Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Food can heal or food can harm. Food can inflame or it can calm the body. The details matter.

6 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise educational video, Dr. Aaron Hartman explains how the foods we choose can either promote healing or cause harm. He contrasts inflammatory, processed foods and trans fats—which disrupt gut health, hormone balance, and sleep—with nutrient‑dense options rich in healthy fats, omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids. He highlights that saturated fat is an essential fatty acid necessary for survival. Dr. Hartman emphasizes the importance of accurate nutritional information and points viewers to multiple resources: his book Incurable from Hopeless Diagnosis (which includes a nationwide food‑sourcing guide) and the online course Connect to Health, which offers a self‑directed food‑based healing plan. He concludes with a call to action, urging viewers to follow his platform and begin a personalized healing journey through proper nutrition.

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Food can heal or food can harm. Food can inflame or it can calm down. The devil's always in the details. So what I mean, if you eat inflammatory foods, processed foods, trans fats, all this stuff, it's going to mess up your gut, it's going to affect your hormones, it's going to affect your sleep versus if you eat nutrient dense foods, it's going to be anti inflammatory healthy fats, healthy omega 3s, healthy omega 6s. Did you know saturated fat is an essential fatty acid? You actually need saturated fat to live. There's a whole host of things that can impact your health and having the right nutritional information and knowing what to do can have a massive impact on your health. We have so many resources on our website. In my book Incurable from Hopeless Diagnosis, we actually have a nationwide food sourcing guide and our course Connect to Health, we actually guide you on a self directed food path. Food can heal if you're doing the right stuff or it can harm if you're doing the wrong stuff. If you'd like to get on the right path, follow us and get on your healing path today.