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Cardiovascular Disease | Part 4
Food as Medicine: Preventing Heart Disease with Diet
Food as Medicine: Preventing Heart Disease with Diet Alone Where’s the proof? For those who have been following me for more than a few days, the statistic that 50%…
Cardiovascular Disease | Part 3
Nutrients that Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
What does a personalized approach look like when working with an integrative functional medicine practitioner to prevent or treat cardiovascular disease? With the aim of reducing the risk of heart…
Cardiovascular Disease | Part 2
Screening for Heart Disease
Last week we started our discussion on cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in our country. We talked about many risk factors and the root causes of heart disease: inflammation,…
Cardiovascular Disease | Part 1
The Cause of Cardiovascular Disease
Over the last several years, we seem to have lost sight of the most common killer in our country. Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease accounts for almost 660,000…
Medical Misinformation | Part 3
Top 10 Myths About Heart Disease
There is so much new research on heart health and how to mitigate our risk for heart disease. Unfortunately, I often hear dated information about heart disease, some of which have even been debunked.
Inflammation
The Underlying Cause of Chronic Disease
Inflammation is a normal response of our body’s immune system … but it can sometimes run amok, leading to all kinds of problems.
Chronic Health Issues
Autoinflammatory & Autoimmune Disease
Addressing the Seismic Rise in Chronic Health Issues
Chronic health issues are now the most common medical problems we deal with. How can you avoid the wave of chronic health issues?
Connecting Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases are the number one killer in our country today. When most people think about cardiovascular disease (CVD), they don’t realize that CVD is actually a part…
The Cause of the Root Cause of Chronic Disease Part III: The Role of Gut Health
How does fasting positively affect your gut health and treat chronic disease? In the past couple of weeks, we’ve alluded to the idea that gut health plays a major role…
Long Haulers: New Disease or Novel Expression of and Old Concept? Post-COVID Inflammatory Syndrome and how we are coming to understand it
Social Media Resources Published: August 19, 2020 It appears that during this pandemic obesity and alcohol consumption are on the rise. Both of these are associated with an increased risk…
Obesity, Alcohol Consumption, and Risk for Severe COVID-19 Disease
It appears that during this pandemic obesity and alcohol consumption are on the rise. Both of these are associated with an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, cardiovascular disease, kidney…
CIRS: A New Paradigm for Chronic Disease | Part 3
Understanding the Biotoxin Pathway & Lab Tests for Diagnosis
In part 3 of a series on Mold-Related Biotoxin Illness (or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), Dr. Hartman unpacks the biotoxin pathway and reviews laboratory tests necessary to diagnose CIRS.
The Underlying Cause of Chronic Disease
In this post, we will explain functional medicine treatment options for inflammation, including different foods to eat, natural supplements, and lifestyle changes.
A Real Answer for Chronic Disease
Most individuals don’t recognize that fatigue, digestive issues, aches, pains, allergies, mood swings … are not just annoying symptoms but are early clues to underlying biological dysfunction that may develop into a full blow disease over time…