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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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CIRS: A New Paradigm for Chronic Disease • Pt 2

Diagnosing CIRS

CIRS follows a proven diagnostic sequence, from exposure history to symptom cluster analysis, that has already identified the illness in more than 10,000 patients.

CIRS: A New Paradigm for Chronic Disease • Pt 1

Understanding Our Mold Problem

About half of U.S. buildings have water damage, and a quarter of us are built to hold on to whatever grows there. This is how mold becomes an unnamed epidemic.

liver detoxification process

In Part IV. Dr. Hartman outlines a 6–10 week detoxification plan.

liver detoxification process

In Part III, Dr Aaron Hartman, a functional medicine practitioner, explains the liver detoxification process as part of body’s natural detoxification.

liver detoxification process

In Part II we will review the literature for toxin exposure and links to chronic disease.

liver detoxification process

In this four-part series I would like to paint a picture of our current state of toxin exposure and help guide you through an orderly program to maximize your body’s natural ability to expel these substances—a process commonly called detoxification.

While we are increasingly hearing more about inflammation, few of us understand the good purposes inflammation plays in our body or when those good purposes move to dysfunction.

The embedded presentation was originally delivered at Heartfest Richmond on August 26, 2017

woman suffering from Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Just as the causes and associated triggers for CF/FMS are diverse, so are the treatments. The ultimate goal is to address the underlying root causes and let your body reboot itself.

woman suffering from Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

So, what exactly are Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FM/CFS)? The short answer is we still don’t know. The long answer is the following…

functional medicine sleep and insomnia suggestions

Achieving better sleep can lead to many health improvements. This list of suggestions for better sleep is not meant to be
implemented in its entirety. Instead, pick three to four changes to implement to improve sleep quality.

In this post, we will explain functional medicine treatment options for inflammation, including different foods to eat, natural supplements, and lifestyle changes.

In part II of our series, we look at five common causes of inflammation: trauma, infections, deficiencies, toxins, and stress.

While we are increasingly hearing more about inflammation, few of us understand the good purposes inflammation plays in our body or when those good purposes move to dysfunction.

Richmond Times Dispatch readers nominated 128 practices and voted 2,442 times for eight finalists. Dr. Aaron Hartman was the first runner up.

Functional Medicine practitioners promote wellness by focusing on the fundamental underlying factors that influence every patient’s experience of health and disease.

Adopting an organic lifestyle helps to enhance the health of ecosystems, organisms—and you.

functional medicine matrix

In the Functional Medicine Matrix, the body’s function is viewed in light of seven fundamental systems. It takes into account how the environment interacts with your genes and can result in health or 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…

Functional Medicine is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century.