As 2023 draws to a close, here’s the content you liked most this year, and as usual it aligns with what we loved as well.
Going beyond longevity and epigenetics, this year we covered a wide range of cutting-edge topics – from SPMs, urolithin A and OS-01 peptides, to nuanced thinking and recontextualizing established themes such as optimizing exercise for women’s health and hormones, and building stress resilience through the microbiome.
This year also marked the publishing of our second bio age-reversing case series study in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Aging. I’m thrilled with this extension of our Younger You research – especially that our participants were all women (compared with men in our first study), and that the average bio age reduction was 4.60 years after just 8 weeks!
I hope you enjoy reviewing this content with us, including our popular epigenetically-targeted recipes, and catching up with any you may have missed along the way. I look forward to what 2024 will bring for all of us.
– DrKF
Top 5 New Frontiers in Functional Medicine Podcast Episodes
Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators: As Close to a Panpharmacon as We Can Get?
When it comes to foundational supplements, fish oils have stood the test of time as an important source of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA that have been lost…
Evidence-Based Dietary Approach to Improve Health and Stress Resiliency Through the Microbiome
I’m so happy to be here with Dr. Vincent Pedre to dig into emerging science on the microbiome because as Dr. Pedre preaches: it all starts with the gut. On…
Optimize Women’s Exercise According to Hormone Levels, with Dr. Stacy Sims
Today we are taking on a revolutionary and provocative topic that can be quite liberating for women – a deep dive into how to optimize exercise training and performance from…
Reframing Microbiome Support for Functionality, with Dr. Heather Zwickey
I first met Dr. Heather Zwickey when she was my immunology professor in medical school and made sure to stay in touch with her ever since. Her command of the…
How to Be Your Own Genetic Engineer, Save Money, and Live Longer, with Dr. Michael Roizen
Dr. Michael Roizen is an extraordinarily well-read, well-researched, and experienced physician in the field of longevity medicine. He dates his first interest in the field back to 1979 as head…
Top 5 Blog Articles on drkarafitzgerald.com
Evaluating Estrogen Detoxification to Understand Breast Cancer Risk
Breast cancer may affect as many as 1 in 8 women. It’s important for patients and providers to understand the role that estrogen detoxification plays in breast cancer so that…
Urolithin A: The Game-Changing Nutrient for Healthy Aging
When a team of scientists from EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, set out to thoroughly study the health benefits of pomegranates, they discovered something truly remarkable…
Exercise for Longevity – Here’s How To Do It
The right kind of exercise is an anti-aging elixir that spins the biological clock in reverse: when you look at the lifestyle habits of healthy centenarians, a commonality among all…
How the OS-01 Peptide Works to Reverse Skin’s Biological Age
When we’re young, building a skin care routine is relatively simple: a face wash, moisturizer and sunscreen will do the trick. But as we grow older and develop visible signs…
The 12 biological hallmarks of aging viewed through a functional medicine and functional longevity lens
In the fields of functional medicine, functional longevity and epigenetics, research is moving quickly – and so spending time delving into the scientific literature and discussing new findings with other…
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Top 5 Most Accessed Recipes
Tomato Cauliflower Rice
If you’re short on time, this is the perfect dish to prepare in advance to enjoy with your favorite protein for an easy and quick lunch or dinner. The recipe…
Exercise Recovery Smoothie
After exercise, food sources of antioxidants (in other words, all the ingredients in this recipe) are fabulously regenerative for the body. This recipe is also chock-full of electrolytes (such…
Epinutrient Minestrone
This soup is nothing short of an epinutrient extravaganza! Yes, it has beef liver, but it’s mixed with turkey inside a delicious meatball, so it’s not an overwhelming flavor. There is…
Super-Hydrating Electrolyte Formula
This is our favorite electrolyte recipe, adapted from the World Health Organization. You can also supplement with a few drops of liquid trace minerals and a smidge of fruit juice…
Leaky Gut Bone Broth
Bone broth (or stock) is fabulous for healing intestinal permeability. It contains collagen, which nourishes the intestinal lining and reduces inflammation.