6 ON-DEMAND LECTURES
Gut-Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Cohort
Bridging Gut Health & Cardiometabolic Disease:
A Practitioner Training on Heart, Metabolic, and Vascular Health
Begins March 23, 2026 | On-Demand
COHORT SCHEDULE
Who This Is For:
PAs, NPs, MDs, DOs, DCs, RDs, NDs, IHPs, and any integrative health practitioners or health coaches working with chronic skin conditions, gut dysfunction, or immune dysregulation.
What You’re Learning
Gut dysfunction plays a central role in the development and progression of cardiometabolic disease—and this cohort is built to help you treat it that way.
You’ll examine insulin resistance, lipid profiles, vascular tone, obesity, and inflammation through the lens of gut-driven mechanisms, with clinical strategies that reflect both emerging research and day-to-day practice.
You’ll finish with a broader understanding of how gut dysfunction contributes to the leading causes of chronic disease—and how to address them with greater clarity and confidence.
Cohort Schedule
Lecture 1
Foundations of Cardiometabolic Health & The Gut-Heart Axis — Lara Zakaria, PharmD, MS, CNS, CDN, IFMCP
Pre-Recorded Q & A with Faculty
Lecture 2
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome — Krista P. Crawford, PA-C
Pre-Recorded Q & A with Faculty
Lecture 3
Dyslipidemia, Atherosclerosis & Cardiovascular Risk Beyond LDL — Lara Zakaria, PharmD, MS, CNS, CDN, IFMCP
Pre-Recorded Q & A with Faculty
Lecture 4
Weight Resistance, Obesity & The Gut’s Role in Metabolism — Krista P. Crawford, PA-C
Pre-Recorded Q & A with Faculty
Lecture 5
Hypertension, Arrhythmias & The Gut-Vascular Connection — Rita Wadhwani, MSN, RN, ACNP, CNS
Pre-Recorded Q & A with Faculty
Lecture 6
Fatty Liver Disease & The Gut-Liver-Heart Axis — Krista P. Crawford, PA-C
Pre-Recorded Q & A with Faculty
Meet Your Educators
Krista P. Crawford, PA-C
With nearly two decades in urgent care and ER, Krista helps clinicians make sense of gut-driven symptoms—especially where cardiometabolic, immune, and hormonal dysfunction overlap. Her teaching brings clarity to complexity in high-stakes care.
Lara Zakaria PharmD MS CNS CDN IFMCP
As a pharmacist and nutritionist with deep expertise in functional medicine, Lara works at the intersection of clinical care and education—helping practitioners connect gut health to the root causes of metabolic, allergic, and autoimmune conditions through sustainable, food-first strategies.
Rita Wadhwani, MSN, RN, ACNP, CNS
With over 25 years of experience across critical care and pediatrics, Rita brings deep clinical insight to her work in gut and cardiometabolic health. Her teaching bridges conventional nursing and functional biochemistry—helping clinicians see how gut dysfunction shapes vascular health, metabolism, and long-term disease risk.
Included With Enrollment
6 on-demand clinical lectures- 6 pre-recorded Q&A sessions with faculty
- Structured curriculum each lecture (pathophysiology, root causes, diagnostics, and treatments that bridge the gap between conventional and functional medicine)
- Access to all recordings for 12 months
- Protocols, diagnostic guides, and patient-facing tools
- All Q&As are recorded and accessible for 12 months
