S3E22: HOW TO REVERSE YOUR (BIOLOGICAL) AGE — using “epigenetics”, food & herbs to change your genes and live longer with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald

What's The Juice

Olivia Amitrano

Organic, Organicolivia, Plantmedicine, Herbalremedies, Herbs, Medicine, Alternative Health, Education, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Health

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

This season of the podcast, I’ve been working to define vitality and well-being through a framework I call the “10 Pillars of Health.” While many health experts boast a profound sense of knowledge in one or two pillars specifically, my next guest — the acclaimed Dr. Kara Fitzgerald — is incredibly well-versed in all 10.

Dr. Fitzgerald’s latest book, “Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better,” explores the science behind longevity and her discovery of a three-year reversal of biological aging, so you know I had to get the deets. In this revelatory conversation, we cover how the following can actually hack your epigenome:

Methyl-donor nutrients (found in whole foods like beets, eggs, leafy greens, mushrooms, seeds, etc.)
Methylation adaptogens (quercetin, circumin, resveratrol, green tea, etc.)
Exercise
Sleep
Oxytocin release

And more. As always, tune into the episode to dive deeper into these essential nuggets of information. And be sure to share your thoughts with me on IG: @shoporganicolivia.

Connect with Dr. Fitzgerald:

Website: HERE

Book: HERE

Instagram: HERE

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My new Instagram HERE

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Thanks to our amazing sponsor Pique for supporting the show. You can access the generous offer using this link: piquelife.com/organicolivia

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0:00.0	Welcome back to What's the Juice. I'm your host, Olivia, herbalist and founder of
0:07.6	OrganicalLovia.com, which is my website where I have over probably 400 blogs at this point
0:14.8	with articles about everything you can think of medicinal foods, herbs, lifestyle changes,
0:20.7	science-backed research. Everything I've learned basically on my past 10 years of a healing
0:26.4	journey and what a journey it's been. And on my website, I also have an apothecary if you click
0:32.0	shop with all of my herbal formulas that I've developed over the years for myself, clients,
0:36.6	loved ones that are geared towards brain health, cognition, energy, mood, gut health, and so much more.
0:44.8	Today we're sharing a juicy conversation with Dr. Carifits Gerald, an esteemed naturopathic
0:50.2	physician who regularly contributes to functional and integrated medicine textbooks,
0:55.3	who sits on the faculty of the Institute of Functional Medicine, and who recently co-authored
1:00.0	a study looking at the effects of diet and lifestyle on not just quality of life, but on DNA
1:06.4	methylation-related biomarkers. What does that mean? Essentially that is what we're going to be
1:11.9	discussing today, which is is there a way to actually change your DNA and not only live a longer
1:18.8	but a much fuller and happier life? Are there specific things we can do that are shown to change
1:25.2	the biomarkers of DNA methylation and DNA aging are there things that we can do to slow or even
1:31.0	inhibit the expression of certain genes that are associated with accelerated aging, auto-immunity,
1:36.1	heart disease, dementia, and even cancer? While time is, of course, an unstoppable force. Dr.
1:41.7	Fitzgerald says that it is, in fact, possible to roll back your biological age by making simple
1:47.9	changes like adding specific foods to your diet and protecting your sleep. So your biological age
1:54.3	can be completely different from your true age. For example, you can be 40 but have a biological
1:59.5	age of 60 because of how your DNA is methylating or you can be 60 and have a biological age of 40
2:07.2	and it's all up to you and based on your habits. It's amazing because we now have science showing us
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