Microbiome Keynotes Symposium

Speakers

Anna Cabeca, DO, FACOG

Vaginal Health, Intimacy and Microbiome

    • Understand the importance of Vulvo-Vaginal health, the vaginal microbiome and be able to integrate options in therapeutic interventions.

    • Discuss restorative vaginal treatment options, both hormonal and non-hormonal

    • Gut and the Sexual – health connection

    • Nutrition fundamentals for sexual health Sexual health is about more than sex

    • 3 steps to improving vaginal health

Mark Houston, MD, MS, MS, ABAARM, FACP, FAHA, FASH, FACN, FAARM

The Microbiome and Coronary Heart Disease(CHD)

    • Review to pathophysiology of CHD

    • Discuss the role of the microbiome in CHD and Heart Attack

    • Determine the best treatment with pre and probiotics

Chris Turnpaugh, DC, DACNB, AMFCP

Evolution of Testing & Recognition of Immune Shifts in Tick Borne Disease

    • · Understanding testing for TBD - direct/indirect

    • Understanding the mechanisms to balance out the immune shifts (including the microbiome!) in TBD patients

Dushyant Viswanathan, MD

Enteroimmunology & Endocrinology: Understanding how to reverse chronic disease at the root source

    • Learn 3 immunologic mechanisms by which megasporebiotic is clinically beneficial

    • Learn about how to balance the microbiome

    • Learn about root cause of autoimmune disease

    • Learn about the root cause of allergic disease

Elisa Song, MD

Beyond Genes: Rewriting Our Children’s Epigenetic Futures Through Their Microbiome

    1. Describe the foundational principles of epigenetics and the role of the gut microbiome as a dynamic epigenetic regulator across pediatric development.

    2. Recognize the critical windows of vulnerability and opportunity in microbiome-epigenetic modulation - particularly during the first 1000 days of life- and their implications for long-term child health.

    3. Identify modifiable prenatal, perinatal, and early-life environmental factors that influence the infant microbiome and associated epigenetic outcomes.

    4. Summarize evidence-based dietary and lifestyle interventions that support microbiome health and optimize epigenetic health in children and adolescents.

    5. Apply integrative, family-centered clinical strategies to prevent or mitigate microbiome disruption and support lifelong resilience.

Haroldo Magarinos, ND

Silent Disruptors: The Hidden Impact of Environmental Toxins on the Microbiome and Disease

    • Define xenobiotics and understand their common sources, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial pollutants.

    • Examine the effects of xenobiotics on gut microbiome diversity, composition, and function.

    • Identify the mechanisms by which xenobiotics contribute to chronic inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and immune suppression.

    • Discuss detoxification pathways and the role of the gut-liver axis in processing and eliminating xenobiotics.

    • Explore strategies to mitigate xenobiotic damage through diet, lifestyle, and microbiome-supportive interventions.

Christine Maren, DO

The Gut-Hormone Connection in Perimenopause: Optimizing Clinical Outcomes Through the Gut Microbiome

    • The bidirectional relationship between the gut microbiome and hormonal health.

    • The role of the microbiome and estrobolome in hormone metabolism.

    • That changing hormones during perimenopause influences the composition of the gut microbiome.

    • The clinical significance of gut dysbiosis and its impact on systemic inflammation, mood, metabolism, immune and hormonal balance.

    • A treatment framework to support microbiome diversity, improve gut barrier integrity, and optimize hormone metabolism in perimenopause.

    • How lifestyle, nutrition and HRT can enhance microbiome resilience and address common perimenopausal symptoms.