Episode 54: Your Adaptive Immune System

Don't miss out on the action happening inside your body! Let’s Become Immune Confident together!! Dive deeper into the immune system and discover how it specifically fights off bacterial and viral infections with Dr. Kara Wada.TIMESTAMP00:50 My Introduction to Immunology - Story Time!05:14 Timeline of a typical Infection06:47 How we fight off a typical bacterial infection like a staph or strep infection (extracellular bacteria)20:35 How bacteria try to fight back21:11 Our bodies' response to extracellular bacterial infection vs viral infections23:14 How our bodies respond to viral infections like a cold or the flu28:31 How viruses try to fight backComing up next week: Misbehaving Immune Systems: Allergies & AutoimmunityABOUT DR KARA WADAQuadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren’s patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body’s ability to heal.CONNECT WITH DR WADAWebsite → http://www.drkarawada.com/LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/crunchyallergist/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergistTwitter → https://twitter.com/CrunchyAllergyTikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@crunchyallergist SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER → https://www.drkarawada.com/newsletterGet my weekly dose of naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to immune system health.THE BELONG COMMUNITY → https://www.antiinflammatorycollective.com/If you are looking for more ways to work on reducing your pain and support in having that anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Belong is the right place for you.