The Jesse Chappus Show 122: Dr. Kara Fitzgerald - Stress Is Destroying Your Health • Methylation 101 • Farmed vs. Wild-Caught Fish
Dr. Kara Fitzgerald is a naturopathic doctor and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. She is also on faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine. Kara completed a post-doctorate position in nutritional biochemistry and laboratory science.
Kara is the lead author of both Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine and Methylation Diet and Lifestyle. She has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Kara's prior health challenge and recovery
- Kara Fitzgerald... the early years
- Functional medicine and when Kara was first introduced to it
- Methylation 101
- The negative consequences of stress on your health
- Your gut, skin, and oral microbiomes
- Your oral microbiome is arguably as important as your gut microbiome
- Caring for your skin microbiome
- Applying probiotics topically?!?
- Allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances
- Seasonal allergies
- All allergies are on the rise, in all populations
- Not all farmed fish are bad
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Follow Dr. Kara Fitzgerald on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Methylation Diet and Lifestyle (book)
Dr. Kara Fitzgerald - Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine (book)
Dr. Mark Hyman - previously on TUHP (episode #74 & #84)
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304: Trina Felber – Primal Skincare, Remineralize Your Teeth, Foods That Cause Acne
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