Episode 034 - Dr Jenna Macciochi - understanding our immune system

Inside Matters

The following is a conversation with Dr. Jenna Macciochi, an immunologist, twice-published author, TEDx speaker, public speaker, and all-around immune system expert.

It was an absolute pleasure and honour to have her in the studio today to talk about all things immune system. gut health, the microbiome, and even things like how do we improve the health of society more generally. Jenna truly is an expert. She's amazing at communicating and breaking down complicated concepts so that they're easy to understand for the listener.

I learned an absolute ton over the course of this conversation and I'm sure you will too. If you have an interest in the immune system, why you catch a cold, what you can do to maybe prevent you from getting a cold, how to keep your immune system in top shape, how it changes as you age, and just more generally how to live a longer, healthier, happier life, you're going to get something out of today's conversation.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:55 Interest in the immune system

00:05:04 Science of staying well

00:09:08 Avoiding burn out

00:16:45 Immune system components

00:20:41 “I never get sick”

00:24:50 Not catching a cold

00:35:15 What’s important for immune system

00:43:36 Immune system age

00:49:05 Taking supplements

00:51:03 How important is sleep?

01:00:18 Strong immune system in children

01:03:09 Stress and the immune system

01:05:01 Social media misconceptions

01:14:21 Importance of making food

01:18:07 Link between microbiome and immune health

01:22:28 Helping children eat healthily