Beauty and the Gut

Presenter: Heather Zwickey, PhD
Original Date: February 7, 2026

Participants will learn how gut health serves as the foundation for the body’s natural ability to detoxify and heal. Dr. Zwickey will explore how modern lifestyle and environmental factors disrupt the gut, liver, and immune system, and introduce a Functional Medicine framework for restoring balance. Participants will discover how chronic symptoms are not signs of permanent damage but signals of imbalance, and how strengthening the gut can unlock long-term vitality and resilience.

Bio: Heather Zwickey is recognized internationally as an expert and educator in the fields of integrative medicine, natural therapies and the immune system. Dr. Zwickey has been leading natural medicine research for 20 years. She has a Ph.D. in immunology and microbiology from the University of Colorado and completed her postdoc at Yale School of Medicine. Heather speaks at conferences world-wide, sharing her enthusiasm for integrative medicine and science. She’s won many awards for teaching and currently teaches at the National University of Natural Medicine, the University of Western States and the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine.

NUNM is accredited by the North American Naturopathic Continuing Education Council (NANCEAC). This activity qualifies for 1.5 General CEUs Total.