{"id":18190,"date":"2022-01-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functionalnutritionlab.com\/blog\/?p=91"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:14:15","slug":"what-the-heck-is-mucosal-tolerance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/blog\/what-the-heck-is-mucosal-tolerance","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Mucosal Tolerance: Lessons from a Nutritionist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several years ago, when attending live seminars was still a regular occurrence, I spent the day in an air-conditioned basement-level hotel conference room in San Francisco. While being inside on a sunny Sunday isn\u2019t at the top of my list of things to do \u2013 the opportunity for continued education and learning from one of my mentors made my time inside worthwhile. I\u2019m thrilled to introduce you to the mentor who drew me to the city by the Bay and inside on that sunny Sunday, Naturopathic Doctor and Nutritionist, Dr. Michael Ash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Ash is brilliant at articulating the important intersection of digestive and immune health (a favorite subject of mine!) His focus on nutrition, clinical know-how, and his commitment to building a bridge to the patient with a true \u2018food as medicine\u2019 approach to mucosal integrity is music to my ears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, I\u2019m sharing a short lesson on mucosal tolerance. This audio clip provides a sneak peek into one of our Guest Health interviews found in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/programs\/full-body-systems\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full Body Systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the audio clip, Dr. Ash shares:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why healing the mucosal barriers is so important to human health<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His favorite functional food for gut health (which might surprise you!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One important lifestyle modification to help your clients improve their health right away<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Ash is truly the master of mucosal integrity (the place where digestion and immunity converge.) So buckle your science seatbelt and let\u2019s explore how you can help clients improve their mucosal tolerance (and explain why it matters!)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/279565851&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>More about Nutritionist, Dr. Michael Ash<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-169\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Andrea-and-Dr.-Ash-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Nakayama, functional nutritionist and Dr Ash | Holistic Nutrition Lab\" width=\"204\" height=\"199\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Ash and I at his seminar in San Francisco!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After being in full-time clinical practice for 25 years, Dr. Ash now devotes his time to research, writing and the management of complex immune-mediated illnesses through the application of natural and pharmaceutical interventions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has also been an adjunct member of the Institute for Functional Medicine\u2019s faculty for many years (that\u2019s where I first met him). He specializes in the role of wet tissues (think GI and respiratory!) in human health and the use of food and lifestyle-based interventions aimed at strengthening these important barriers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to go back to episode #52 of the 15-Minute Matrix, where Dr. Ash Maps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/15-minute-matrix-podcast\/mapping-short-chain-fatty-acids-with-dr-michael-ash-52\/\">Short-Chain Fatty Acids<\/a>: Where would we be without them?!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Read more from the Functional Nutrition Alliance<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/articles\/the-biggest-mistakes-to-practicing-functionally\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest mistakes to practicing functionally<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/articles\/functional-nutrition-matrix\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unctional Nutrition Matrix<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/articles\/whats-functional-and-whats-not\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s Functional and what\u2019s not Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several years ago, when attending live seminars was still a regular occurrence, I spent the day in an air-conditioned basement-level hotel conference room in San Francisco. 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