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Paradigm Shift

Exploring the Impact of Mold & CIRS on Medicine

It would be difficult to overstate how dramatically my medical practice has been influenced by CIRS—not because I went looking for it…

Medical Misinformation | Part 2

Top 10 Myths About Mold

Because I see so many patients affected by mold toxicity, and I hear so much confusion, I’d like to clear the air (literally and metaphorically) by dispelling the top 10 myths I hear surrounding mold-related illness.

Mold Wars

Five Battlegrounds in the ‘Mold Wars’ Debate

There’s a lot of debate, even in the functional medicine world, about chronic illness related to mold toxicity. Let’s look at five specific battlegrounds in the debate.

Mold & CIRS

“Brain on Fire” Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) is a complex, multi-system, multi-symptom disease resulting from a deficient immune response to biotoxin exposure While CIRS affects multiple body systems, it…

Crawlspace Encapsulation to Reduce Mold… Worth it? Effective?

Did you know that 30% of the air in your home comes through the crawl space? Airstacking occurs when air rises in your house and becomes heated. This puts a…

CIRS: A New Paradigm for Chronic Disease | Part 1

Understanding Our Mold Problem

Part 1 of a series on Mold-Related Biotoxin Illness (or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), Dr. Hartman looks at the history, health problems and illnesses posed by mold toxicity in Water Damaged Buildings (our homes).

Made for Health

Finding Balance

TCM & Today's Health Crisis

In today’s high-stress, high-toxin world, where chronic illnesses are on the rise, could the answer lie in a 2,000-year-old tradition?

Woman trapped in a bubble

Made for Health

Healing Hypersensitivity

Understanding & Transforming Our Skyrocketing Sensitivity to Almost Everything

Why are so many people becoming hypersensitive to foods, chemicals, and even technology? Dr. Neil Nathan, a pioneer in integrative medicine, believes that this isn’t a coincidence.

Made for Health

Demystifying Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

A Conversation with Dr. Lawrence Afrin

If ever there were an 8,000-pound invisible elephant in the medical profession’s waiting room, it’s this disease.

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.

Detox | Part 2

A Foundational Detox Plan

Your body is designed to detox. Amplify your natural process to eliminate toxins.

Protecting Your Mind

Essential Strategies to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease

As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s continues to rise, understanding the disease and how to prevent it becomes increasingly crucial.

Man cooking a healthy meal at home

Coach's Corner

Cooking as Self-Care

The Case for Cooking at Home

When you think of self-care what comes to mind? Do you imagine a bubble bath, yoga, or a beach vacation? How do you define self-care?

Prevent Heart Disease with Food

Proactive Prevention for Our Deadliest Disease

Over the last several years, we seem to have lost sight of the most common killer in our country.     Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, accounts for…