Inside the Clinical Conversations
Mitochondrial Resilience Educational Series
Three Systems That Program Health and Mitochondrial Resilience Before Birth
The Maternal Gut–Placenta–Mitochondria Connection: Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with many of the chronic conditions clinicians manage in adult care. Yet mitochondrial vulnerability may begin much earlier.
The maternal gut, placenta, and mitochondria form an interconnected system that can shape pregnancy outcomes and influence long-term health for both mother and child. Emerging research reveals important communication between the maternal microbiome, placental biology, and mitochondrial function.
Join Emily Stone Rydbom, MDH, BCHN, CNP, and Lisa Portera, DC, FMCP, Director of Clinical Education & Research at Researched Nutritionals®, for Part 3 of our Mitochondrial Resilience Series. Building on our exploration of gut–mitochondria crosstalk, this live conversation connects prenatal biology with clinical practice to examine how mitochondrial vulnerability during pregnancy may shape health across the lifespan and across generations.
Register now to explore how the maternal gut–placenta–mitochondria connection may shape lifelong resilience.
For Healthcare Practitioners Only.
November 12 Webinar
Learning Objectives
What practitioners will take away from The Maternal Gut–Placenta–Mitochondria Connection
Understand how the maternal gut microbiome and its metabolites influence placental and mitochondrial function through inflammatory and nutrient signaling.
Recognize the placenta as a critical mitochondrial environment and explore how placental mitochondrial dysfunction relates to preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and later maternal hypertension and cardiovascular risk.
Understand how mitochondrial vulnerability during pregnancy may shape longer-term health trajectories, with implications extending beyond pregnancy and across generations.
Presenters
Meet the Speakers
Two clinical and scientific leaders guiding this educational series.
Emily Stone Rydbom, MDH, BCHN, CNP
Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Clinical Nutrition Consultant & Scientific AdvisorEmily Stone Rydbom is nationally recognized for her work applying functional and precision nutrition to chronic disease, pediatric care, and maternal wellness. She has authored peer-reviewed publications, served as co-principal investigator on three clinical studies, and co-founded a clinically validated model integrating obstetric care with perinatal nutrition to improve pregnancy outcomes and health across generations. Her work brings together nutrition science, genomics, digital health, and implementation research to advance personalized nutrition in clinical practice.
Lisa Portera, DC, FMCP
Director of Clinical Education & Research, Researched Nutritionals®Lisa Portera, DC, FMCP is the Director of Clinical Education and Research at Researched Nutritionals®. Lisa brings over 30 years of clinical experience as an integrative chiropractor and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, along with more than two decades of teaching Functional Medicine. She serves as senior faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine, mentors military physicians through the Department of Defense, and has been adjunct faculty at Bastyr University California for over a decade.
Past events
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Inside the Clinical Conversation: Gut–Mitochondria Crosstalk: A Systems Biology Approach to Cellular Signaling and Systemic Resilience
Watch the replayInside the Clinical Conversation: Mitochondria Reimagined: Where Systems-Biology Meets Clinical Practice
Watch the replayAAEM 2026: From Fuel to Failure: Mitochondria as Central players in Environmental Medicine with Dr. Christopher Wakely
Watch the replayProtocols in Action: Why Mitochondria Are the Missing Piece in Autoimmune Recovery with Dr Terry Wahls
Watch the replayProtocols in Action: Nutritional Strategies to Upgrade Vagus Nerve Health Presented by Navaz Habib, DC, AFMCP
Watch the replayMitochondria Reimagined: Hidden Drivers of Dysfunction - Presented by Lisa Portera, DC, FMCP
Watch the replayProtocols in Action: Mitochondrial Medicine - How Mitochondrial Dysfunction Acts As A Disease Determinant
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