GI & Autoimmunity Intersection
Jenny Bennett, ND
Somewhere between 70 – 85% of our immune system resides in our GI tract. So it’s no surprise that changes in GI function and inflammatory changes in the gut can be triggers for systemic and local autoimmune diseases.
In this presentation, we will cover an overview of how the GI function is related to autoimmunity through microbiome interactions, food and dietary interactions, and disruption of digestion and absorption.
We will cover recent research, clinical observations and management and treatment of autoimmune diseases through improving GI function.
2 CE (1.75 general + 0.25 pharm), NANCEAC-accredited, expires 10/15/2023
Dr. Jenny Bennett is a naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist and founder of Aria Integrative Medicine, an integrative autoimmune clinic in Seattle, WA.
She received her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine and Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University. Prior to medical school, she received her BS in Pharmacological Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego and worked at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. She is adjunct faculty at Bastyr University and currently teaches Rheumatology for the naturopathic medicine department as well as Pharmacology and Advanced Business Operations in the past.
She is also the author of Naturopathic Business Basics: A Step by Step Guide to Starting and Running a Naturopathic Business and has participated on the board of the Autoimmune Advocacy Alliance.
When she is not busy teaching and running her clinic, she enjoys spending time with her partner and son, exploring all the PNW has to offer.
