Sesame-Ginger Carrots
This elegant Sesame-Ginger Carrots dish makes an excellent side to any meat or fish and is a striking dish for entertaining.
This elegant Sesame-Ginger Carrots dish makes an excellent side to any meat or fish and is a striking dish for entertaining.
This earthy, creamy, warming Mushroom and Spinach Fricassee dish is a great way to enjoy mushrooms, with all their prebiotic and immune-modulating properties.
Following a healthy diet doesn’t mean you have to go without when it comes to Holidays! Here are some food-related ideas for celebrating Independence Day that will keep you true to your health goals. They are low-carb, anti-inflammatory, gluten-free, dairy-free and elimination-diet friendly. But don’t let that fool you, they’re absolutely scrumptious! Use Meat Marinades…
Most of us know by now that fats do not automatically make you fat (in fact, and as I’m sure you know, sugar is a bigger culprit, see our post about that here). It even looks like the USDA may (finally!) be adjusting their Dietary Guidelines for Americans to reflect what the scientific literature has…
These tasty parfaits have all the decadence you could want but without any dairy! The coconut and berries make a super antioxidant and gut balancing team.
Those gut microbes are one busy “organ!” Aside from honing our immune system, balancing our metabolism, protecting our gut lining, neutralizing pathogens, and helping our brain function, did you know that these little critters are also making nutrients for us to use… One such nutrient is folate, which is a critical nutrient for methylation pathways…
These tasty snack balls are handy for taking along with you on your day. They’re rich in proteins, nutrients, healthy fats and flavor to keep your taste buds satisfied, balance your blood sugar, fuel your brain cells and support your detox pathways. Plus they’re really easy to make. Nutty-Lemon Snack Balls Nutty-Lemon Snack Balls…
It’s not long until we have an abundance of summer squash, but it’s always a good time to make zucchini-banana muffins! This recipe is suitable for an elimination diet or certain food sensitivities since it contains no gluten, dairy or eggs. It also makes a healthier alternative to store-bought muffins! …
This raspberry-chia jam is a good recipe to get in those amazing berry phytonutrients and omega-3 fatty acids from the chia seed. The combination can help reduce inflammation, improve detoxification and even balance hormones. This recipe uses only a fraction of the sugar found in store-bought jams and spreads. And it makes a great topping…
Our anti-allergy salad includes quercetin-rich apple, onion, parsley and broccoli sprouts combine with anthocyanins in blueberry and red onion, and omega-3 rich flaxseed and salmon to produce a potently anti-histamine meal for anyone suffering with seasonal allergies.
Dr. Fitzgerald is an internationally-recognized expert clinician, as well as nationally-bestselling author, who is actively engaged in clinical research on epigenetics and longevity using a diet and lifestyle intervention developed in her research and practice.
She has published two clinical studies on the potential bioage-reversing effects of an 8-week DNA methylation-supportive diet and lifestyle in middle-aged men and women in the journal Aging. She continues to lead the conversation around interventions for healthy aging and their extensive potential in improving individual and population level disease burdens, while also providing evidence-based and practical advice that cuts through the hype.
Dr. Fitzgerald is on faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), is an IFM Certified Practitioner, and lectures globally on functional medicine, longevity, and epigenetics to practitioners and consumers.
She maintains an award-nominated podcast series ranked in the top 1% of global podcasts by Listen Score, New Frontiers in Functional Medicine, and an active blog and Clinic Immersion webinar series through her website, www.drkarafitzgerald.com.
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