Episode 115: The Immune System w/ Dr. Aristo Vojdani

This episode of the podcast may be one of my all-time favorites. Dr. Vojdani is one of the leaders in the science and study of the immune system and autoimmunity. If you have hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, another autoimmune condition, or food intolerances you are going to want to listen to this podcast. (Maybe multiple times.)

In this episode we discuss:

• The basics of the immune system
• Th1 vs TH2
• The role of the immune system in thyroiditis and why thyroid antibodies may not be the bad boys we thought they were.
• What causes immune activation and autoimmunity
• Loss of tolerance
• Food intolerance testing
• And so much more...

This episode is packed with awesome information from one of the leaders in the industry.

Aristo Vojdani obtained his MSc and PhD in microbiology and clinical immunology from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, with postdoctoral studies in comparative immunology at UCLA and tumor immunology at Charles Drew/UCLA School of Medicine and Science. He is a Clinical Professor at Loma Linda University in California, and an Adjunct Professor at the Lincoln College of Professional, Graduate and Continuing Education at the National University of Health Sciences.

 

Dr. Vojdani’s ongoing research focuses on the role of environmental triggers in complex diseases, and he has developed more than 300 antibody assays for the detection of autoimmune disorders and other diseases. He has 17 US patents, over 200 articles, and two books, “Neuroimmunity and the Brain-

Gut Connection” and “Food-Associated Autoimmunities: When Food Breaks Your Immune System,” to his name. He is the CEO of Immunosciences Lab in Los Angeles, California; the Chief Scientific Advisor for Cyrex Labs in Phoenix, Arizona; and, sits on the editorial board of five scientific journals. His many awards include the Herbert J. Rinkel Award (American Academy of Environmental Medicine), the Linus Pauling, PhD Award (American College for Advancement in Medicine), and the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.

Presently, Dr Vojdani is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University in California, and an Adjunct Professor at the Lincoln College of Professional, graduate and continuing education at the National University of Health Sciences. He lectures at scientific and medical conferences around the world, spreading his knowledge and thereby improving the lives of patients once thought lost.