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Have you ever heard of the fiber gap?<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on a decade of clinical practice and thousands of functional lab interpretations,\u00a0<strong>Ryan Monahan FDN-P<\/strong>\u00a0connects the microbiome, immune tolerance, and thyroid function into a single picture and lays out a terrain-first framework for supporting the gut-immune-thyroid axis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participants will learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>-How immune tolerance is established in the gut, and the role of dietary fiber and butyrate in supporting regulatory T cell function<\/p>\n<p>-The role of secretory IgA in immune exclusion, and why its function is central to maintaining tolerance at the mucosal barrier<\/p>\n<p>-The relationship between intestinal barrier integrity and the development of autoimmunity<\/p>\n<p>-To identify microbial and inflammatory factors that influence peripheral thyroid hormone metabolism, including endotoxin-driven shifts in T3 and reverse T3<\/p>\n<p>-How to apply a terrain-first framework, using real case studies, for supporting the gut-immune-thyroid axis in clinical practice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most thyroid autoimmune conversations start with the thyroid itself. 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