The Microbiome Conversation Just Got Much Bigger Than the Gut
We spent four days at the 2026 Microbiome Keynotes Symposium in Nashville, immersed in the research, clinical conversations and emerging ideas practitioners are talking about right now. This is the live top takeaway call.
What We Brought Back From Nashville, And Why You Need to Hear It
Here's what we'll unpack:
The brain isn't separate from the gut, and this year's research made that impossible to ignore
What experts were discussing about the gut-immune-brain axis, neuroinflammation, stress, cognition and mood, and why practitioners are rethinking how these systems talk to each other.
The women's health conversation is changing in ways most practitioners haven't caught up to yet
From perimenopause and menopause to pregnancy and hormonal balance, what the symposium surfaced about the microbiome's role in the gut-hormone-immune axis and what that may mean for the women you work with.
What do you do when the case doesn't fit one box?
The most interesting sessions weren't about isolated systems. They were about what happens when mast cell activation, post-viral syndromes, neuroinflammation, autoimmune concerns and mitochondrial signaling all show up in the same person, and what microbiome science may add to the picture.
Longevity is entering the microbiome conversation. See what the research actually says.
What caught our attention around metabolic adaptability, vascular function, cellular health and the biology of aging.
Why some practitioners are starting to look at the mouth differently when thinking about whole-body health
One session reframed the oral microbiome as part of a continuous biological system. We'll share what stood out.
Beyond "good bacteria vs. bad bacteria", what's actually emerging in testing, diagnostics and personalization
What we heard around ecological microbiome interpretation, real-world clinical data, AI and where advanced technology is entering assessment.
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We Spent Four Days in Nashville. Here's What We Brought Back.
Physicians, naturopathic doctors, functional medicine practitioners, researchers, and educators all working through the same question: how does the microbiome connect to everything else?...
It was a lot of material, and most of it won't reach standard curriculum for another 17 years.
We're bringing the conversation to you in one free live webinar, so you have the most up-to-date knowledge on gut health.
You work in health and wellness and want to stay ahead of where the science is heading
You've heard "gut health" reduced to probiotics and want to understand what practitioners are actually talking about
You're seeing clients or patients with complex, multi-system concerns and want new frameworks for thinking about them
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Two Generations. One Mission.
The mother-daughter team behind Holistic Health Educators.
Karen "ZuZu" Armes
ZuZu didn't learn holistic health in a classroom, she lived her way into it. After growing up with epilepsy and years on medication, she started looking for a different path when she was getting ready to start a family, and that search became decades of study, practitioner work, and teaching. Long before HHE was an online school, she was teaching face-to-face in wellness centers, organic cafés, and packed classrooms.
- Founder of Holistic Health Educators · 18+ years as a practicing Holistic Health Practitioner
- 2,500+ seminars · author of four health books
- Co-founder of the 69-acre Lilly Fields retreat center in Georgia
Amy Sprouse, MPH
Amy grew up inside holistic health. She then studied it from the other side: a B.S. in Public Health Epidemiology from BYU and a Master's in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She's spent more than a decade teaching anatomy and physiology, helped create the HHE curriculum from the ground up, and believes understanding how your body works shouldn't require a medical-school tuition bill. This is her fifth consecutive year at the Microbiome Keynotes Symposium.
- MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · B.S. Public Health Epidemiology, BYU
- 10+ years teaching anatomy & physiology · created HHE's curriculum from the ground up
- Co-founder of Holistic Health Educators
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Everything You're Probably Wondering
Everything you need to know before you join us live.
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Plan for approximately 90 minutes, get the top takeaways followed by open Q&A.
No. Anyone can watch and gain incredible value. But, we highly recommend you watch the 2025 Microbiome Takeaways call to get the most benefit.
No. This is an independent HHE community call. Amy attended as a practitioner and educator, this is her way of bringing the conversation back to you.
Microbiome Science Is Moving Fast.
Most People Are Already Behind.
Four days of clinical conversations and dozens of sessions. Ideas most people will never hear about until they show up in a doctor's office years from now, if ever.
We're going live and giving you the top takeaways on the 2026 Microbiome Symposium.