Panka Natural Health

I'm extremely happy I decided to enroll in the "8 Steps to a Healthy You". A natural proactive plan custom for me. Dr. Haley Panka has a very caring and thorough approach to cover all your health care needs. I look forward to my next step and I highly recommend Dr. Haley!

I came to Dr. Panka after almost giving up on my foot fungal issue. After multiple prescriptions that had a ton of side effects with almost no results, I thought it was permanent. He recommended some custom essential oil formulas, gave me a simple plan of use, and in a few weeks its completely gone. Cant say enough good things about these folks, will definitely call them first the next time I'm not feeling right!

Dr. Haley helped me immensely handle a recurring ovarian cyst issue! I had been put on a constant cycle of birth control pills (no sugar pills, just the hormone pills constantly) by my gynecologist (I want to clarify this was not Dr. Haley) as the ONLY solution to very painful, recurring ovarian cysts. A lot of women get these but some go unnoticed. Mine would rupture causing a lot of pain and several trips to the ER. The only solution the gynecologist gave me for this was to constantly be on birth control or for some biological event to change my tendency to get cysts (like getting pregnant). So, at first I took the birth control consistently as they said (for a few months). This worked at preventing the cysts and preventing pregnancy, but as many women know, consistently being on birth control Isn’t great for your body. I was on Yasmin which has horrible reviews and tons of negative side effects. I definitely felt the moody/irritable/weight gain effects and I wanted off. I wanted to feel normal, have a normal period and not be constantly feeding my body hormones. After my gynecologist gave me no other option than BC, I decided to talk with Dr. Haley and see how I could prevent ovarian cysts naturally. She prescribed several natural remedies that have worked wonders, even sooner than we both anticipated. I’ve stopped taking the remedies daily and just when I think my body needs it. I haven’t experienced a single trip to the ER and no painful ruptures, which is amazing considering almost EVERY time I would miss a BC pill I would develop a cyst (within a day or two) that I could feel discomfort even just walking (imagine the discomfort during sex). Since transitioning off the birth control and introducing the natural remedies, I feel like my body is so much healthier and happy! The fact that I’m not on a single hormonal pill (and my gyno said that was the only solution) and don’t ever have pain is amazing. I’m so happy to have a normal period again and no cyst pain or ER trips!! (and an undisrupted sex life). Ladies, do yourself a favor and visit Dr. Haley!!

I went to an ENT due to sinus issues and was told I needed to have surgery. I was surprised how quickly that step was recommended. The more I read about sinus surgery, the less I wanted to go that route. The recovery sounded horrible, and people wrote about second and even third surgeries needed! What if some underlying issues could be identified and dealt with so surgery wouldn't be necessary to begin with? I consulted with Dr. Jake Panka who recommended a number of changes which included diet, supplements, essential oil, nasal spray and other natural approaches. At first I just delayed the scheduled sinus surgery, but within 4 weeks, I knew I could cancel it. It wasn't an overnight change, but with continued use of the recommended approaches, I have had clear sinuses for the last 6 months and completely avoided surgery! Dr. Panka is knowledgeable about a variety of natural approaches and shares research to back them up . I highly recommend consulting with Dr. Panka before agreeing to take medications with a lot of side effects, or having a surgery that may not even be needed. I will continue to consult with Dr. Panka for future needs. His comfortable health center is conveniently located in south Minneapolis, and he has convenient hours including evenings and Saturdays.

My story starts with my husband ( who is a retired Physician). He is 85 years old and for the last year and half he has had terrible bowel problems! He has either had severe constipation or diarrhea! He has been to his GP and his gastroenterologist. The gastroenterologist put him on Linzess, prune juice, MiraLAX and multiple other things! None of them would worked! We consulted with Dr. Haley Smith and now he has a normal bowel movement every day or every other day! It has changed our lives! Thank you so very much