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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
In Part III, Dr Aaron Hartman, a functional medicine practitioner, explains the liver detoxification process as part of body’s natural detoxification.
Toxin Exposure & Chronic Disease
In Part II we will review the literature for toxin exposure and links to chronic disease.
Functional Medicine: A Primer
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.
Treatment Options from an Integrative & Functional Medicine Perspective
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.
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.
Working with a Functional Medicine Practitioner
Functional Medicine practitioners promote wellness by focusing on the fundamental underlying factors that influence every patient’s experience of health and disease.
Why Eat Organic Foods?
Adopting an organic lifestyle helps to enhance the health of ecosystems, organisms—and you.
The 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.