• 10 to 10:15 a.m. ET
• Maggie Jaqua and Len Monheit

Welcome and Market Insights

• 10:15 to 11 a.m. ET
• Sarah Allard, Ph.D.

Emerging Applications of the Microbiome for Human Health

• 11 to 11:30 a.m. ET
• Michael Lelah, Ph.D.

Next Generation Prebiotics – Direct Butyrate Generators

Traditional prebiotics feed the microbiome which then in turn generate short chain fatty acids – particularly butyrate, which is an important signaling molecule involved is supporting multiple organs and health benefits in the body. The next generation prebiotics will bypass the microbiome and generate butyrate directly mostly independent of the state of the microbiome. Thank you NutriScience for underwriting this session.

• 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET
• Carolyn Slupsky, Ph.D.

The Functional Foods, the Gut Microbiome and Health

Functional foods are foods that offer health benefits beyond their basic nutrition. Components that make foods functional include compounds that can be metabolized by gut bacteria to produce an array of secondary metabolites that have beneficial function in both the gastrointestinal tract (to improve digestive health and intestinal integrity) and in the body (to regulate blood sugar, cholesterol metabolism, blood pressure, etc.). In this sense, foods rich in prebiotics, such as complex fibers and polyphenols, are considered functional foods. This talk will focus on one such functional food widely consumed in Mexican culture, nopal cactus (Opuntia ficus indica). Nopal contains some of the highest levels of fiber and phytochemicals of any unprocessed food, as well as significant amounts of many micronutrients. It has been used medicinally to help treat diabetes and high cholesterol, and additionally to aid in weight loss. We have shown that consumption of nopal alters the gut microbiome thereby increasing production of short-chain fatty acids and other secondary metabolites that results in reducing intestinal inflammation, reducing fatty liver, and reducing serum glucose. This talk will highlight how an environmentally sustainable, functional food can have positive effects on health through interaction with the gut microbiome.

• 12 to 12:10 p.m. ET

NI Microbiome Trivia

Test your microbiome knowledge for a chance to win a Naturally Informed Yeti tumbler.

• 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. ET
• Deepak Mundkinajeddu, Ph.D.

Exploring the Science of Combining GutGard® with Probiotics for Synergistic Benefits

Thank you AIDP for underwriting this session

• 12:40 to 1:10 p.m. ET
• Hariom Yadav, Ph.D.

Gut-Brain Axis: New Paradigms in Nutraceuticals

• 1:10 to 1:15 p.m. ET
• Len Monheit

Day 1 Wrap Up

Join Co-Chair Len Monheit for a recap of Day 1 and highlights for Day 2