80% of Heart Disease, 70% of Most Cancers Can Be Prevented by Diet and Lifestyle. Dr. Aaron Hartman

Ep 97: On this episode we are grateful to have Dr. Aaron Hartman. Dr. Hartman is a distinguished medical professional with a deep dedication to integrative and functional medicine. Over the years, Dr. Hartman has accumulated numerous certifications, including a Fellowship from the American Academy of Family Physicians in 2006, board certification in Integrative and Holistic Medicine in 2015, Certification in Functional Medicine in 2017, and Board Certification in Antiaging, Regenerative, Metabolic, and Functional Medicine in 2022.

Dr. Hartman's military service from 2003 to 2007 saw him rise to the rank of Major in the United States Air Force, where he received the Distinguished Service Medal for his service overseas. In 2010, Dr. Hartman founded the Virginia Research Center. In 2012, the Hartmans' moved to a farm outside Richmond, Virginia, where they learned about the interconnections between health, agriculture, and nutrition.

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Breakfast: Coffee with Collagen, Organic, Raw Cream from our Local Cow 2:12
The Journey to Functional Medicine and the Farm 3:12
- Enrolled in Air Force to pay for Medical School
- Wife is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist working with Kids with Special Needs
- Brought a very Small 12 mth Anna into their Home, Born of a Crystal Meth Mother
- Learn to Talk from Eating and Chewing Food – so no Feeding Tube
- Can’t crawl if you have a Feeding Tube in your Stomach
- Reported to Child Protective Services because Wanted to Feed Their Daughter Real Food
- At the Time, Aaron and His Wife are both Doctors, He was a Captain in the Air Force
- Aaron decided to Become Anna’s own Personal, Professional, Personalized Doctor
- Standard of Care takes 20 up to 50 years for New Research to Make it to Practice
- Needed a Farm to Have Control of Their Food
- Over 2 yrs became an Expert in Soil Health and Farm Animals
- Impacted how Dr Hartman takes Care of his Patients
Understanding Soil Health and Nutrition 9:27
- In order to have Healthy Cows, need to have Good Quality Dirt and Grass
- Cows Ferment their Food, so Cows that Eat Corn Ferment that into Alcohol
- That Ends up in the Fat of a Marbled Steak – Creates Fatty Liver
- Human Health is Determined by Soil Health
- Plants, Grass, Extract Small Quantities of Rare earth mineral Our Bodies Need
- Cows that eat Grass Give us the 98 Minerals we need; Cows that Eat Grain Only give us 68 Minerals
Transforming Family Health through Food 14:40
- There is so much in Nature. Kids can Stay Preoccupied just by Playing Outside. Great Education.
- Health Benefits of Essential Minerals from Bone Broth for Soups, Fermented Foods like Sauerkraut
- Health Benefits of Omega-3s, Omega-6s from Flax Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Eggs
- Homemade Granola from the Seeds, Mayonnaise from the Eggs is Food for the Brain
- Son was 6 months old, had bad Asthma and Eczema – afraid he would stop Breathing at Night
- Fed him Homemade Raw Milk Formula and his Asthma and Eczema are Gone
Research to Help Anna 19:07
- SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) or Gene Typos. If you have two copies of that Typo, for example, your ability to recycle a certain B vitamin called Folic Acid is maybe 20%
- Did Gene testing to figure out all the Typos Anna had and gave her those Nutrients Back
- You Can use Physical Activity to Activate the Brain
- Looked into Energy Medicine - Pulse, Electromagnetic Field Medicine used by Elite Athletes
The Shift to Personalized Functional Medicine 21:35
- After 15 Years, Functional Medicine was the Next Logical Add-on
- It Holistic. You should look Your Environment. Which part of the country do you live in? Where were you born?
- Your Home: Do you have a crawl space? Is it gas heated? Is it electric?
- Food: You Should look at the Food You Eat
- You Should Do Advanced Testing. Look at Family Dynamics.
- If you Grew up in Certain Parts of West Virginia, and had Exposure to certain Chemicals, you will see certain Cancers, Not Based on Genes, but Based on the Environment
- Dr Hartman has had over a hundred thousand patient encounters in seven countries over four continents
- He has Seen Fibromyalgia go in Remission, those with Diabetes have their A1Cs come Down to Normal, Nerve Damage from Chemotherapy Resolve
- Head. Heart. Hands. From Dr Hartman’s Seminary Training, Look at All Three to Help Anna and Patients
- Daily Mantra, Prayer: See what Can't be Seen, Hear what Can't be Heard, Diagnose what Can't be Diagnosed.
What Are Our Medical Blind Spots Today 27:07
- Something that’s there but You Can’t See it Yet
- The Doctor who Wanted to Wash His Hands to Prevent Germs was Put in an Asylum
- The Doctor who Came up with a Cancer Cure Lost His Career, Now it’s the Standard
- 1950’s Doctors Would have OK’d Cigarettes
Chronic Disease and Food 30:39
- Hard to Believe, but You Have to Convince Patients that Diet Matters
- 80% of Heart Disease, 70% of Most Cancers Can Be Prevented by Diet and Lifestyle
- Time of Year and Where You Live Influence Your Diet
- In Winter, You Need more Fat and Protein to Maintain Your Body Temperature
- What Grows Naturally Tends to be what You're Body Needs at that Time of Year
- So Eat Real food, Seasonally, As Locally As Possible
- 30 % of all Protein Supplements on the Market are Contaminated with Lead
Healthcare Costs 34:56
- Dr Hartman’s three kids have each only had antibiotics once and only one cavity between them
- That’s All Diet
- Personal Family Experience – Don’t Have doctor Bills
Success Story – Food-is-Medicine is Legit 39:09
- One patient would not cut out the smoking, diet soda, processed foods
- As a result, every two months she needed a prescription for Diflucan
- A second patient had Crohn’s Disease. Put him on an Autoimmune Paleo Diet
- Diet Solved his Uncontrolled Autoimmune Disease - put it into Remission
Final Thoughts 42:23
- Dr Hartman’s book, Uncurable, about his Daughter
- If a little girl in her situation Can Change Her Total Health Trajectory, You Can Do It Too.
The Recipe: Grass-fed Stir-fry with Roasted Broccoli 43:48

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