse he noticed a difference. I was not going to get my hopes up, plus I was still about one week away from getting my period. How could he ever know?
A week went by and I didn’t get my period. I was never super punctual but always ranged within a few days. So there I was one evening after work arguing mentally with myself that I would not test. Well if you’re reading this I’m sure you know how that goes and I gave in.
I looked at the test and saw a faint second line. I had no idea what a positive test would look like and if the second line would ever vary in intensity. I took another test three hours later and again the next morning. The second line kept getting darker. A beta test later confirmed that I was in fact pregnant!
Thanks to Justin, we were able to prepare our body and mind to conceive the child of our dreams.
I’ve continued seeing Justin for overall general health maintenance, and am loving the balance I have found through this natural medicine. Justin has also treated several members of my family who live out of town and make sure to see Justin every time they visit. Justin is amazing!

I am so grateful to have found Justin Penoyer! His talent in acupuncture, keen knowledge of Chinese medicine, herbs, nutrition, and caring nature makes him one of the very best practitioners I’ve ever encountered. I have been going to Justin for treatment on a regular basis for 6 months now and can honestly say it has changed my life. I have always felt very comfortable discussing my condition with him and always look forward to hearing the invaluable knowledge he so openly shares. After each treatment I feel I’ve taken leaps towards my optimal health.
I highly recommend Justin Penoyer to anyone looking for a natural way of healing/​treating anything!
Thank you Justin!!!