Many people come to the Stengler Center for a more comprehensive approach to losing weight.  Patients of all ages come for our expertise in weight loss and management. Dr. Stengler will pinpoint the cause(s) of weight gain and through exercise, targeted nutrition, and balancing hormones their patients are usually able to lose significant weight and keep it off. The number of overweight Americans continues to rise. Current statistics show that two-thirds of American adults are overweight and one-third are obese. Obesity means one has excess weight and body fat. More specifically obesi ..read more

In this video Dr. Stengler talks about a very common problem among women today: Estrogen Dominance. VIDEO TRASCRIPTION **Begin Transcription** Hi I’m Dr. Mark Stengler and today I talk to the women out there about estrogen dominance, a very common problem we see with our patients very common in the American population. And so if you have conditions such as autoimmunity, cervical dysplasia, breast tenderness or fibrous cystic breast disease, maybe had a history of breast cancer, endometrial thickening, or endometrial cancer, endometriosis, infertility, osteoporosis, polycystic ovary syndrome ..read more

The Silent Thyroid Epidemic Perhaps you are one of the millions of Americans who have one or more signs and symptoms of low thyroid such as fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, poor memory and focus, and depression. Yet your doctor runs a basic thyroid test and tells you that all is well. Things just do not seem to add up. There is a good chance you do have a thyroid problem…but just not what your doctor thinks. I have found in my 26 years of practice and research that the frequency of thyroid disease in America is closer to 25% of the American population! And there are so many signs and symptoms t ..read more

Is Your Weight Gain Caused by Your Antidepressant? Drugs and more drugs. It is incredible to think that 60 percent of Americans take prescription drugs. And of course, if you add in over the counter drugs… it is a lot of drugs circulating throughout the bodies of Americans! There are several drugs that can cause weight gain. In this article, I am going to focus on antidepressants and their relationship to weight gain. Let me start with a couple of questions. When you or a loved one were prescribed an antidepressant, were you told that one of the potential side effects is weight gain? I have se ..read more

Eliminate Your Pain Drugs with Proven Natural Pain Reliever…. “Doc, my knee pain and elbow pain have been a problem for years. I know this ibuprofen can’t be good for me, but I have to take it every day, or the pain is just too much!” Paul, a 62-year-old electrician, had come to my office regarding his arthritis pain. I have heard his story many times over the past 25 years of clinical practice. In his case, we had many tools at our clinic to help him-cold laser therapy, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, and even his own stem cells. But due to his financial situation, I decided to re ..read more

Popular Thyroid Medication Not Effective for Seniors The most widely prescribed drug in most states in America is Levothyroxine, also known as Synthroid. More than 120 million prescriptions for Levothyroxine are given by doctors every year in the United States. This medication is commonly prescribed to seniors, as hypothyroidism is more common in the aged. However, as I have pointed out before, Levothyroxine is often not the best way to treat hypothyroidism for those who need thyroid replacement. A very recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicinestudied the effect of Levothyroxin ..read more

Did you know that American bread can be as detrimental to your health as simple sugar and insulin resistance is epidemic in America? Watch this video to learn more **BEGIN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT** Did you know that American bread can be as detrimental to your health as simple sugar? You see refined bread products in America act like simple sugar in the body. And we know that insulin resistance is epidemic in America with insulin resistance as your blood sugar levels rise. So does the hormone insulin, because its job is to transport that blood sugar or glucose into your cells. And when insulin is spi ..read more

  Dr. Mark Stengler, Best Selling Author, Naturopathic Medical Doctor & Founder for the Stengler Center of Integrative Medicine, was recently chosen as Doctor of the Decade by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP.) Inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in... The post Dr. Mark Stengler awarded Doctor of the Decade by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) appeared first on Dr. Mark Stengler | Naturopathic Medical Doctor ..read more

The Silent Thyroid Epidemic Perhaps you are one of the millions of Americans who have one or more signs and symptoms of low thyroid such as fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, poor memory and focus, and depression. Yet your doctor runs a basic thyroid test... The post The Silent Thyroid Epidemic appeared first on Dr. Mark Stengler | Naturopathic Medical Doctor ..read more

Is Your Weight Gain Caused by Your Antidepressant? Drugs and more drugs. It is incredible to think that 60 percent of Americans take prescription drugs. And of course, if you add in over the counter drugs… it is a lot of drugs circulating throughout the... The post Is Your Weight Gain Caused by Your Antidepressant? appeared first on Dr. Mark Stengler | Naturopathic Medical Doctor ..read more