16.0 CECs / Research Articles & Video Lectures / Quizzes
Autoimmune Nutrition & Gut-Immune Connection (8.0 CECs)
In this course with health educator, researcher, and nutrition scientist, Dr. Deanna Minich, PhD, FACN, CNS, IFMCP, you will learn:
- How various food intolerances can lead to immune dysfunction
- Why autoimmune disease is challenging for health and nutrition providers
- Strategies for restoring the GI mucosal barrier and healing leaky gut
- The most important micronutrients, vitamins, and minerals for immune health
- Ways the microbiome and gut impact brain health, mood, and mental health
- The impacts of stress on gut health and immune function
- How the microbiome functions and why it’s important for immunity
- Why phytonutrients can foster gut microbiome resiliency
Functional Nutrition Approach to COVID-19 and Immunity (8.0 CECs)
In Functional Nutrition Approach to COVID-19 & Immunity, you will explore and build a fundamental awareness of the various nutritional and lifestyle practices and strategies for bolstering immune resiliency through the lens of functional medicine. Specifically, you will explore:
- How various dietary patterns and practices influence immune function
- Micronutrients, macronutrients, and phytonutrients that impact the immune system
- Why lifestyle and nutrition practices predispose certain populations to COVID-19
- The complex nature of the immune system and how various food compounds impact disease risk
- Practical strategies for bolstering host defense and immune resiliency with your clients
