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What if medical gaslighting is preventing people from getting the care they truly need?
In this episode of Made for Health, Dr. Aaron Hartman and Dr. Christian Jenski continue their series on medical blind spots by exploring one of healthcare's most damaging challenges: medical gaslighting.
They discuss how patients with chronic symptoms are too often told that "everything is normal" or that their symptoms are caused by stress or anxiety, even when an underlying medical condition has yet to be identified. The conversation highlights why unexplained symptoms should be viewed as unfinished science rather than dismissed as imaginary, and why listening carefully to patients remains one of the most powerful diagnostic tools in medicine.
Through examples including fibromyalgia, perimenopause, POTS, mold-related illness, neurodivergence, autoimmune conditions, and chronic pain, Dr. Hartman and Dr. Jenski explain how curiosity, expanded testing, and a root-cause approach can help uncover conditions that conventional evaluations may overlook.
About the Guest
Dr. Christian Jenski is a triple board-certified physician specializing in emergency medicine, obesity medicine, and functional medicine. He works alongside Dr. Aaron Hartman to help patients uncover the root causes of complex chronic illnesses through a systems-based, evidence-informed approach that integrates lifestyle medicine, metabolic health, cardiovascular prevention, and personalized care.
Key Topics Covered
- What medical gaslighting is and why it happens
- Why unexplained symptoms should not be dismissed
- How chronic illness is often misunderstood in conventional healthcare
- The relationship between fibromyalgia and neuroinflammation
- Why perimenopause symptoms are frequently overlooked
- The connection between hormones, chronic inflammation, and nervous system health
- Why POTS continues to be underrecognized
- How mold-related illness can mimic many chronic conditions
- The impact of neurodivergence and connective tissue disorders on health
- Why environmental exposures and toxic burden deserve greater attention
- The importance of listening to patients and validating their experiences
- How functional medicine approaches complex, overlapping symptoms
- Why curiosity and continued learning are essential for better healthcare
- The role of patient advocacy in navigating chronic illness
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