Episode 169
How Your Immune System is Like Goldilocks
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, and bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
In today’s episode, Jenn discusses everything related to our immune system. She breaks down each component of the immune system, how they work, and what can positively and negatively impact these areas. She talks about autoimmune diseases and how to manage them. Jenn also discusses food sensitivities and allergies and how to catch them before they become full-blown issues. Tune in to learn how to keep our bodies and immune systems happy and healthy.
IN THIS EPISODE:
● [6:02] Understanding the immune system.
● [8:41] Understanding white blood cells.
● [10:50] What are antibodies?
● [14:39] What is the complement system?
● [16:38] What is the purpose of the spleen?
● [17:52] What is bone marrow?
● [19:32] What is the thymus?
● [21:24] What do we overlook as part of the immune system?
● [29:50] Lifestyle pieces that suppress our immune system.
● [34:13] Disorders of the immune system.
● [37:27] What is autoimmune? Overactive vs. underactive immune system.
● [40:36] What are food sensitivities, and how does our immune system impact them?
● [43:40] What foods should we avoid to keep our immune systems functioning well?
● [47:00] What nutrients are most beneficial for keeping the immune system in balance?
● [58:40] What does aloe help with?
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
● Sometimes when you aren’t feeling well, detoxing is happening in your body. Leave it alone, drink tea, and go for a walk, but don’t try to suppress the process so the healing can complete.
● Our skin makes sure that we aren't falling ill from everything we come in contact with. It is also an organ and can show many things occurring inside our bodies. Typically when they show up on the skin, we have another issue going on inside the body.
● Your allergies can change. Every seven years, our bodies change which can change our allergies!
QUOTES:
“Our body, our immune system, remembers all of the things that it has fought, ever. And our blood cells are known as memory cells. That means that when something shows up again, it recognizes it, it can destroy it, and it doesn't make us feel sick in the same way. So there's massive support that we get for our overall health from the immune system, way beyond just thinking that it turns on when we need it. It's here all the time in so many different ways.” - Jenn Trepeck
“The role of a fever is essentially the body raising its temperature to kill the pathogen. Sometimes a fever can be really helpful; certainly, it can be uncomfortable, and we may take some things to help with the fever because if the fever gets too high, there can be issues there, but a fever triggers the body to do other things too. To start to repair, it's a function of the immune system, so it's an indication that our immune system is turning on and working and fighting something.” - Jenn Trepeck
“Just like Goldilocks, we’re looking for it (our immune system) to be just right.” - Jenn Trepeck
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