Fungi Causes Cancer?
Research is continuing to show a link between certain types of cancer and infections. Historically there has been a focus on viruses, parasites, and bacteria causing certain cancers.
Seniors and Drug Reactions
It is all too common. Seniors come to our clinic with a list of health issues and a list of prescriptions and over the counter drugs they are taking. After analyzing their symptoms and medications, it becomes apparent that symptoms they are experiencing are not caused by medical conditions but their medications.
VIDEO: Daily Greens and the Brain
In this video, I talk about the many reasons why it is important for your brain health to eat green vegetables and other brain protective nutrients daily.
VIDEO: American Bread Ruins Health
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
Mainstream Medicine Study Confirms Chelation Therapy Significantly Lowers Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
For decades conventional medicine has treated holistic doctors who prescribe chelation therapy to treat patients with cardiovascular disease like we were kooks.
Should I consider being tested for MTHFR?
If you have a family history of heart disease or stroke, migraines, trouble getting pregnant or have a child with Autism you might want to consider reading on to learn more.
If you’re still drinking from cows, it’s time to eliminate dairy and see how much better you feel!
I’d been hearing someone on staff at my clinic coughing throughout the day for at least a couple of weeks.
I’m not one to pry into my employees’ personal lives, but it seemed to be a common occurrence throughout the year, so I decided to inquire.
The Heart Disease Marker Your Doctor Doesn’t Test
An increasing number of cardiologists are challenging the current theory of high cholesterol and heart disease.
“Hidden-in-Plain-Sight” Toxin Raises Your Risk for Developing Diabetes by 65%
It’s one of the world’s most under acknowledged causes of illness. Elevated levels of it are linked to heart disease, impaired cognitive function, chronic fatigue syndrome, immune system dysfunction,
Is the Flu Shot More Effective Than a Placebo?
Peter Doshi, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, concluded that the marketing of the flu vaccine is one of the most “aggressive public health policies today.”
Artificial Sweeteners Increase Diabetes Risk
One of the biggest fallacies in the food industry is that diet sodas are better for you than regular sodas. The premise is that regular sodas are loaded with sugar (which they are) and therefore artificial sweeteners in diet sodas prevent diabetes and weight gain.
Why Diet Soft Drinks Actually Make You Fat
For years, nutritionists and public health experts have focused on the health hazards of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup for their roles raising the risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.
Ozone Therapy & Viral Treatments: Flu, Hepatitis
We’ve spent a lot of time talking about oxidization and oxygen efficiency because it’s a topic that we consider to be very important!
Sarcopenia, the Muscle Wasting Disease
The loss of muscle mass as one ages is a major risk to one’s health.
Sun Avoidance as Dangerous as Smoking
Avoiding sunlight is one of the most dangerous risks to your health! So much so that a recent study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine found that avoiding the sun “is a risk factor for death of a similar magnitude as smoking.”[1]
One Minute With Dr. Stengler: What Is Inflammation?
We’ve all heard of Inflammation, but what is it really?
Testosterone Replacement for Men
Testosterone plays several critical roles in your body.
Service Highlight: Gluten Allergy & Sensitivity Testing
The Stengler Center for Integrative Medicine provides testing for celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.
Nutrient Heroes for Heart Failure
It is a shocker when you or a loved one are told by your cardiologist that you have heart failure. It sounds like an immediate death sentence…but it does not have to be with the right natural therapies that I will give you the inside scoop on.
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Linked to Injuries
You may be aware that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are associated with muscle damage and pain. But even few doctors are aware that a study published in a major medical journal found statin drugs to be associated with an increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries.[1]
Male Testosterone Deficiency Is a Health Hazard
According to a number of modern studies, testosterone deficiency in men can be deadly. Testosterone deficiency is associated with a number of health problems and diseases.
New England Journal Report: Supplement Safety
The media headlines were quite concerning: “Health supplements send 23,000 to emergency rooms in US each year.”[1] Generally when I hear about nutritional supplements being bashed in the media I conduct my own research. Often it is sensationalism and this latest report was no exception.
Interesting Holistic Treatment for Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood in the stool, and weight loss. Over the years I have found that nutritional and holistic methods can help people with this disease quite effectively. However, there are always those who require additional treatment.
Oxidized LDL Cholesterol: The Better Heart Risk Indicator
What is LDL Cholesterol?
LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein) Cholesterol plays many important functions in our body: transporting antioxidants, building muscles, and fighting infection.
Be Wary of New Frankenstein Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
Be wary of a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors. They will certainly be promoted as the new wonder drugs for cardiovascular disease and prevention.
What is a Carb? The Skinny on Carbohydrates
Patients often ask me to better identify how to consume healthy carbs and the right amounts in their diet. Americans have caught on that refined carbohydrates are a big factor for the weight and diabetes problem in America.
Chinese Ginseng: A Super Natural Health Herb
Ginseng has always been one of the top selling herbs. This makes sense as fatigue and “stress” are universal health problems that people use ginseng for. The ginsengs are great examples of what we call “adpatogens.”
When To Worry About Your Blood Pressure
Healthy blood pressure is about more than just hitting a certain target. It’s about consistency.
Is Low Blood Sugar Affecting Your Relationship?
A recent study at Ohio State University, investigated the relationship between anger and blood sugar in 107 couples. The researchers found that people were angrier at their spouse when their blood sugar levels were lower.
Vitamin D: The Sun’s Supervitamin
Vitamin D has many benefits, including supporting a healthy immune system, controlling inflammation of the body, and even weight loss. Most chronic diseases, if not all of them, are related to chronic inflammation.
The Connection Between Poor Sleep and Weight Gain
If you find the biggest roadblock to your diet is willpower, welcome to the club.
Pumpkin Seed Oil For Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence, or the inability to control urination, is a troublesome condition for 60 percent of women and 15 percent of males over the age of 65.
Natural Therapies For Cancer-Related Fatigue
The stress of dealing with cancer and the conventional therapies associated with it such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery can be overwhelming.
Why Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) Is Important In Heart Surgery
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an important supplement for people scheduled for some type of heart surgery. One of the major causes of death after a heart operation is low cardiac output.
How Diabetes Damages Your Brain
Diabetes and dementia are so closely linked that Alzheimer’s disease is sometimes referred to as “type 3 diabetes.” But while the risk is real, having diabetes doesn’t mean you’re doomed to dementia.
Testosterone Replacement
Testosterone replacement therapy was found once again to be safe for men and their prostate health. This newer study is one of several in recent years demonstrating no link between prostate cancer and testosterone replacement.
2 Nutrients That Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk
If most folks know anything about beta-carotene, it’s that this nutrient found in carrots can protect the eyes and help save your vision.
But it could save something even more precious: Your life.
Chamomile Tea: The Secret Brew That Could Add Years To Your Life
There’s no better way to end the day than with a piping hot cup of chamomile tea, and not just because it can help you unwind.
New research shows it could save your life.
Vitamin E Can Protect Your Lungs
You don’t have to be a smoker to get a lungful of toxins with every breath – all you have to do is live in a city, by a factory, or even near a highway. All are major sources of lung-damaging pollution, and that means nearly all of us are exposed every single day.
Pollution Linked to Dementia
Living near a major road or highway might be great for a quicker commute, but it can also speed the aging process in your brain and put you in the express lane for dementia.
Protect Your Right To Take Supplements
Your right to take safe and natural supplements is coming under attack – and it’s time to fight back.
How Your iPad Is Ruining Your Sleep
Getting to sleep isn’t always as simple as turning off the lights and going to bed.
Protect Your Joints & Heart At The Same Time
Arthritis damage isn’t limited to your joints. The same inflammation that leads to pain in your knees can cause damage throughout your body, which is why any plan to beat arthritis has to go beyond fighting pain.
Are you aspirin resistant?
50 million people in the United States are on chronic aspirin therapy.
Glutathione: One Minute with Dr. Mark Stengler
Glutathione is a very important nutrient that’s found naturally in the human body. There have been over 80,000 studies done on this important nutrient, and it has many important functions in the human body.
Dementia Linked To Diabetes, Depression & Low Folate
We all suffer from the occasional “brain fart” as we get older, but mild cognitive impairment is another story altogether. In some cases, it could be the first and only warning sign that you’re at risk for dementia.
Statins Don’t Deliver As Promised
Some of the best-selling drugs on the planet are being sold on the basis of a myth. Big Pharma claims its cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can cut the risk of a heart attack by as much as 50 percent – but that’s a number that doesn’t come close to telling the full story.
One Minute with Dr. Stengler on Hashimoto’s Disease
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis or Hashimoto’s Disease is an autoimmune condition where your immune system attacks your own thyroid gland.
One Minute with Dr. Stengler on T3
What is T3? It’s an important thyroid hormone, known as T3, though its longer medical term is triiodothyronine.
Chronic Fatigue is Officially Recognized!
For years, patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome have gotten the runaround from mainstream doctors, many of whom won’t even acknowledge that this debilitating condition is real.