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Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 6
Progesterone: The Elder Sister
When I began studying medicine in 1996, I was told that after a woman had a hysterectomy or went through menopause she no longer needed progesterone. It was thought that…
Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 5
Estrogen: The Younger Sister
There are over 400 critical functions in the body involving estrogen! We need estrogen and tend to feel that powerfully when it’s lacking…
Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 3
Insulin Resistance: Our Sticky Problem
...and surprisingly simple solutions
Insulin resistance affects 80% of Americans, raising heart-disease risk by 40%. Discover the nutrient shown to be 4× more effective than the top diabetes drug, plus easy, proven steps to regain metabolic health.
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…
Why Hypermobility Makes You Anxious
Your anxiety may start in your connective tissue
You’re sitting with your family, the house is quiet, and your body still won’t settle. There may be a physical reason for that, and it isn’t in your head.
How to Do an Oil Change for Your Own Body
The functional-medicine case for fat as medicine
You can stop buying bad oil tomorrow and still be carrying years of it, built into your cells. Dr. Aaron Hartman on how to do an oil change on your own body: the clinical protocol for clearing damaged fat and rebuilding with clean fat.
Concussions | Part 3
The Fire That Won't Go Out
Why You're Still Not Recovering From a Concussion (and the Road Back)
You rested. You waited. And months, even years later, you’re still not yourself. The problem usually isn’t how hard you were hit; it’s that the inflammation never switched off. Here’s why the fire keeps burning, and the root-cause plan that puts it out.
Concussions | Part 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.
Concussions | Part 1
Your Brain on Fire: What a Concussion Actually Is (and Why the MRI Says You're Fine)
A normal MRI doesn’t mean your brain is fine. A concussion is a secondary inflammatory cascade, a brain on fire, and an old hit you barely remember can be what set up the illness you’re fighting today. Dr. Aaron Hartman on what a concussion actually is.