The immune system is an elegant and complex set of cells, proteins, and tissues designed to protect our bodies from infections, both minor and life-threatening. Both the innate and acquired immune systems are dependent upon healthy nutrition, a healthy gut microbiome, adequate rest, and management of stress.
The transfer of maternal microbiota is very closely linked to a child’s immune system development. Therefore, maintenance of a healthy maternal microbiome is essential for the health of both the mother and child.
The use of strain-specific probiotics during pregnancy and infancy can reduce the risk of atopic sensitization, eczema and wheeze. Probiotics have also been shown to reduce the incidence and/or severity of colds, flu-like symptoms, acute infectious diarrhea, as well as antibiotic use in children.
A plant-rich, high fiber diet is beneficial to gut microbiota, and has been shown to reduce mortality from infectious and respiratory disease. Yet, many children fall short of the recommended intake for fiber. Micronutrients are essential for maintaining barrier function, for the growth and differentiation of B-cells and T-cells, limiting overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines, having direct antiviral and antibacterial activity, and much more.
In this engaging and practical webinar, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog will share her need-to- know recommendations for the use of select micronutrients and strain-specific probiotics to support the immune health of children.
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will gain a better understanding of:
- The role of the gut microbiome in immune health
- The role of strain-specific probiotics in pediatric respiratory and gastrointestinal health
- Indicators that identify children at risk for specific micronutrient deficiencies
- Appropriate micronutrient supplementation in children
In this engaging and practical webinar, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog will share her need-to- know recommendations for the use of select micronutrients and strain-specific probiotics to support the immune health of children.
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Tieraona Low Dog, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of dietary supplements, herbal medicine, women’s health, and integrative medicine. Her extensive career in natural medicine began more than 40 years ago, when she studied midwifery, massage therapy and herbal medicine. She became a highly respected herbalist, serving as presiden tof the American Herbalist Guild, and running a teaching clinic in Albuquerque, NM, before going on to obtain her MD degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Tieraona ran a successful integratige medical clinic in Albuquerque, befor joining the faculty of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, where she served as Fellowship Director from 2005-2014.
