Dr. Mark A. Scott, Founder of Total Health Center, Expert in Functional Medicine

Mark A. Scott, D.C.,C.N.S.,C.F.M.P. has been in the healthcare field since 1996. He is the founder of the Total Health Center, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner and Board Certified in Integrative Medicine. He has been described as enthusiastic, energetic, motivational, inspiring, and informative. He listens and answers questions; contributes information; and is genuinely concerned with each patients recovery and  health. He loves what he does and  it shows.

As a healthcare practitioner, author, lecturer and perpetual seeker of knowledge, Dr. Scott is well respected and looked to as an expert in the natural health care field. In addition, he has given hundreds of health care seminars. He is enthusiastic about talking to people. His mission is getting people better and keeping them healthy.

With my service oriented staff and the right treatment, I can help you. Please contact me today to schedule your appointment!

Hand sprinkling natural sea salt over a nutrient-dense whole-food meal.

Salt Is Not the Enemy: The Problem With Automatic Salt Restriction

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“Salt causes high blood pressure.” That statement has been repeated so often that most people accept it as a universal truth. It is not. Salt can raise blood pressure in people who are salt-sensitive. But people do not all respond to sodium in the same way. Some experience a meaningful change, many experience only a small change, and others experience…
Woman overlooking a sunrise with artistic cellular imagery representing the body's metabolic adaptation and healing during prolonged fasting.

What Happens When You Stop Eating? The Remarkable Healing Intelligence of Fasting

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What Happens When You Stop Eating? The Remarkable Healing Intelligence of Fasting For most of human history, people did not eat three meals a day with snacks in between. Food availability changed with the seasons, the success of a hunt, the quality of a harvest, and simple circumstance. Sometimes there was abundance. Sometimes there wasn't. The remarkable part is that…
Collagen-rich foods including bone broth, slow-cooked beef, chicken, eggs, citrus fruit, and collagen peptides arranged on a wooden table.

Why Your Body Stops Making Enough Collagen—And What You Can Do About It

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Collagen keeps your skin, joints, bones, and connective tissues strong, but production naturally slows with age. Discover the surprising glycine bottleneck, how collagen peptides work, and five practical ways to help your body build collagen naturally.
Woman looking fatigued while reviewing normal lab results, representing persistent symptoms despite normal blood work.

“My Blood Work Is Normal”… So Why Do I Feel So Terrible?

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Many people are told their blood work is "normal" but still struggle with fatigue, brain fog, digestive problems, weight gain, or simply don't feel like themselves anymore. In this article, Dr. Mark Scott explains why symptoms often develop long before disease appears on routine laboratory tests, how the body adapts to stress and imbalance, and why asking better questions can…