Boost Immune Resilience with These Simple Steps | Dr. Elroy Vojdani

Mark Hyman

Aug 21, 2024

Episode description

In a world where chronic illness and unexplained health issues are on the rise, understanding the root causes behind immune dysfunction is more important than ever. In this episode of "The Doctor's Farmacy," I'm joined by Dr. Elroy Vojdani to explore the critical issue of immune resilience and its connection to chronic illness. Dr. Vojdani shares groundbreaking insights from his father’s work on immune health, along with practical strategies to boost your immune system, tackle long COVID, and reverse chronic conditions through personalized, functional medicine approaches.

In this episode, we discuss:

The Decline of Immune Resilience
The Role of the Gut in Immune Health
The Impact of Long COVID on the Immune System
Molecular Mimicry and Autoimmunity
The Connection Between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Chronic Illness

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Episode description

In this episode, we discuss:

The Decline of Immune Resilience
The Role of the Gut in Immune Health
The Impact of Long COVID on the Immune System
Molecular Mimicry and Autoimmunity
The Connection Between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Chronic Illness

View Show Notes From This Episode

Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Pendulum, Neurohacker, Our Place, and Manukora Honey.

Streamline your lab orders with Rupa Health. Access more than 3,500 specialty lab tests and register for a FREE live demo at RupaHealth.com.

Pendulum is offering listeners 20% off their first membership order at pendulumlife.com/farmacy. Discount applied at checkout.

Decrease your "zombie cells" with Qualia Senolytic. Visit QualiaLife.com/Hyman to get 50% off and use code HYMAN for an additional 15% off your order.

Upgrade your cookware, appliances and more with Our Place. Head over to FromOurPlace.com and enter code HYMAN at checkout to receive 10% off site-wide.

Get your Manukora Honey Starter Kit today! Just head to Manukora.com/Hyman, to get $25 off.

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Address mitochondrial damage to reduce brain inflammation in long COVID

Acquired mitochondrial damage is a core driver of long COVID, leading to a pro-inflammatory immune state that puts the brain on fire through a process called glial activation.

#cognition

#mitochondria

Address rising autoimmune disease rates with proactive health measures

The rate of diagnosed autoimmune disease is increasing by a staggering 8 to 10 percent per year, up from 3% of the US population 25 years ago to over 10% today.

#autoimmunity

Understand how environmental chemicals trigger autoimmunity

Environmental chemicals can cause autoimmunity by binding to your own tissue and changing its structure, creating a "neoantigen" that your immune system attacks as foreign.

#autoimmunity

#environment

Utilize plasmapheresis to treat long COVID effectively

Plasmapheresis, a process that filters inflammatory cells and autoantibodies from the blood, is being used effectively in Europe to treat long COVID by giving the immune system a 'breather'.

#COVID-19

#recovery

Avoid dairy to prevent autoimmunity through molecular mimicry

Autoimmunity can be triggered by 'molecular mimicry,' where a protein from a food like dairy looks so similar to a protein in your brain that your immune system gets confused and attacks both.

#autoimmunity

#dairy

Address gut health to interpret food sensitivity test results

A food sensitivity test showing many reactions doesn't mean you have permanent allergies, but rather that your intestinal immune system is inflamed and your gut is leaky.

#gut

#testing

Address dormant viruses in long COVID for better recovery

A very large percentage of long COVID cases involve viral reactivation, where dormant viruses like Epstein-Barr or HHV-6 become active again due to a weakened immune system.

#COVID-19

#immune-system

Understand five underlying issues of long COVID

Long COVID can be broken down into five potential underlying issues: viral persistence, superantigen activation, mitochondrial dysfunction, gut disruption, and autoimmunity.