Optimizing Gut Health for Longevity: The Importance of GI & Microbiome Functional Profiling
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Join Tom Fabian, PhD, CNTP, and functional medicine expert Dr. Kara Fitzgerald for a live conversation on how gut health influences longevity through the lens of microbiome functional diversity.
You’ll explore how core physiological factors — like diet, immune activity, pH, and the autonomic nervous system — shape the microbiome’s ability to support long‑term health. Learn how advanced stool testing (GI-MAP + StoolOMX) reveals critical insights into microbial metabolites, keystone species, and host-microbe interactions.
Key Takeaways:
- How functional diversity impacts healthspan and resilience
- Practical testing strategies using GI-MAP + StoolOMX
- Role of SCFAs, bile acids, and other key metabolites
- Clinical pearls from Dr. Fitzgerald and Dr. Fabian
Don’t miss this expert-led session packed with actionable insights and real‑world applications.
Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP
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.
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.
Tom Fabian, Ph.D., CNTP
Dr. Fabian is a leading expert on the role of the microbiome in health, immune function, chronic disease, and aging. As a translational scientist, his primary focus is on the clinical application of microbiome research in the integrative and functional medicine space. He received his PhD in molecular biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has worked as a biomedical researcher in the biotechnology industry...
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