Tina Marcantel, Naturopathic Medical Doctor - Gold Canyon, Arizona

Kathryn Naifeh

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me that her husband asked an interesting question of her. “What do you and your girlfriends talk about when you all are together?”. She did not have to think about it…her answer came quickly. MENOPAUSE. Oh, how I identified with her quick answer. Until I entered into the season of menopause, it was just a word to me but once I hit my late 40’s and began to experience all that menopause entails, it became a topic of much conversation. At first, the hot flashes and night sweats began to present themselves. Being an eighth child, I went into my natural mode of “buck up, buttercup” and waited anxiously to get through this season of menopause. However, hot flashes and night sweats and difficulty sleeping became more intense but even worse, my mind and attitude became an issue. I became “foggy brained”, a little depressed and super snappy with my husband and children, saying and doing things that just was not me and then living with the guilt of what I had wrongly said and done which made me feel ever further from “normal”! I knew, at this point, I needed to get help and understand how I could get back to normal!

After a very disappointing OB-GYN appointment that really offered very little hope for me from a natural medicine perspective, my next step was to connect with Dr. Marcantel by reading her website and blog posts as well as watch her very informative videos. Reading her book, Imagine: A Whole Different Kind of Medical Care, helped me to see that navigating this season of menopause well was so attainable! I made an appointment with Dr. Marcantel and was so relieved and excited by her encouragement that she could help me.

After taking blood tests and saliva tests with her, she helped me understand the results which pointed to all the reasons why I was struggling in a way that made sense to me. What these tests pointed to was mostly hormonal imbalances, specifically a hormonal imbalance known as “estrogen dominance” which basically is having high estrogen and low progesterone levels throwing the balance of those two hormones off and pointing to all the physical symptoms I was experiencing. With great patience and much knowledge, she came up with a protocol for me which began to make such a difference to my well being within 2 months and has continued to this day. I am so grateful to feel normal again…and so was my family!  As a bonus, Dr. Marcantel shared with me her concept of “food as medicine” and how what we put into our body has a big impact on your hormones and so many other things that affect your well being. She encouraged me to take hold of my health by educating myself and to enjoy foods I never before considered as part of my diet. It has become so fun and empowering to take such good care of myself.

About a year after this journey with Dr. Marcantel, my sister, Rachel (who is also my best girl friend), was diagnosed with breast cancer which took our breath away. We found out it was breast cancer caused by “estrogen dominance”, the same exact hormonal imbalance that Dr. Marcantel discovered and helped me to resolve. My sister, Rachel, has always been diligent to get annual mammograms and doctors checkups, but how quickly a hormonal imbalance threatened to wreak havoc. Thankfully, Dr. Marcantel also began to walk my sister, Rachel, through her breast cancer journey and give her hope to be restored and encouraged. And soon afterwards, she also walked alongside of my 23 year old daughter with her hormonal imbalances.

Dr. Marcantel, thank you for your kind and knowledgeable care for me, my sister, my daughter and all the other patients you have walked through the season of menopause and women’s health issues (many of whom are my friends who have also sought your health care solutions). You made a huge difference in our lives! Keep up the good work in walking alongside of people “In Good Health”.

Rachel B

In January I was diagnosed with breast cancer and was in need of guidance, resources, and support which Dr. Marcantel provided. Since Dr. Marcantel practices integrated medicine, she worked with me, my surgeon, and oncologist to design a plan of care that was specifically tailored to boost and sustain my immune system, minimize inflammation after surgery, and reduce side effects of radiotherapy and pharmaceutical drug therapies. Dr. Marcantel empowered me with strategies for using food as medicine and focusing on effective methods for managing emotional stress while going through treatment. I will forever be grateful to Dr. Marcantel for sharing with me valuable knowledge that equipped me to be fully on my healing journey.

Jamie Faust

Dr. Marcantel is brilliant in getting to the root cause of health concerns and leading you to a healthy, balanced lifestyle! She has very special way of connecting with her patients and understanding the challenges we are all facing today in our health journeys.

Gisele Richardson

Dr. Marcantel is exceptional! She took the time to address all my needs and help me understand what my hormone panel is telling me. She then put a plan in place to help with the necessary adjustments so that I can sleep, feel less anxious, feel focused, end the night sweats, and be in control again. It made a huge difference in my quality of life.

Sally Becker

I was diagnosed with hashimottos about 5 years ago. Since my diagnosis I was put on thyroid medication and changed my diet. I was still not feeling the best and needed help!
This past year I moved to Arizona and started seeing Dr. Tina Marcantel. She is very educated on all aspects of this disease and she has cleared up any misconceptions i may have had regarding my health. Her approach at finding the root cause and improving those aspects has helped me immensely. As I’ve learned from her it’s not just about thyroid medication, there is much more to it.
I’m still learning and still healing as she empowers me to make the right choices for my body and health.
I am forever grateful to Dr. Marcantel for helping me live my best life!

Jamey Kern

Dr. Marcantel has helped me feel myself again. She is a fabulous listener and a great support for helping solve any health issues.

Sean Katzke

Of the many health care providers I’ve seen over the years, Tina is hands down the worst. To start off, she put me on much needed thyroid medication that improved my life immensely. I could no longer function before the medication, so I am thankful she put me on medication initially. That is where my thankfulness ends as 1 year after being on medication they asked me to perform more tests on my testosterone (as well as thyroid) and I questioned how purchasing the very expensive testosterone test again pertained to my treatment of thyroid. Mind you, they don’t take insurance for anything so every test is like $250 (they want you to purchase tests for all kinds of stuff). So I straight up asked if purchasing this testosterone test was a requirement for me to keep receiving thyroid treatment and they said “of course not”. One week later she said I needed to find another doctor and I was left scrambling with 1 month of medication. One thing I’d like to add is they also want you to purchase a bunch of recurring monthly supplements from their own online pharmacy (or they are definitely affiliated somehow). What I’m getting at if you haven’t gathered is these are what we call bottom feeders. They don’t care about helping you, they care about what’s in your wallet. This is well beyond trying to run a business, this is medical malpractice. My current Endo was absolutely appalled at what had happened and promised to never take me off of medication unless I wanted to. Tina Marcantel, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Sandy Messer

I started seeing Dr. Marcantel a little over two years ago. Her kindness and compassion has been superior. We spent the first two years working on getting my hormones, which had been badly out of whack my entire adult life, straight! I can finally sleep at night and I don't struggle with terrible PMS! In the last few months we have started working on weight loss and again Dr M. came to my rescue. To say I am pleased with my experience would be an understatement, I love this doctor!