Dr. Kara Fitzgerald | New Frontiers in Functional Medicine, Longevity, Epigenetics

Sponsored | What does Evidence-based look like in Functional Lab Testing?

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the name suggests, New Frontiers is about staying ahead of the curve in functional medicine, continually asking critical questions, and being open ...

Impact of Therapeutic Dietary Interventions on Disordered Eating

01 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Therapeutic dietary interventions such as an elimination diet, a cardiometabolic diet, intermittent fasting, or caloric reduction, are some of the mos...

The Role of Neuroplasticity in Chronic Illness & Healing

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Within the realm of functional medicine, we are quite successful at restoring some order to the cacophonous symphony of chronic illness, and getting o...

Sponsored | Comparing Saliva, Urine, and Serum Hormone Testing

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever looked at serum hormone levels and scratched your head, wondering why there was such a difference between your patient’s clinical sign...

Nutrition's Role in the Epigenetic Origins of Health and Disease with Judith Finlayson

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since the time of mapping out the genome in 2000, we’ve continued to connect the dots between generational experiences, particularly trauma and in u...

Sponsored | Cell Danger Response: Restoring Cellular Health with Phospholipids & Bioactive Lipids

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I am always eager to learn from other clinicians about how they approach complex patients and layer various healing modalities into the therapeutic en...

Sponsored | Integrative Protocols: Focus on Senolytics, Cell Senescence, & Telomerase Activation

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Colleagues, if you’ve been following me for any time, you’ve heard me speak frequently about aging as the top driver of chronic disease. In today’...

Functional Medicine in the Pandemic Era with Dr. Patrick Hanaway and Amy Mack

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an exciting year for us in functional medicine, with the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) celebrating its 30-year anniversary alongside ...

Depression, Anxiety, & Suicide: Addressing Mental Illness with Dr. Jonathan Prousky

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do we approach patients with mental health disorders? How do you engage someone who's really depressed to get off the couch and get outside? To tu...

Functional Interventions for Men’s Health in Aging and Prostate Cancer with Dr. Geo Espinosa

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve been eager to put together a podcast on men’s health – prostate cancer, low testosterone, foundational vitamin and botanical supplements, ...

Managing Chronic Stress in Patient Care with Dr. Susan Blum

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s face it, folks – we are all grappling with various levels of stress right now. As if chronic stress wasn’t already a top contributor to ge...

The Future of Healthcare Policies & Advocating for Reform with John Weeks

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I had the honor to sit down and chat with a leader in our field regarding public health policy and advocacy, John Weeks. What a tremendous force behin...

Sponsored: The Best Biomarker of Aging: What Clinicans Need to Know

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Joe Raffaele is a busy, brilliant clinician with a successful age management clinic in NYC. This conversation is an update on what we started last...

Stage IV Cancer: Dr. Patrick Hanaway’s Personal Experience with Functional & Integrative Modalities

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is it fair that I say – yet again – that this was one of my best conversations of the year? A deeply personal, honest, scientific, evidence-inform...

Remediating Environmental Impacts and Optimizing Brain Health with Dr. Tom O’Bryan

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no better person to have on New Frontiers to talk about the underlying mechanisms that activate an immune response than Dr. Tom O’Bryan, a...

Dr. Mark Pimentel Presents New Perspectives on SIBO and IBS

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Mark Pimentel. We all know him as the clinician/scientist who understands the varied pathogenic underpinnings of IBS/SIBO/IMO. In my recent conver...

Sponsored: In Pursuit of Best Practice for Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a functional medicine clinician and scientist, I absolutely appreciate the deep literature dives my colleagues take. When they come up for air, the...

Addressing Root Causes of Neurodegenerative Diseases with Dr. Dale Bredesen

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I very much enjoyed my conversation with Dr. Dale Bredesen- from his story of finding functional medicine (it’ll resonate with many of you, as it di...

Understanding Genetics of Aging with Harvard Professor Dr. David Sinclair

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Harvard scientist and NYT best-selling author David Sinclair, PhD and I take a tour around the science of aging. If aging is THE root cause of all of ...

Making Functional Medicine Practice Accessible and Profitable with James Maskell

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

COVID19 is upon us. Months earlier, we scheduled James Maskell to discuss his recent book: The Community Cure. Amazingly, his message today is all the...

SPONSORED | Panoramic Microbial Assessment: GI360 Stool Test with Dr. David Quig

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The GI360 is a smart, evidenced-based stool test that is easily actionable by the clinician. Listen to my conversation today with VP of Scientific Sup...

Episode 85: Essential Cardiovascular Risk Laboratory Analysis with Dr. Thomas Dayspring

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What a superb conversation with leading expert lipidologist and – importantly – clinician of 30+ years, Tom Dayspring, MD. In this tour-de-force c...

Sponsored | Dr. Victoria Albina shares clinical use of CBD for anxiety and stress in patients

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Globally, stress and anxiety levels have never been higher. According to one recent survey, a full 70% of Americans are stressed out, with a dispropor...

Episode 83: SPONSORED | Ultimate Metabolomics Panel for Clinicians with Dr. Betsy Redmond

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us in functional/integrative medicine have used organic acid testing for decades to identify nutrient, toxin, and genetic imbalances. I am pro...

The Tapping Solution: A Technique to Lower Cortisol and Reduce Stress with Nick Ortner

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A nurse wakes in the night in profound anxiety, she can’t breathe, her first panic attack. Her husband is quarantined with COVID19; while she works ...

Episode 81: Sponsored | Optimizing Metabolism by Fueling the Microbiome with Dr. Alex Vasquez

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Alex Vasquez has been teaching clinicians, publishing articles, books, and also edits his own journal – for decades. If you know Alex, you know ...

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for COVID-19 with Dr. John Chen

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is used in all settings in China for COVID19, with preliminary outcome data very, very strong. Indeed, outcome data...

Episode 79: How The Wahls Protocol came to be, How to Launch Your Own Clinical Research Trial

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are all familiar with the Wahls Protocol. But how about the story behind the protocol? Did you know, for instance, that her director at U of Iowa (...

Episode 78: SPONSORED: Clinically Effective Applications for SIBO, SIFO, and Dysbiosis

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jocelyn Strand is the Director of Clinical Education at Bio-Botanical AND a great clinician herself. Prepare yourself: this is a very actionable ...

Episode 77: The Secrets to Improving Patient Compliance with Dr. David Perlmutter

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This interview was, without doubt, one of the most moving for me. What Dr. Perlmutter and his son, Austin Perlmutter MD, have created is really nothin...

Episode 76: SP: The Business of Functional Medicine: Secrets for Success for your FxMed Practice

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jeff Gladd is a brilliant Fx/integrative physician who is PASSIONATE about all things Fx business. If there is ONE area I get more requests on, it...

Episode 75: Aging as an Evolutionary Program with Josh Mitteldorf

01 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As FxMed docs, we’re committed to working with the body’s own capacity for health. Dr. Josh Mitteldorf offers a contrarian strategy, one which he ...

Episode 74: Sponsored | Innovations in Clinical Laboratory Testing with Dr. Michael Chapman

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A work horse laboratory in any functional medicine practice is stool testing. But really gleaning the best insight into our patient’s clinical pictu...

Episode 73: Making Sense of the Microbial Ecosystem with Dr. Marvin Singh

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Marvin Singh, MD is a practicing gastroenterologist with a focus in personalized lifestyle medicine. I met Marvin in 2017 when I was asked to submit a...

Episode 72: Nocturnal Hypoglycemia & Continuous Glucose Monitoring: the amazing Dr. Sara Gottfried

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

By far one of my most wide-ranging conversations on New Frontiers, Dr. Sara Gottfried and I set out to talk about her new book Brain, Body Diet and q...

Episode 71: SPONSORED: Cornerstone Interventions for GERD with Victoria Albina

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Take a second and think about this: what clinical presentation would prompt you to prescribe cognitive behavioral coaching, breathwork or meditation? ...

Episode 70: Improving Perinatal and Trans-Generational Health with Functional Medicine

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the most extraordinary work happening in medicine right now comes from the GrowBaby team of Leslie Stone, MD and her daughter, Emily Rydbom, C...

Episode 68: What’s the deal with Lectins and Autoimmunity? with Dr. Datis Kharrazian

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re practicing functional medicine, you’re aware of (and likely prescribing) the autoimmune paleo diet, pulling folks off of many foods, low...

Episode 69: SPONSORED Telomere Integrity: What Clinicians Need to Know with Dr. Joseph Raffaele

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you thinking about age management with your patients these days? I am. And I’m thinking about it regarding myself, quite frankly. To that end, I...

Episode 67: Functional Medicine Pediatrician Dr. Elisa Song on PANS/PANDAS DX and Treatment

13 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast of New Frontiers, I’m talking with Dr. Elisa Song, a functional medicine pediatrician and superb teacher. If you are practicing FxMe...

Episode 66: SPONSORED | New Hope for Fibromyalgia Patients with Erik Lundquist, MD

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a clinician interested in participating in research, it’s very exciting to see others jumping into the research conversation, too. Today I talk t...

Episode 65: Bacteriophages in the age of antibiotic resistance - Drs. Paul Turner and Benjamin Chan

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time, in a pre-antibiotic world, bacteriophages were a hot research topic in this country and elsewhere. In the 1940’s, Eli Lilly had se...

Episode 64: SPONSORED Compounding Pharmacies: An Essential Functional Medicine Tool

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Compounding pharmacies: SO essential to the FxMed clinician’s toolkit. Compounding individualized prescriptions are at the heart of what we do, and ...

Episode 63: Strategies Preventing Cognitive Decline with Neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of New Frontiers, Dr. Fitzgerald talks with Dr. Perlmutter about the best strategies for preventing and slowing cognitive decline, and...

Episode 62: SPONSORED Methionine Metabolism and Methylation with Dr. David Quig

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I enjoy discussing all things nutritional biochemistry, and few minds are more engaging to chat with than David Quig, PhD, VP of Scientific Support at...

Episode 61: Must-know Causes for Refractory Sibo with Dr. Steven Sandberg-Lewis

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A huge, constant question we get from clinicians and patients is: what to do about refractory SIBO? Patients want hope, clinicians want to successfull...

Episode 60: SPONSORED: Dutch™ Research and Validation in Peer-Reviewed Journal

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the best way to test hormones? That is the key question that drove Mark Newman to create the DUTCH test. DUTCH stands for Dried Urine Test fo...

Episode 59: Environmental Toxicology: Swimming in the Solution with Dr. Lyn Patrick

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of the bright lights in the naturopathic/FxMed world, Dr. Lyn Patrick has devoted much of her career to training physicians in environmental medic...

Episode 58: SPONSORED Borrelia Research & Clinical Strategies using Botanical Antimicrobials

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lyme disease (and co-infections) can be tough to treat. The Lyme spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, has adopted loads of devilishly clever cloaking dev...

Episode 56: SPONSORED Advances in Stool Testing: The GI-MAP™ GI-Microbial Assay Plus

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

DSL’s GI-MAP stool test is, as CEO Tony Hoffman states, “a clinician diagnostic tool;” it’s not a microbiome test. Yes, of course the GI-MAP l...

Episode 57: The Future is Great with Medicinal Mushrooms with expert Jeff Chilton

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A wide body of research—not to mention centuries of use in Chinese medicine—has shown the power of medicinal mushrooms in promoting health, and no...

Episode 55: Plant Medicine, Photonutrients, and the Health Benefits of Eating a Rainbow

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Deanna Minich preaches: Eat a rainbow. Why? There are over 700 carotenoids found in plants – all bioactive, and generally pleotropic (ie: they d...

Episode 54: SPONSORED Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Dr. Robert Rountree shares his Expertise

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is an urgent, often unrecognized concern. It’s the hepatic pandemic of the 21stcentury, and there is NO approved p...

Episode 53: SPONSORED From Biological Plausibility to Clinical Efficacy w Food Sensitivity Testing

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Joel Evans – you probably know him as long-time IFM faculty teaching in the Advanced Practice Hormone Module. He’s also donned a newish hat as...

Episode 52: Ground Zero for Gut Health: Probiotics, Microbiota Manipulation and Dr. Jason Hawrelak

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The centrality of gut health in overall health cannot be overstated, and for many years researchers and practitioners have encouraged probiotic use to...

Episode 51: All things Mast Cell with World-Renowned Clinical Researcher Dr. Theoharides

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In my Tour de Force conversation with the brilliant Dr. Theoharis Theoharides, we covered all things mast cells, from “bench to bedside.” In case ...

Episode 50: SPONSORED Multi-mechanistic approach to treat anxiety & depression w Dr. Corey Schuler

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Some of our most popular podcasts have been with Dr. Corey Schuler: he’s down-to-earth, practical in his approach to patient care, and very evidence...

Episode 49: SPONSORED Prescribing bioidentical hormones using DUTCH test w Dr. Lynne Mielke

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not often that I get to spend an hour chatting with a busy clinician on pearls learned over years of practice. In today’s podcast, I’m talk...

Episode 48: Mastering Diabetes with Dr. Mona Morstein

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Mona Morstein has focused the bulk of her career on treating all types of diabetes (DM). In late 2017, she published the a superb 500+ page very w...

Episode 47: Dr. Stephen Sinatra and the Past, Present and Future of Integrative Cardiology

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve listened to my podcasts, you surely know that I love what I do. And my podcast with Dr. Stephen Sinatra is no exception. One of my most in...

Episode 46: SPONSORED Endotoxemia: The Underlying Reason Most of Your Patients Need Immunoglobulins

25 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Endotoxemia. A fundamental driver of chronic disease. What is it? And more importantly, what do we do to address it? In my podcast with Dr. Jill Carna...

Episode 45: Acupressure Tapping in Clinical Practice - A conversation with Jessica Ortner

24 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety can get in the way of patients achieving their health goals—especially when a practitioner recommends significant lifestyle and nutrition ch...

Episode 44: The Lyme Solution: A conversation with Dr. Darin Ingels

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After suffering through a lengthy Lyme infection himself (with classic presentation), which initially responded to antibiotics but didn’t resolve th...

Episode 43: Fasting Mimicking Diet: Beyond caloric restrictions with Dr. Valter Longo

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wow! What a great conversation with Dr. Valter Longo, director of USC’s Longevity Institute. It’s always exciting to talk to someone in the trench...

Episode 42: SPONSORED Unlocking the potential of endocannabinoid system w Dr. Jacqueline Jacques

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, hemp & marijuana are major providers of cannabinoids, and in the FxMed space, we are extremely excited about this potent family of bioactive mole...

Episode 41: Food: What the Heck Should We Eat with Expert Dr. Mark Hyman

06 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In my conversation with Mark Hyman on his new NYT best seller, Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?, we discuss the myriad challenges consumers face in f...

Episode 40: The Epicenter of Epigenetics; Discussing the Agouti Mice Study with Dr. Randy Jirtle

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I am thrilled and honored to podcast with Dr. Randy Jirtle. The field of epigenetics has exploded in the last decade, initiated almost exclusively by ...

Episode 39: SPONSORED: Scientific Serendipity: Beautiful Bio-Botanicals with Dr. Rachel Fresco

06 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of scientific discoveries are borne out of serendipitous moments where a brilliant idea and unmet need collide. Such is the case with one of my ...

Episode 38: SPONSORED HPA, Organic Acids and the DUTCH Test with Dr. Carrie Jones

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Why would Precision Analytical, the laboratory famous for the ground-breaking DUTCH test (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) and Cortisol Aw...

Episode 37: The Gut/Thyroid Connection with Dr. Michael Ruscio

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for an interesting, clinician-friendly conversation on the gut/thyroid axis with Dr. Mike Ruscio. Dr. Ruscio challenges both conventional unde...

Episode 36: Changing the World with Unconventional Medicine – A Conversation with Chris Kresser

20 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When Chris Kresser, M.S., L.Ac, was in his early twenties, he traveled the world surfing and learning to meditate. Along the way, he fell ill — and ...

Episode 35: SPONSORED: Dr. Kenneth Brown / Atrantil

13 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, is notoriously hard to treat. Patients often experience persistent bloating—and even when they find ...

Episode 34: Miracle Mind, Warrior Heart: A conversation with JJ Virgin

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

JJ Virgin was a well-known fitness and nutrition expert and author of several books when her son was hit by a car and severely injured. The doctors to...

Episode 33: SPONSORED: Further Down the Elemental Diet Road with Dr. Corey Schuler

18 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Elemental Diets have a long therapeutic use history for myriad GI issues. EDs allow the gut to take a break from the hard work of digestion, offering...

Episode 32: SPONSORED | The Cortisol Awakening Response With Mark Newman, MS

25 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Newman is the founder Precision Analytical and the developer of the DUTCH test, one of the most accurate and patient-friendly measures of sex hor...

Episode 31: Calorie-Restricted Ketogenic Diet for Cancer with Miriam Kalamian CNS

17 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tumor cells have more insulin receptors than healthy cells, so they preferentially metabolize glucose. When you cut off the glucose supply to tumor c...

Episode 30: Transformational Approaches to Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmunity with Dr. Terry Wahls

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Terry Wahls was a practicing primary care physician when she was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS. Despite treatment at some of the finest me...

Episode 29: The Vaccine Balancing Act with Dr. Hilary Andrews

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I went to school with Dr. Hilary Andrews. She graduated before me, but I recall her then—she had a reputation for brilliance (and was voted class va...

Episode 28: Moving Beyond SIBO with Dr. Vincent Pedre

26 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Small Intestinal Microbial Overgrowth: A Conversation with Dr. Vincent Pedre, MD IFMCP All microbes, not just bacteria, can contribute to problems in...

Episode 27: SPONSORED | Using DUTCH hormone Test with Dr. Carrie Jones

28 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Carrie Jones and I went to medical school (National College of Natural Medicine) together. She was a brilliant, awesome friend then, and still is....

Episode 26: SPONSORED Practical Application: Using An Elemental Diet in Clinical Practice

27 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Corey Schuler is a man of many talents- an educator as well as a practitioner in integrative and functional medicine. In today’s podcast, Dr. Sc...

Episode 25: Stem cell therapy: Is it ready for Prime Time FxMed?

03 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As you probably know, stem cell therapy outside of the research setting is the Wild West. It’s offered everywhere, here and outside of the US (there...

Episode 24: The KBMO FIT: A Novel and Reliable IgG Food Sensitivity Test.

17 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In general, I am a fan of IgG food sensitivity testing. While we can in some cases manage just fine using a standard elimination and challenge protoco...

Episode 23: Functional Strategies for the Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders

21 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Functional hypochlorhydria is a condition we see so often, yet Prilosec is a top ten medication: what’s the disconnect? Probiotics: which ones, how...

Episode 22: Gene Whispering with Dr. Moshe Szyf

27 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Have you been wondering what you should really do with the 23andme genetic data that you’ve gathered? Wondering if you should even take the test at ...

Episode 21: Arthritis - oxidative stress, microbes, gut permeability and more with Dr. Susan Blum

15 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to Dr. Susan Blum, functional medicine has even more to offer for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). She shares n...

Episode 20: A Deeper Understanding of Fibromyalgia and Clinical Approaches

28 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Fibromyalgia can be a particularly difficult condition to address conventionally, but Functional Medicine really has a lot to offer here. In this podc...

Episode 19: Functional Gynecology Practice Pearls with Dr. Anna Cabeca

14 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cabeca is a wealth of information and inspiration when it comes to women’s health. I am delighted to share my conversation with her this month, ...

Episode 18: Launching a Soul-Satisfying and Financially Successful FxMed Practice

09 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is abuzz with Functional Medicine these days- the IFM Certification process is humming along, and record numbers of clinicians are making the...

Episode 17: Cancer Prevention & Management: A Conversation with Dr. Lise Alschuler

18 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Alschuler is a world-renowned expert in integrative oncology. Lise is well-versed in the current literature and has done a remarkable job in trans...

Episode 16: Cancer as a Mitochondrial Metabolic Disease & The Calorie-Restricted Ketogenic Diet

01 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Seyfried has dedicated his career to changing the way we think about- and therefore treat- cancer. Going back to Otto Warburg and others, couple w...

Episode 15: The Art of Medicine: A Soul-Stirring Chat with Sidney Baker, MD

27 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Art of Medicine: A Soul-Stirring Chat with Sidney Baker, MD

Episode 14: Taking a Deeper Dive into Eat Fat, Get Thin with Dr. Mark Hyman

31 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Science has demonstrated for over a century that fat simply isn’t the macronutrient villain it’s been made out to be. Join me and Dr. Mark Hyman a...

Episode 13: Functional Dentistry and the Oral-Systemic Connection with Dr. Mark Burhenne, DDS

11 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The oral-systemic disease connection has long been established (recall older recommendations for prophylactic antibiotics before dental work in indivi...

Episode 12: Always Hungry? A Conversation with David Ludwig, MD PhD

07 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, is a practicing endocrinologist and researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital, Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical S...

Episode 11: DUTCH: A Novel (and useful!) Urinary Hormone Test with Mark Newman

09 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

As a clinician measuring urine, serum and salivary hormone levels in my patients routinely, I’ve always got questions around which testing method is...

Episode 10: The History (& Future) of Functional Medicine: with IFM Co-Founder, Dr. Jeff Bland

17 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

JEFFREY S. BLAND, PhD, FACN, CNS, is an internationally recognized leader in the nutritional medicine field. He co-founded of the Institute for Functi...

Episode 9: The Functional Medicine Health Coach with Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum

20 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine: You’re a busy FxMed clinician, working overtime treating, educating and supporting your patients as they transition to a new state of healt...

Episode 8: Functional Psychiatry with Bob Hedaya, MD

12 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

According to Dr. Bob Hedaya, it’s malpractice NOT to use functional medicine when practicing psychiatry. ALL of the nodes on the Functional Medicine...

Episode 7: From Cell to Soul with Dr. Sara Gottfried

14 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

From Cell to Soul: A Functional Approach to Women’s Hormone Management with Sara Gottfried, MD. Dr. Sara Gottfried has elegantly distilled her year...