Foundations of Functional Medicine

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. He shares how adopting their children and handling the challenges of raising kids with special needs led to significant lifestyle changes and to a questioning of his own approach to practicing medicine. He also shares a glimpse at some of the dramatic changes that he and his wife observed in their children’s health and developmental progress. In the second part of the episode, he addresses the question, “What is integrative and functional medicine?” Many people have begun to hear about it, but often still have questions about what it really means and how it is different, and similar to, conventional medicine. He explains that functional and integrative medicine is a patient-centered, systems approach that seeks to stretch beyond treating  and managing symptoms to discover the root causes of disease. He discusses how sleep, relaxation, exercise and movement, nutrition, stress, and relationships affect our health and how functional and integrative medicine view these factors as foundational to the pursuit of wellness and health. The ultimate goal is wellness, not maximizing medical interventions. Links: Cerebral Palsy Growth Chart Quell Device Dr. Amy Yasko, MD Academy of Integrative and Holistic Medicine Dr. Alan Gaby, MD Dr. Joseph Pizzorno Textbook of Natural Medicine The Institute for Functional Medicine PEMF Info Mark Hyman, MD Dale Bredesen, MD Alessio Fasano, MD Zonulin Research Article for Zonulin and Leaky Gut Tree Reference from Blog

In this episode, Dr. Hartman of Richmond Integrative and Functional Medicine begins to discuss the pillars of functional medicine. These are the foundations upon which everything else is built. The first of these is Diet and Nutrition. You can listen in as he explores these modifiable lifestyle factors and learn more deeply how they affect our health. There are as many different diets as there are people groups on the planet. So the question is this—how can diets in such different people groups, in different climates, and different places in the world have the same relative outcome, longevity and health? Links: Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration” Weston A Price "The Soil and Health: A Study of Organic Agriculture" Sir Albert Howard Phytonutrient Spectrum Food Guide Sauerkraut recipe

In this episode, Dr. Hartman continues the discussion of the first pillar of functional medicine, Diet and Nutrition. This episode continues where episode 2 left off and looks more deeply into specific diets trending today. If you’ve wondered what is the difference between Paleo, Autoimmune Protocol (AIP), Nutritional Ketosis (or Keto), Grain-free vs. Gluten-free, Vegetarian or Vegan as well as which diet may be the right one to choose to support your own health goals, this episode will be both accessible and informative. Links Mentioned: The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Terry Wahls, MD Dale Bredesen, MD Dean Ornish, MD Detox Food Plan Article on Efficacy of AIP Diet for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Whole 30 The Wahls Protocol The End of Alzheimer's The Autoimmune Paleo Plan www.siboinfo.com Anti-Candida Diet Info about FODMAP diet GAPS diet All Diets from IFM on Our Website

In this [long-awaited, yet very timely] podcast episode, Dr. Hartman addresses the third pillar of the foundations of Functional Medicine: Stress & Relaxation. What is stress? How does it affect our health, and is it an issue currently in our culture? What are some new scientific insights that are helping us understand the importance of stress on our health, and what can we do to utilize these new insights to optimize our health? Listen in for answers to these questions and lots of resources to help you manage stress and anxiety effectively. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky CDC study 2012 APA reference on stress Blog Post on Sleep Altered Traits by Daniel Goleman PhD 4-7-8 Technique The Float Zone (local to us, but have great educational info about floating as well) Muse™️ HeartMath Alpha-Stim BrainWave™️ Binaural beats app