Thomas Cataldo L.Ac

Thomas Cataldo is a licensed acupuncturist in Texas. He has over 10 years of clinical experience, and his specialties include:

• Pain Management (Back Pain, Neck & Shoulder Pain, Migraine, Cluster and Tension Headaches, Knee Pain, Sciatica, etc.)
• Neurological Conditions (Bell's Palsy, Neuropathy, Trigeminal Neuralgia, etc.)
• Stress Management
• GI Issues (IBS, Constipation, Leaky Gut, Acid Reflux, etc.)
• Wellness & Longevity Care
• Male & Female Infertility

Education, Training, and Experience

Thomas Cataldo was born and raised in a traditional family in Long Island, NY. His training in engineering and computers gave him a unique perspective. After suffering from seven successively more serious concussions from sports and accidents he became an inconvenience to the western medical establishment which had no answers. After several years of no help from western doctors who only offered drugs with nothing but side-effects, he was alone and without any direction as to how to cope. Then, after fourteen (14) years filled with constant pain from headaches, he took it upon himself to research everything in the public library about health, since there was no internet to speak of back then. He then designed a health program for himself consisting of a diet and exercise which featured no alcohol, no sugar, no starch and only healthy proteins and fats and green vegetables. Combined with a simple exercise program of aerobics, calisthenics and Tai Chi, it took only a few months before all pain was gone. Now over twenty-five years later, that program has been fine-tuned and adjusted for both modern discoveries about health and the steady decline in the food supply. This experience would later be a driving force to explore more about TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine.)

After twenty years in computers from 1980 to 2000, he entered the finance sector and became a Certified Financial Planner (CFP.) This career choice made it obvious to him how corrupt and soulless the pursuit of money can be, while money itself is necessary to live in our modern society. It also demonstrated how the people and companies of the industry are unbalanced in so many ways. Employees over-working creates a class of people with neck and back problems from too much computer work. Also too many hours spent in an environment of poorly ventilated buildings and not enough time in nature create a host of other problems as well, many being stress related.

Pain Management Training

Pain management is his main area of expertise. Combining acupuncture with other techniques such as cupping, topical herbal medicines, heat therapy and others provides for a very effective treatment for a wide range of pain from arthritis to sciatica. There have been times when a single acupuncture needle has reduced a patient's pain by more than half within minutes.

Fertility Training

Thomas Cataldo has treated many people for fertility issues with a large number of successes helping couples conceive as well as inducing labor. As a father himself he knows the stress and anguish of miscarriages and the toll it takes on a marriage as well as the constant reminder of time ticking away.

Internal Diseases Training 

Thomas Cataldo has treated gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, constipation, acid reflex, and many other internal diseases. His self-education in nutrition gives him a unique perspective on dietary coaching to patients. Such coaching increases success and decreases relapse rates.

Western Versus Eastern Medicine

It is said that what western medicine calls a specific disease, TCM may have many different diagnoses, depending on the patient. With a robust diagnostic technique rooted in Yin and Yang TCM is able to much more accurately describe a condition and in so doing is better equipped to treat it. We warmly welcome you to visit East West Natural Health Care to boost your immunity.

Our Uniqueness

What can Thomas Cataldo do for you? With a lifetime of experience and a personal success using only diet and exercise as a remedy, Thomas Cataldo is uniquely equipped to advise patients on how best to manage their own health. He believes that we are all our own best doctor and that it is up to the individual to take responsibility. It is a journey wrought with many pitfalls and advice that is not based in proper diagnostic technique. Learn ways to reduce stress and inflammation, which he believes is responsible for the majority of problems, by making simple diet and lifestyle changes. Beyond that, seek balance. When this journey to health begins, you will lose some friends but gain others. This is a natural part of your evolution. But when you wake up pain free and enjoy the changes that free you, you will not regret a single thing.

Our Goal

At East West Natural Health Care, we recognize that health challenges can encompass various aspects of your life. Thomas Cataldo calls them the Four Pillars of a good life. 1-diet & exercise, 2-relationships, 3-sleep, 4-work and hobbies. Many of us have one or more issues in some of these areas. By addressing them we can, together, help you to build a happy and healthy life.