Immune/Gut/Nervous System Connections and Non-Nutritive Sweeteners
A training for practitioners with Camille Freeman (1.5 NPCE)
November 10 from 5-6:30 pm ET
What you'll learn:
In this session, we’ll review the interactions between the gut, nervous system, and immune system as a whole and discuss how nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS) influence the gut microbiota. We'll go over how common NNS (e.g., sucralose, aspartame, stevia, saccharin, and sugar alcohols) may affect the microbiome and downstream systems. We'll steer clear of scare tactics or recommending that all clients ditch all forms of NNS immediately. Instead, we’ll focus on practical, individualized decision-making. For example: how to assess NNS exposure, weigh risks versus benefits for different client populations, modify recommendations based on client goals and conditions, and incorporate relevant dietary and supplementation strategies.
A recording will be available to everyone who registers, so please sign up even if you can't attend live.
By the end of the session, you'll be able to:
Summarize the connection between the gut microbiota, intestinal barrier integrity, neuroimmune signaling, and systemic immunity.
Describe the principal effects of major nonnutritive sweeteners on gut microbial composition and function, and the downstream impacts related to metabolism.
Evaluate risks and potential clinical consequences of NNS use for specific populations and tailor recommendations accordingly.
Apply practical, evidence-informed strategies to reduce NNS-related harms and support gut-brain-immune health, including dietary modifications and adjunctive herbal or nutritional approaches, with attention to safety and interactions.
Join the Training
You'll receive access to the live session, a recording of the session, slides, an extensive references list, and a quiz/certificate option for those who need continuing education hours.
Save $100 when you register for all 10 lectures in the 2025 Immune Deep Dive
Bundle & Save!
Save $100 when you buy the full 2025 Immune System Deep Dive, which includes 10 practitioner trainings covering:
- Immunity and Autoimmunity
- ME/CFS with Jaime Seltzer
- Seasonal Allergy Support
- Medicinal Mushrooms with Kevin Spelman
- Endometriosis
- After Cancer Care with Chanchal Cabrera
- Inflammaging and Chronic Inflammation
- Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis
- Biofilms with Mimi Hernandez
- Gut-Brain-Immune Axis and Non-Nutritive Sweeteners
Purchased individually, these cost $450. Up to 15 NPCE are available for you complete the optional quizzes by December 31, 2027. You will have ongoing access to the class materials, even after the quiz option expires 😊
Meet Camille Freeman, DCN
She/her
Camille Freeman has been in practice as a nutritionist and herbalist for almost twenty years, with a specialty in menstrual health and fertility. Now, she focuses on offering mentorship and continuing education for highly trained herbalists and nutritionists through her business, Bloom & Grow.
Camille is also a former professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, where she taught physiology, pathophysiology, and mindful eating for many years. Camille believes that growing a practice with integrity and empathy while making a living is possible and that doing so provides an exciting and slightly terrifying opportunity for personal expansion.
Camille started her herbal studies with an apprenticeship with Monica Rude of Desert Woman Botanicals in Gila, NM in 2001. She then earned an MS in Herbal Medicine from MUIH under Simon Mills, James Snow and Kevin Spelman, followed by a second MS in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University and a doctorate in Clinical Nutrition from MUIH.
She has had the opportunity to speak and teach throughout the country, including at the American Herbalists Guild Symposium, the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, the California School of Herbal Studies, the National Association for Nutrition Professionals conference, and more.
She lives in the Shenandoah Valley, where she enjoys wandering through the mountains with her two homeschooled children and loosely keeping the weeds under control in her herb & flower gardens.
Bloom & Grow Nutrition, LLC is accredited by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists℠ (BCNS℠) to provide Nutrition Professional Continuing Education (NPCE) credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists® (CNS®). Bloom & Grow designates this activity/material for a maximum of 1.5 NPCE Credits.
