Episode 140: Autoimmunity & the Brain with Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience
English - January 24, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 512 ratingsHealth & Fitness health fitness lifestyle weightloss exercise nutrition wellness business paleo diet Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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If you’ve ever experienced brain fog, anxiety, or mood issues alongside your autoimmune symptoms, you’re not alone. Doctors know that mental health issues often increase with an autoimmune diagnosis, and a new scientific discovery might explain why. There are cells in the brain called microglia that are actually part of the immune system. And just as our body’s immune system can go into overdrive and cause chronic inflammation with autoimmune disease, the same thing can happen in our brains. My guest is science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa. Her latest book is called The Angel and The Assassin, and it’s all about these little brain cells and how they can help us or harm us.