Fasting Boosts Your Immune System! | Dr Jenna Macciochi | #shorts

In this episode of the podcast, Steve and Jeff sit down with Immunologist Dr Jenna Macciochi to discuss the immune system and give you some tips on how to keep it strong and effective all year round. Dr Jenna shares key foods, vitamins and minerals that you can keep in your toolbox to support your immune system as well as sharing the importance of balance when aiming for a healthy diet and lifestyle using an easy-to-understand “sliding scale of the Western diet” analogy. Dr Jenna also shares her insights into the impact of non-infectious diseases, the benefits of a minimally processed diet pattern such as the Mediterranean diet and specific foods that are comparable to ibuprofen in the research when aiming to reduce inflammation. This episode is packed with information and covers a range of immune health topics including allergies in children, stress-proofing, and expanding your toolbox with resilience strategies, the hormetic effect and cold therapy benefits as well as the effects of intermittent fasting on tired and weary immune cells that you don’t want to keep lying around. Tune in to learn how to question social norms when it comes to diet and lifestyle and create a healthier, more resilient immune system.

As always, this information is not designed to diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure any condition and is for information purposes only - please discuss any information in this podcast with your healthcare professional before making any changes to your current lifestyle.

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