Dr. Carpenter is a wonderful doctor. He is easy to talk to and extremely down to earth. To me the most noticable thing about him is that he asks questions and really listens to your answers and responds to you rather then thinkng he already knows everything and it doesn't feel like he just assumes your like everyone else or a textbook. He is just a really great doctor. read more

Really disappointed. The testing my daughter and I did through Cyrex labs was incredibly helpful. It gave me the answers I needed in a way the eliminations diet would still have me guessing. However, Dr. Carpenter charges a hefty office fee and follow up fee, that didn't bring additional value, clarity or information as to what would be the best way to proceed with the results of the testing. After paying for an office visit and follow up call (just the 1/2 hour calls was $175! to which I had to wait 45 minutes for him to call. In the end I called him!) I was told it would be an additional $265 to have him write a letter for my daughter's school regarding her food sensitivities. In total we had already spent close to $1,000 out of pocket, on the office visit, follow up session and testing.I started to feel nickeled and dimed, and clearly my health and my daughter's were not of concern to Dr. Carpenter. It seems to me a Dr. note ought to be included with the charge for an office visit. If I had it to do over again. I would recommend purchasing the Cyrex Labs kits on-line and turning to Dr. Jockers comprehensive resources on-line, which actually give you ideas and recipes for to best manage food sensitivities. read more

I went to see Dr. Carpenter to get a prescription for bioidentical hormones. His staff was very friendly and courteous. I had some troublesome side effects but he adjusted my dose and delivery method at our next appointment. At the second appointment, after we finished addressing the hormone issues I thought the appointment was over. But, he insisted that I listen to long talk about tests that a specific company conducts to check how your immune system reacts to certain foods and additives. It costs about $900 and required four days of prep. I agreed to schedule a blood draw but wanted to see their literature. Dr. Carpenter courteously provided me the literature. I learned the company that gives the test also sells a book about an alkaline diet and sells supplements. I have decided not to see Dr. Carpenter again because I came for one medical service, which is his specialty, and he insisted that I try additional expensive tests and medical services that I had no interest when I went to see him. I think he sincerely believes in these tests, supplements, etc. and wants to help his patients. But, I am not interested in that medical approach, I just wanted female hormone replacement. Here's my advice. I insist on being in charge of my medical care and I like to have a partnership w my doctor. Although I have regular acupuncture treatments, I am very skeptical about western " alternative medicine". If you are looking for a Dr. who will test you for food sensitivities and recommend supplements and probiotics and other healthy life-style guidance he may be your doctor. But he is very top down. He talks, you listen. I plan to show the test literature to my regular doctor, who does immunology research, and if he thinks its worthwhile, I will edit this post. read more

Five years ago after a very stressful year my body fell apart. I stopped sleeping and then everything just tumbled into a large hole of endless sickness and depression. I went to my "family " doctor who tried this and that, did tests, only to say, "well everything looks fine!" I KNEW I was not healthy and I knew that something had happened to cause this. After searching for a while I realized through research that my symtoms matched hypothyroidism. I went to my doctor only to be told I was in need of mental counseling and needed anti depressants and sleeping pills! That voice inside me told me to keep searching and and trying everything i could on my own. I had literally spent thousands of dollars trying to get well. Then one night in desperation a year ago I came across Dr. Carpenters web page and felt an immediate connection. I made an appointment. That was 1 year ago. My life has changed dramatically! I have been to many doctors only to be disappointed at their narrow minded aooroach and their general unwillingness to recognize that each person is a different body and has difffernt reactions to things. I have also been shocked at the general disregard that a lot of Doctors have for patients who have gained knowlege on their own, trying to get answers to help themselves. That was until I met Dr. Carpenter. Here is a doctor who listens carefully to each and every issue you have and tries to create a picture. I would call him a very good diagnostician. He is so approachable and looks at every person individually before treatment. He is a true partner in my health care goals. My life has dramatically improved. I sleep every night, my asthma is gone as is all heartburn and indegestion. All body pain is a thing of the past. Everything is rosy again, and I am able to exercise once again. I owe it to Dr.Carpenter. I have counted on other peoples reviews on many things. I hope that if you have experieced some of the discouragement I have that you will try Dr. Carpenter. read more

Dr. Carpenter is wonderful. At my first appointment I knew I had finally found a doctor willing to get to the bottom of my illness. He LISTENED and noted every single health complaint into his computer (at every visit he opens his computer and we go over everything). He speaks to me as an equal with a sincere concern to help me. I have been seeing him for a year and a half and my health has improved by leaps and bounds. When I told my gynecologist my hair was falling out, I couldn't sleep, and I was having anxiety she told me that was normal for my age (I was 44) and she offered me antidepressants and estrogen. When I began to have joint and muscle pain, insane fatigue, and painful feet two general practitioners diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. They offered me antidepressants. I told all three doctors I could not tolerate those meds and they all said they had nothing else to offer me. Dr. Carpenter ordered extensive blood work and I sent a hair sample in for a tissue mineral analysis. I was a mess! I had adrenal fatigue. My thyroid was not working optimally. I found out my estrogen was fine but my progesterone was very low. My tissue analysis showed I had toxic levels of aluminum and my metabolism was significantly slow (so slow I was not getting proper nutrition). And I was pre diabetic. Dr. C prescribed bio identical progesterone, supplements, and advised me on nutrition. He also showed me how to detox the aluminum from my system. I no longer feel sick all the time. My A1C score is out of the pre diabetic range. The progesterone keeps my anxiety in check and I can handle stress much better. I don't feel unfocused and foggy headed anymore. My joint, muscle, and feet pain is significantly reduced!! And the insane fatigue is gone. I'm finally sleeping! I prayed for relief and God sent me Dr. Charles Carpenter! read more

He listened which was good but he never suggested anything that helped. I'm the one who wanted to try Metformin for PCOS, he never suggested it. That has made me feel better than I have felt in two years. And I suggested to do the Hormone Saliva panel and then he said it was fine, but when I read it thoroughly it said I was estrogen dominant, did he say anything about that? NO! I feel great all month except the week before AF so something has to be up. Also, DO NOT do the food allergies test. It's over $900 and if you google it's not even a reputable test. It's that pseudo science you have to watch out for. It said I shouldn't eat onions, I eat them all the time and feel fine. Do yourself a favor and get the Eat to Live book by Dr. Furhman. It's a plant based diet that has made me feel great! I have lost 20 lbs in a few months and love my food (onions and all!). I've wasted so much money on alternative drs it's just depressing. Overall spent about $3,000 or so going to Dr. C and nothing to show for it. read more

My daughter and I are both patients of Dr. Carpenter. My daughter was desperately ill. Dr. Cy pinpointed the causes of her illness (food sensitivities) with a sophisticated blood test. After years of illness she is now feeling much better. Dr. Carpenter suggested a test for me and we discovered that I, too, had undiagnosed food sensitivities. My symptoms (chest pain, rashes, fatigue) have vanished after avoiding the foods that caused my distress. We each saw multiple doctors, and were tested to food allergies, prior to Dr. Cy. None of the tests administered by these doctors appropriately or adequately addressed our health issues. Thanks to Dr. Carpenter we are both living better lives. read more

I became a patient of Dr. Carpenter's because I had multiple heath issues that have not been resolved for several years. After spending an hour with him going over my lab results for the past year we worked together to develop a plan to resolve each issue. It was so refreshing to meet a Dr. who was willing to take the time to listen to each of my concerns and consider me an active partner in my own healthcare. Dr. Carpenter truly cares about his patients, he is personable and knows his business. I have been under his care for 4 months and I am thrilled with the progress we were making. I continue to recommend him to both friends and family. read more

When I began consulting with Dr. Carpenter, I wasn't looking to solve any health issues per se, instead, I was looking for someone to be my health coach. Thanks to an interest in "biohacking" (using nutrition, exercise protocols, supplements & other techniques to optimize health & performance) my health & energy were already excellent for a 54 year old, but I knew I could benefit from some professional coaching. That's what motivated my search for a integrative doctor and to finding Dr. Carpenter. He's been my coach for over 18 months now & I very much like working with him. He is personable, enthusiastic, a great listener, and a guy who knows his business. I'm currently feeling better than ever & that's saying something considering I've been very healthy & fit all my life. During my last consultation, when I told Dr. Carpenter how excellent I was feeling, he responded "We're just getting started with you RJ!" High praise for Dr. C--five stars! read more

Dr. Carpenter is an exemplary physician. He really knows the clinical science. He truly cares for his patients' well-being; he envisions them experiencing health. He also practices what he preaches. He has helped me resolve chronic, debilitating gastrointestinal problems through the use of targeted supplements, a satisfying change in diet and bioidentical hormones: estradiol/progesterone and testosterone. The improvements these approaches have brought to my life are immense. They manifest in areas beyond improved digestion and elimination. My sleep is vastly improved and so is my level of energy. When I come home from work I have enough energy to take care of my responsibilities rather than needing to nap. Night-time hot flashes have stopped. Important mucosal linings have healed, are moister and more elastic. Similarly my emotions are less brittle and my tolerance for daily life's annoyances is back. Now he is helping me take small steps to restart a regular exercise program (I love Gabrielle Roth's 5 Rhythms) and lose the extra mid-life pounds I put on in the past 2-3 years. My only wish is that conventional medicine and insurance companies recognized the benefits of integrative health practitioners and reimbursed for the hormones and his services! Still its worth it to pay out-of-pocket, my health is so much better. Ahndeed O (pseudonym) read more