Kiran Krishnan -- The Microbiome’s Control of Immune Function

The world has lived through an unprecedented time with the pandemic spread of Covid-19. In an effort to decrease our susceptibility to other harmful viral infections, this is an opportunity to collectively educate your patients (the public) on the power of preventative healthcare and to get a better understanding of our natural defenses. The microbiome and the immune system are inextricably connected and the immune system would cease to function without the microbiome. The microbiome acts as the “Neighborhood Watch” for the immune system allowing for effective surveillance of a mucosal system that is over 3000 sq ft in surface area and inhabited by over 40 trillion microbes. This presentation will provide a review on the components of the immune system, the kinetics of our immune response and the critical support and check-points managed by the microbiome. One of our most powerful tools in fighting invading pathogens is having a healthy microbiome and this talk will illustrate what exactly that means. From the 2021 Soil & Nutrition Conference - https://soilandnutrition.org/​​ Hosted by the Bionutrient Food Association - https://bionutrient.org/​