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Concussions • Pt 2 •
The Concussion Symptoms No One Connects to a Head Injury
Your Gut, Heart, Hormones, & Mood
You rested, the scan was clean, and everyone moved on. But your sleep, your gut, your heart, and your mood never came back. Those scattered symptoms may all trace back to one head injury, and to the single nerve that wires your brain to the rest of your body.
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Dr. Hartman has been involved with clinical research for over 10 years and overseen more than 60…
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It appears that during this pandemic obesity and alcohol consumption are on the rise. Both of these…
In this [long-awaited, yet very timely] podcast episode, Dr. Hartman addresses the third pillar of the foundations of Functional Medicine: Stress & Relaxation. What is stress? How does it affect our health, and is it an issue currently in our culture? What are some new scientific insights that are helping us understand the importance of stress on our health, and what can we do to utilize these new insights to optimize our health? Listen in for answers to these questions and lots of resources to help you manage stress and anxiety effectively.
There have been multiple people asking me about long-term immunity in COVID-19. In this video, I’ll review a…
In this video, we review the European and U.S. data from Worldometers and discuss the different trends…
In this episode, Dr. Hartman continues to explore the first pillar of functional medicine, Diet and Nutrition, by discussing several of the most popular diet trends of today. If you’ve heard of Paleo, Keto, Gluten-free, and Vegan and sometimes wonder what may be the best choice for you, you’ll want to listen in to this episode.
In part three of this series on gastroenterology, Dr. Hartman introduces his Gut Health protocol: the 5R Program.
In this episode, Dr. Hartman begins to discuss the pillars of functional medicine. These are the foundations upon which everything else is built. The first of these is Diet and Nutrition.
In part two of this series on gastroenterology, Dr. Hartman discusses what happens when things go wrong. How do malfunctions in this complex system relate to our health and affect our health?
In this episode, Dr. Hartman of Richmond Integrative and Functional Medicine shares part of his, and his family’s, story that led him to pursue functional and integrative medicine training and to open his functional medical practice.
In part one of this series on gastroenterology, Dr. Hartman outlines the basic systems at work in your GI tract during digestion of foods.
It is important to consider factors that may not only increase longevity but support healthy aging, such as vitamins and supplements.
The ReNew Food Plan prescribed by a Functional Medicine practitioner is a therapeutic, short-term approach followed for a specific amount of time, often used as a first step in: Ridding the body of the most common foods that cause inflammation; Identifying food allergies, sensitivities, intolerances, and triggers; Eliminating foods with potentially addictive and harmful components; and Providing nutritional support for the body’s detoxification systems.
Dr. Aaron Hartman discusses the history of nutritional supplement use in America and how consumers can make better decisions about their safety.
What is Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)? How it was meant to be used? How is it currently used? What are it’s foibles and flaws? And how we move forward? Unless you know how the evidence in medicine is defined and utilized, it is easy to get confused about what the word evidence means and how it is used in patient care.
CIRS: A New Paradigm for Chronic Disease • Pt 5
Appendix
Every symptom cluster, pathway diagram, and lab chart from the CIRS series, gathered in one place for patients and practitioners to reference.
CIRS: A New Paradigm for Chronic Disease • Pt 4
CIRS Treatment Protocol
A year after starting treatment, Steve had his energy, his memory, and his strength back. This is the step-by-step protocol that got him there.
Dr. Hartman reviews popular books for helpfulness and accuracy. Begin your personal and intellectual journey this year.
CIRS: A New Paradigm for Chronic Disease • Pt 3
Understanding the Biotoxin Pathway & Lab Tests for Diagnosis
For a quarter of us, biotoxins never leave. Follow the pathway from exposure to inflammation, and the lab tests that finally make an invisible illness visible.