Dr. Aaron Hartman on Functional Medicine and Biohacking to Rewire the Brain and Heal the Body

Episode Highlights With Aaron His own amazing story with adoption and using functional medicine to help his children How he was able to use these techniques to help his daughter who they were told would never walk or talk or even crawl Fascinating therapies he learned about for his daughter that are helpful to many of his other patients More reasons to avoid processed foods and vegetable oils and how these foods can affect the brain His foundational principles of health that are important before considering more advanced methods The real data on omega-3 and omega-6 balance What happens when we consume too much omega-6 and how this affects the brain Why vegetable oils are partially plasticized and how these integrate into the cell membranes and hormones Why women actually need more protein per pound of bodyweight than men The average American is dehydrated and how this impacts health on many levels How trace minerals can improve health What peptides are and how he uses them with his children and with patients How peptides can tell hormones what to do Insulin was the first peptide we started using at large scale Why being hypermobile in kids comes with a 400% increase in chance of spectrum disorders and what to learn from this How the body is electric and how to support your body's electrical system The science of meditation and how it physically improves health in a profound way Resources We Mention Dr. Hartman - website Eidon trace minerals Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl