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POTS Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

Unveiling the Mystery of POTS | Part 1

A Mystery Illness Sweeping the Country

What are the Key Things You Need to Know About POTS? Do you Suspect That You or a Loved One are Affected by POTS? Recently I’ve noticed POTS and dysautonomia…

The Connection Between Hypermobility and Autoimmune Disease

The Supersyndrome | Part 4

The Connection Between Hypermobility & Autoimmune Disease

Autoimmune disease is a condition I frequently see in patients with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder. In this article, I’ll highlight the chain of conditions that lead from hypermobility to autoimmune disease….

Detox | Part 1

Is Toxic Load Causing Your Health Issues?

There are over 80,000 chemicals currently recognized by the EPA, yet less than 2000 of these have actually been evaluated for safety.   Toxins have been linked to nearly every…

Elevated Testosterone

In our first post on testosterone for women, we talked about how low testosterone is a common finding caused by stress and aging in women. Conversely, elevated testosterone can actually…

Testosterone and Women’s Health

When we think of testosterone, we often think of it in relation to men’s health, but it is a crucial hormone for women’s health as well.  This important hormone is…

DHEA Blog

Although DHEA is one of the most commonly overlooked hormones, it is a master hormone responsible for the creation of cortisol, testosterone, and estrogen.   While cortisol, testosterone, and estrogen…

Foundations of Functional Medicine: Episode 1

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.

GI Tract Function & Health – Where It All Begins

In part one of this series on gastroenterology, Dr. Hartman outlines the basic systems at work in your GI tract during digestion of foods.

CIRS: A New Paradigm for Chronic Disease | Part 4

CIRS Treatment Protocol

In Part Four, Dr. Aaron Hartman takes us step-by-step through CIRS treatment protocol, the process for biotoxin-related illnesses.

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.

liver detoxification process

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.

woman suffering from Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A Functional Medicine Perspective on an Old Friend

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…

The Underlying Cause of Chronic Disease

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

The Underlying Cause of Chronic Disease

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.