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Chronic Health Issues
Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Disease
Addressing the Seismic Rise in Chronic Health Issues
Chronic health issues (autoimmune & autoinflammatory) are now the most common medical problems we deal with. How can you protect yourself?
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.
Treating Long COVID
Facing a Real Problem and Moving Forward
Long COVID is an inflammatory response to the original infection. That’s important because post-infectious inflammatory complications are not new.
Detox | Part 1
Is Toxic Load Causing Your Health Issues?
Our bodies are designed to remove toxins as we’re exposed to them … problems arise as toxins build up over time faster than our bodies can remove them.
Connected Health
9 Lifehacks for a Healthy Gut
Whether you’re experiencing digestive issues or just want to optimize your gut, these practical tips can help you take the next step.
Made for Health
What Really Causes Cardiovascular Disease
& How You Can Beat the Odds...
Discover how advanced screening, smart nutrition, and lifestyle tweaks can safeguard your heart.
Mystery Illnesses | Part 3
CIRS: The Poster Child of “Mystery Illnesses”
When Environmental Illness Hides in Plain Sight
Many chronic illnesses appear mysterious because symptoms cross multiple systems. Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) may explain why.
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Chronic Lyme Disease
Demystifying Lyme Disease
Understanding, Diagnosing, & Treating This Mysterious Illness
The number of Lyme disease cases in the US is greater than breast cancer, yet its still widely misunderstood and misdiagnosed.
Age Is Just a Number
Anti-Aging Strategies
Imagine the aging process in your body slowing down. Can we decelerate aging and live a vibrant…
Discover the Health Benefits of Turmeric Ginger Tea | My Daughter’s Daily Elixir
Health Benefits of Turmeric Ginger Tea A Delicious and Nutritious Daily Ritual Do you know what…
Coach’s Corner: What are Healthy Carbs?
Are You Afraid of Carbs? Carbohydrates are a frequent topic of conversation in coaching sessions. My clients…
A New Year Reset with the Fasting-Mimicking Diet
Everyone is talking about anti-aging and anti-cancer therapies these days. They’re looking for a quick fix. …
Cholesterol
There is a very common myth that eating high-cholesterol foods causes elevated cholesterol.This is 100% myth. We’ve…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Last week I talked generally about gastrointestinal disorders. Today I’d like to talk more specifically about irritable…
GI Functional Disorders
All health starts in the gut. This is a mantra that was first echoed in Ayurvedic…
Choosing Healthy Cooking Oils
What’s wrong with seed oils? First, the bad news. This may be surprising, but I’m going to…
Top 9 Myths About Autoimmune Disease
One in 12 Americans has an autoimmune disease, and twenty percent of the population currently has an auto antibody.
Coach’s Corner: Coffee Lovers Rejoice!
I often get questions about coffee. Clients broach the subject with trepidation, sometimes almost whispering, “Do you think…
Top 10 Myths About Heart Disease
Note: This article was updated (April 22, 2024). There is much new research on heart health and…
Food and Mood Part 1: The Role of Inflammation in Anxiety and Depression
Food affects our mood; what we eat directly impacts how we feel. Mood disorders are on…
Coach’s Corner: What’s So Great about Flax Seeds?
If you could take a pill that would help balance your hormones, make you more insulin sensitive,…
Coach’s Corner: Half a Plate of Veggies to Cut the Nutritional Noise
If a quality diet is the foundation of health, filling half of your plate with colorful, nutritionally-dense…
The Power of Fasting
Fasting has been a very popular topic in the media over the past several years, but is…
Coach’s Corner: Enjoying Green Tea
Dr. Hartman has listed green tea as a powerful therapeutic food in many posts on this blog….
The Cause of the Root Cause of Chronic Disease Part I
In the future, the practice of medicine will focus on our cells – their function, metabolism, and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hormone SERIES Cortisol 1 of 2: The King of All Hormones
Cortisol is the the king of all hormones. Ideally, I would have started discussing cortisol at the…
Hormone SERIES Thyroid 3 of 4: Low Thyroid Function(Hypothyroidism)
Thyroid Deficiency: The Epidemic Among Us Low thyroid function, also known as hypothyroidism, is incredibly common and…
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