8 - Is Your Immune System Functioning Appropriately? | Why Stronger Immunity Isn’t Always Better

What if the goal isn’t to “boost” your immune system—but to help it respond appropriately?In this episode of RESET, Dr. Catie Harris explores RESET Question #6: Is your immune system functioning appropriately?A healthy immune system has to do far more than fight infection. It must recognize genuine threats, tolerate what is harmless, avoid attacking your own tissues, remember past exposures, and know when to stand down after the job is done.Dr. Harris explains why immune health is really about regulation, not simply strength. You’ll learn the difference between innate and adaptive immunity, why tolerance matters, how autoimmunity reflects dysregulated immune behavior, and why the gut, sleep, stress, metabolism, hormones, and mitochondrial energy all influence immune function.This episode also challenges the common idea that “more immunity” is always better.The better question isn’t:“How can I boost my immune system?”It’s:“Is my immune system responding appropriately to the environment it’s living in?”Because immune health isn’t about being turned up to maximum.It’s about knowing when to fight, when to tolerate, and when to stop.The body isn’t broken. It’s adapting. Learn more at PhillyWellnessCenter.com