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Long COVID
Long COVID Isn’t One Disease. It’s Several Overlapping Problems.
Two people catch the same virus and end up with completely different illnesses. That’s the clue most of medicine misses about long COVID: it was never one disease. It’s more like a recipe.
Peptides & Biological Signaling | Part 4
The Peptide Paradox: How Restricting Safe Clinical Access Made the Wild West Bigger
When the system narrows the legitimate path, demand doesn't disappear. It just moves somewhere nobody can track it.
The FDA restricted 19 peptides in September 2023. One month later, tirzepatide was approved for weight loss. Dr. Hartman explains what actually happened.
Peptides & Biological Signaling | Part 3
When the Body Forgets How to Heal
What Peptides Are Actually For
Your body doesn’t forget how to heal all at once. It happens slowly: growth hormone pulses less, sleep gets shallower, injuries take longer, connective tissue stops holding.
Hypermobility
The Pentad Supersyndrome: Five Conditions. One Root Cause.
Connective Tissue & Chronic Illness.
If you’ve been told nothing is wrong but you can’t get off the couch — or you have a folder full of specialist notes and no unifying diagnosis — this framework may finally explain why.
Medical Blindspots | Part 3
Becoming a Medical Feminist
Why Women’s Health Requires a Different Lens
About 80% of the patients Dr. Hartman sees are women. And over the years, he noticed a pattern. This article names six specific ways the system fails them (and why it’s not random).
Medical Blind Spots | Part 2
Medical Gaslighting
When Medicine Says It’s All in Your Head
If you’ve ever been told your symptoms are stress, anxiety, or “just in your head,” you’ve experienced what Dr. Hartman calls medical gaslighting. It’s not manipulation. It’s a structural problem in how medicine handles uncertainty. And it has a pattern.
Medical Blindspots | Part 1
How Often Is Modern Medicine Wrong?
The Pattern No One Wants to Talk About
Some medical errors are just errors. Others become doctrine.
How Much Sun Exposure Do You Need for Vitamin D?
A Doctor’s Guide to Getting It Right
The sun has been vilified for decades, but emerging research shows that avoiding it altogether may be just as dangerous as overdoing it. Dr. Hartman breaks down exactly how much sun you need and how his family navigates this balance every summer.
The REAL Story on Fat
Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Healthy Fats & Seed Oils Misses the Point
Fat is one of the most misunderstood topics in health. Dr. Aaron Hartman explains why the “good fat vs. bad fat” debate misses what actually matters, and how the fats in your body shape every signal your cells send.
Functional Dentistry
Oral Health & Inflammation
What Functional Dentists Actually Look For (And Why)
You can sleep through the night and still never recover. Functional dentists are noticing why airway, breathing, and oral inflammation matter more than most people realize.
Functional Dentistry
Functional Dentistry 101
The Mouth–Body Connection We Keep Missing
Bleeding gums, hormones, fatigue, and stalled healing may be connected. Here’s why functional dentistry treats the mouth as part of the whole body.
When “Healthy Eating” Stops Working
A conversation with Ashley Armstrong on food, energy, and why quality matters more than rules
Dr. Aaron Hartman reflects on a conversation with Ashley Armstrong about real food, Raynaud’s, and why food quality matters more than rules.
The 3 Types of Stress
Why Physical, Emotional, and Biochemical Stress Can Block Healing
Stress isn’t just a feeling. It’s load. Learn the three types of stress that can block healing, and how to identify the one carrying the most weight right now.
2025 Highlights
Don’t Miss the Best of 2025
Catch up on articles that inspired conversations, shared breakthroughs, and empowered healthier, more vibrant lives in 2024.