Category Archives: Webinars

Ferroptosis & Aging: The Missing Link in Cardiometabolic and Liver Disease

Ferroptosis is an emerging form of cell death that is gaining attention as a key driver of aging and chronic disease. First described by researchers at Columbia University in 2012, more than 20,000 peer-reviewed studies have since explored its role in accelerating aging, as well as the onset and severity of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, and cognitive decline.

The Androgen Blind Spot: Why Your Midlife Patients Still Feel Off

In this live conversation, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald and Dr. Allison Smith discuss low androgen levels and how they are a common but often underrecognized contributor to fatigue, loss of vitality, decreased lean mass, cognitive changes, and reduced quality of life in midlife men and women. Despite their profound impact on energy, resilience, and aging trajectories, androgens are frequently overlooked or under-assessed in clinical practice. You’ll get a broader understanding of androgen physiology and gain clinically actionable insight into aging, anabolism, and stress adaptation, so you can better identify and address these patterns in your patients.

Strategies to Restore Mitochondrial Function and Support Healthy Aging: The Role of Urolithin A

Mitochondrial decline is one of the core biological drivers of aging, contributing to fatigue, loss of muscle, slower recovery, and reduced resilience across nearly every organ system. In this live conversation, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald and Dr. Anurag Singh review the clinical science behind mitophagy, the cellular renewal process that clears damaged mitochondria and restores energy production.

Is Infrequent Serum Hormone Testing Failing Peri- & Menopause Care? A Real-Time, Case-Based Guide

Dr. Carrie Jones (ND, FABNE, MPH, MSCP) and Rose MacKenzie (Clinical Manager at Mira) join Dr. Kara Fitzgerald for a practical, case-based exploration of real-time hormone testing in perimenopause and menopause care. Traditional hormone testing often captures a single snapshot, missing the dynamic fluctuations that define the menopause transition. In this clinician-focused webinar, we’ll show how longitudinal, at-home hormone data can sharpen diagnostics, guide HRT decisions, and improve treatment monitoring. Using real patient cases and cycle charts, this session will walk through how continuous hormone insights can change clinical decision-making in practice.

The EMR That Will Transform FxMed in 2026: AI, Less Charting, Faster Insights

2026 is the year functional medicine finally gets an EHR that supports the way you practice. Vibrant Practice is a new, AI-native platform created specifically for functional, integrative, and longevity medicine. It is designed to remove the biggest barriers to clinical efficiency and give you time back to focus on what matters most.

Real-Time Biomarkers That Predict Early Heart Disease & The Genetics Behind Them

In this webinar, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald will be joined by Dr. Jason Barker, ND, Clinical Lab Educator at Vibrant Wellness to explore how combining advanced functional testing with genomic insights provides a comprehensive upgrade to cardiovascular disease prevention.

Supporting Lung Health Through the Microbiome: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Gut-Lung Axis

The gut and lungs may seem like separate systems, but emerging research shows they are in constant communication through immune pathways, microbial metabolites, and inflammatory signals, a connection known as the Gut–Lung Axis.