Kara Fitzgerald, ND, received her doctor of naturopathic medicine degree from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She completed the first Counsel on Naturopathic Medicine-accredited post-doctorate position in nutritional biochemistry and laboratory science at Metametrix Clinical Laboratory under the direction of Richard Lord, PhD. Her residency was completed at Progressive Medical Center, a large, integrative medical practice in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Fitzgerald is the lead author and editor of Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine and is a contributing author to Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine and the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)’s Textbook for Functional Medicine. With the Helfgott Research Institute, Dr. Fitzgerald is actively engaged in clinical research on the DNA methylome using a diet and lifestyle intervention developed in her practice. The
first publication from the study focuses on reversal of biological aging and was published 04-12-2021 in the journal Aging. She has published a consumer book titled
Younger You as well as a companion cookbook,
Better Broths and Healing Tonics and has an application-based
Younger You Program, based on the study.
Dr. Fitzgerald is on the faculty at IFM, is an IFM Certified Practitioner and lectures globally on functional medicine. She runs a Functional Nutrition Residency program, and maintains a podcast series, New Frontiers in Functional Medicine and an active blog on her website,
www.drkarafitzgerald.com. Her clinical practice is in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
Additional publications
Colon and rectal cancers on the rise in younger people
Sperm quality improved by antioxidants from walnuts
Twice weekly Iyengar yoga for depression
New therapy option for extreme asthma/IgE cases
Insecticides and Children’s Behavior
Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen 2017 Updates
E-Cigs Carcinogenic at High Power
Curcumin May Reduce Risks of Oral Steroid Medication
Lactobacillus Probiotics for Depression
How Does Your Diet and Activity Regime Compare with the Healthiest-Heart Tribe’s?
Don’t Let Your Gluten-Free Diet Put You At Risk For Diabetes
Massive success for deadly sepsis treatment using nutraceuticals and low dose steroids
Why do some people eat non-food items?
How global warming may increase your risk for diabetes
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