The Gut-Immune Connection: How Understanding The Connection Between Food And Immunity Can Help Us Regain Our Health

The Gut-Immune Connection: How Understanding The Connection Between Food And Immunity Can Help Us Regain Our Health is organized by Skelly Skills.

Course Expiration Date:  1/20/2029

About This Course:
The gut microbiome continues to be at the epicenter of health research. Emeran Mayer takes the groundbreaking evidence presented in his book The Mind-Gut Connection to the next level with evidence linking the gut microbiome to immune health and chronic and infectious disease susceptibility. Gain a comprehensive understanding of how the communication between gut microbes and bodily systems translates to health and illness, and what actions can be taken to prioritize microbiome health to reverse the trend of increasing illness. Understanding the critical connection between nutrition and immunity is essential for all RD/RDNs and CDCESs.

Features:

• Practical approaches to restore gut microbiome health and optimize immunity
• Microbiome-disrupting factors that increase disease susceptibility
• Introduction to the Healthy Food Index (HFI) paradigm for microbiome health, complete with recipes and sample meal plans for use in your practice and more
• The role of the gut’s endocrine system, immune system, and enteric nervous system on overall gut health
• The effect of chronic stress and diet on the gut microbiome and serotonin synthesis
• Nutrition’s role in the regulation of the brain-gut-microbiome network
• How lifestyle factors such as exercise, mindset, and sleep impact the microbiome and immune system
• How modern agriculture impacts soil-based ecosystems and the gut microbiome