What We Believe About Health May Be Wrong – The Hidden Blind Spots That Shape Medical Thinking | Inflammation | E134
Podcast: Made for Health | Medical Gaslighting | Lyme | Chronic Infections | Metabolic Syndrome | Insulin Resistance | Mystery IllnessPublished On: Fri Apr 10 2026
Description: 🔥 Ever feel like your symptoms are being dismissed or not fully understood? Read UnCurable to explore a deeper perspective on how health is understood and where medicine can sometimes miss the mark.What if some of what we believe about health today… will one day be seen as completely wrong?In this minisode of Made for Health, Dr. Aaron Hartman introduces a powerful concept: how medicine can sometimes miss the mark through blind spots, misinterpretation, and systemic gaps in understanding.He walks through real historical and modern examples to illustrate how medical thinking evolves, from early misconceptions around infection control to more recent challenges in understanding conditions like chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. The episode also highlights how differences in physiology, especially in women, have sometimes led to missed or delayed diagnoses.This conversation invites listeners to approach health with curiosity and awareness, recognizing that medicine is always evolving and that asking deeper questions can play an important role in better outcomes.Key Topics CoveredWhat medical blind spots are and how they develop over timeA historical example of how handwashing was once dismissed in medicineThe concept of medical gaslighting and how it can affect patientsHow chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia have been misunderstoodThe evolving understanding of brain and immune-related conditionsDifferences in how women and men may experience symptomsWhy heart attack symptoms in women can look differentHow systemic assumptions can lead to missed diagnosesThe importance of questioning long-held medical beliefsWhy staying open to new information matters in healthcareFollow Dr. Aaron Hartman and Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine🌐 Website: https://richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/📺 YouTube: @AaronHartmanMD
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