About Kara

Functional-Medicine Expert

Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, is engaged in clinical research on DNA methylation using a diet and lifestyle intervention developed in her virtual and in-person Functional Medicine clinic. She is the author of Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better, a ground-breaking work detailing an 8-week study that resulted in a 3-year reversal of biological aging, and the step-by-step program that will help you live better and longer. In her quest for personalized health care for all, she leads clients through her Younger You Program and has as a Younger You companion cookbook, Better Broths and Healing Tonics.

Dr. Fitzgerald is on faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and is an IFM Certified Practitioner. She regularly lectures internationally and hosts the podcast New Frontiers in Functional Medicine. She received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine in Oregon and is in private practice in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

Philosophy of the Plan

Our genes are NOT our destiny. With targeted nutrition, we can decide whether we are living our best life: Whether we’re turning our best genes ON and our worst genes off.

It’s that simple. And the choice is entirely ours. But most of us DON’T take control over our longevity, our healthspan. In the US, most people spend the last 16 years of their lives (16 years!!) with multiple chronic diseases and on multiple medications. In that time, we turn over our hard-earned money to drug companies, hospitals, and extended care facilities so that we can “live” but not really participate in life. It doesn’t have to be this way.

You can live better for longer by turning our best genes ON and our worst genes OFF. This is the science of epigenetics. (epi- above, genetics – our genes) Specifically, we do this by packing each fork full of food with “epinutrients”. These are nutrients that support optimal gene expression via a process called DNA methylation.

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“Finally a well-explained, dynamic, science-backed guide to optimizing your health by affecting the core of what makes all of us tick—our genes. I’ve been using Dr. Fitzgerald’s program in my practice for years and I’m so pleased this information is now accessible to all.”

Mark Hyman, MD

Fourteen-time New York Times bestselling author and founder and director of The UltraWellness Center

“A lifestyle program has never been more worthwhile or more revolutionary than Dr. Fitzgerald’s in Younger You. She shows how the simple things like nutrition, exercise, and daily routines can profoundly affect your quality of life—and that it’s never too early or too late for the whole family to start thinking about optimizing their epigenetic expression.”

Sara Gottfried, MD

New York Times bestselling author of The Hormone Cure

“Dr. Fitzgerald has published groundbreaking research that proves that we can change the aging of our body through a specific lifestyle intervention program. Now she has made this program available for all of us to benefit from in this extraordinary book. This is a ‘must’ for anyone interested in what they can do in slowing the aging process naturally.”

Dr. Jeffrey Bland

President, Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute

The Daily Five by Dr Will Cole

Dr. Will Cole – a leading functional-medicine expert and New York Times-bestselling author – specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems.

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The Cutting- Edge Mostly Plant-Based Keto Food Plan

The root of almost all modern-day health problems is inflammation - this includes everything from heart disease and cancer to just not being able to lose weight properly. In fact, an estimated 50 million Americans have an autoimmune condition, leading to health issues than can cost someone their life.

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Top 4 Mistakes People Make While Eating Keto & How to Fix Them

Dr. Cole knows that the ketogenic diet has legitimate and exciting science behind it. This high fat, low carb diet has been shown to enhance brain health, restore energy, lower inflammation, stabilize blood sugar, and so much more. But he’s quick to remind the public that this diet only works when it’s done right.

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Books

Younger You

Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better
Based on the groundbreaking study that shaved three years off a subjects’ age in just eight weeks, discover a proven, accessible plan to prevent diseases and reduce your biological age.

It’s true: getting older is inevitable and your chronological age can only move in one direction. But you also have a biological age, which scientists can measure by assessing how your genes are expressed through epigenetics. Exciting new research shows that your bio age can actually move in reverse—and Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s groundbreaking, rigorous clinical trial proved it’s possible. By eating delicious foods and establishing common-sense lifestyle practices that positively influence genetic expression, study participants reduced their bio age by just over three years in only eight weeks!
Now Dr. Fitzgerald shares the diet and lifestyle plan that shows you how to influence your epigenetics for a younger you.

The Clinic

Both in-person and telehealth consultations. When working with our physicians, in-person appointments allow us to diagnose and directly treat you. While we don’t take insurance, you may be able to submit costs to insurance for reimbursement and to tax deduct what isn’t covered by insurance.

Telehealth appointments are also available. Although our physicians cannot diagnose or treat you, it is possible to complete a highly detailed investigation, including a history with laboratory analysis, and personalized wellness roadmap. All our nutrition consultations are performed via telehealth.