BRCA1 and Alzheimer’s
Protective BRCA1 protein levels are lower in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s.
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
New Data Suggest More is Not Better With Regard to Flu Vaccines
“The perception that current vaccines are already highly effective in preventing influenza is a major barrier to game-changing alternatives.
Pumpkin Pie
Another fabulous holiday recipe for you. Whether you have any dietary restrictions or not, this is a delicious and healthy lower-carb version of a classic pumpkin pie.
Musings from PLMI’s Third Annual Thought Leaders Consortium: The Future of Genomics in Healthcare
It wasn’t that long ago I was playing Pong on Atari with my best friend Kevin. Or popping open that ubiquitous AOL tin to harvest the CD with free AOL hours. Or even searching for a working bottle of white-out for my early college term paper typos. And now here we are, plunged headlong into…
Episode 7: From Cell to Soul: A Functional Approach to Women’s Hormone Management with Sara Gottfried, MD
Dr. Kara Fitzgerald & Sara Gottfried, MD Dr. Sara Gottfried has elegantly distilled her years of clinical experience and thousands of patient contacts into a user-friendly body of knowledge for physician and layperson alike. She’s truly a functional/systems medicine pioneer, combining the best of scientific data with the art (and heart) of medicine. An expert…
healthRESET Testimonial
I was happy and excited to have my mom on board for our healthRESET. Listen to our brief chat post detox below! Be sure to sign up for our next detox happening soon!
The Low Fat Effect?
Are we still spending time trying to prove/disprove the low fat effect? Apparently so. Lancet has just published another meta-analysis looking at randomized controlled trials, funded by NIH and the American Diabetes Association. Not surprisingly, low fat didn’t work when compared to low carbohydrate interventions. Low fat also lead to NO DIFFERENCE when compared to…
Carrageenan: An Under-Recognized Cause of Inflammation
A 55 YO male presented to our office with a diagnosis of chronic Lyme. His primary symptoms are intense, migrating myalgias. In his own research (keeping a pain diary) he makes the discovery that 15 minutes after eating “natural” turkey lunch meat, he has a profound flare in pain. An ingredient in this meat? Carrageenan.…
New Study Published 10-21-15: Antibiotics Are Making Kids Fatter
A study just published in the International Journal of Obesity shows that kids who take antibiotics regularly (about 7 courses through childhood) gained significant weight, and do it faster than those who’ve never taking antibiotics. The study also demonstrated that this effect lasts long into adulthood. “Not only did antibiotics contribute to weight gain at…
Maple-Pecan Dip {dairy-free}
The inspiration for this recipe was (horror of horrors!) a snickers bar dip that a friend and colleague was lamenting over. Of course, you’re never going to get a nutritionist to sanction of snickers bar free-for-all, and for good reason! But it’s nice to have a WOW recipe in your back pocket that you can…