This activity is part of a 13-course series designed to equip licensed practitioners from medical, nursing, and related disciplines with a multidisciplinary approach to managing patients through microbiome education.

8. Microbiome and Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has long been rooted in the idea that health is a holistic concept that many functions of the body are interconnected. Recent research shows that the microbiome is a central infrastructure of health and disease that is closely related to diet, digestion, and lifestyle choices. This module will examine concepts of the microbiome from a TCM perspective and TCM therapies that influence the microbiome.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, participants will able to:

• Discuss an introduction to Microbiome
• Discuss the microbiome from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective
• Examine therapeutic methods of TCM and how it influences the microbiome in health and disease

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity: