Becoming Immune Confident

Over a 1/2 million emergency room visits every year that are the result of an insect sting. Stings are a huge source of fear, anxiety when we have these bugs buzzing around our picnics at the park. This week we are talking all about insects that sting! If you are enjoying the podcast, I would love for you to hit subscribe and to share this podcast with your friends & family! For all things all...

Welcome everyone. I am so excited to welcome you back to this episode of the Crunchy Allergist Podcast. I am recording this on July 2nd the official halfway point of 2022. So both here on the podcast and in a pop-up event we are working to refresh, refocus and recommit to ourselves. We have named the event the 1st Mid-Year Resolution Reset. This week I am so excited to share with you the recent Ma...

What 5 habits do I return back to time and time again to keep me out of survival mode and tapped into my thriving mode?  Tune in and then I challenge you to start taking meaningful steps to reset, refocus and recommit.  Join Jen & I at the Mid-Year Resolution Retreat starting July 2nd!  Register today to reserve your slot! Visit www.drkarawada.com  and subscribe to our newsletter so you don&ap...

Today, we welcome back our most listened-to guest,   My friend, colleague, and partner Jen Tharani. Jen is an anti-inflammatory dietician. Together we help those living with autoimmunity reimagine what their lives can look like and re-define anti-inflammatory living making it a sustainable part of their everyday lives. We recorded this conversation on Friday, June 10th reflecting on our experience...

Sarah Boyles is an expert urogynecologist (FPMRS) with more than 15 years of clinical experience. She manages her successful group practice, publishes widely in her field and creates national FPMRS quality standards. Recognizing the need for pelvic floor education in society at large, she has recently pivoted to creating quality content for women that is easy to obtain outside the clinical arena....

On this special episode, we are featuring a session from the recent Aila Autoimmune Warrior Summit. This session is a discussion of the role of coaching in caring for autoimmune warriors. What is coaching? How can a coach help? How do you find a coach?  If you missed the Summit, you can find the sessions on the Free Aila App (download in the app store). The Aila app is also a great resource to tra...

Dr. Alexis Hugelmeyer, is a coffee-drinking, wanderlusting, wife, mama of three, and Board Certified Family & Osteopathic Medicine Physician. She has spent most of her thirteen year career taking care of the sickest hospital patients knowing that most of them were suffering from preventable, even reversible conditions. In her practice, Dr. Lex focuses on nine fundamental pillars of health and...

Part 2! Dr. Adrian Chavez is the host of The Nutrition Science Podcast and founder of the Dr. Chavez School of Nutrition.   He holds a PhD in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Arizona State University where his research was focused on translating the scientific principles of nutrition into real-world practice for chronic disease prevention.   He has a strong passion for fighting against misinfor...

Dr. Adrian Chavez is the host of The Nutrition Science Podcast and founder of the Dr. Chavez School of Nutrition.   He holds a PhD in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Arizona State University where his research was focused on translating the scientific principles of nutrition into real-world practice for chronic disease prevention.   He has a strong passion for fighting against misinformation a...

 Amber Patterson, MD is a world-renowned allergy/immunology expert and the US ambassador for intralymphatic allergen immunotherapy (ILIT). Before founding Allergy Unlimited, she developed the first US clinical trial for ILIT (first in the world for pediatrics) as faculty at the Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s hospital where she founded the Center for Immunotherapy. She holds severa...

If you suffer from tummy troubles or are confused about how to approach eating to support your immune system health, this is a must-listen episode!   In this podcast, you will learn about a non-restrictive approach to anti-inflammatory eating from my good friend and partner, Jenifer. Jenifer Tharani is a registered dietitian and daughter of a chronic illness warrior. Jenifer believes that eating h...

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One of the most common questions I get asked is  "Do I have a food allergy, intolerance or sensitivity?" I was able to share with the 1st Annual Sjogren's Summit group earlier this month how I think through the various symptoms associated with digestive distress and what we can do to sort out what is going on.  If you missed out on the Summit but want to catch all the replays, you c...

Dr. Rani Banik is America's Integrative Eye Doctor. She is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained neuro-ophthalmologist with additional training in Functional Medicine. Dr. Rani focuses on the root cause of eye diseases and uses integrative strategies for conditions such as thyroid eye disease, macular degeneration, cataract, dry eye, glaucoma, and other autoimmune diseases...

Time and energy are a huge issue when you are dealing with a chronic illness. Time and energy scarcity is a big fear I see amongst chronic illness folks, myself included. And understandably so, when your body is betraying you, and you're running on a battery that won't fully charge like that old iPhone, it's really natural for us to flip from thriving mode back into survival mode. I...

Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP is an internationally renowned leader in children’s environmental health. His research focuses on identifying the role of environmental exposures in childhood obesity and cardiovascular risks, and documenting the economic costs for policymakers of failing to prevent diseases of environmental origin in children proactively. He also holds appointments in the Wagner School...

An environmental health scientist and dietitian by training, Dr. Jenna Hua is passionate about the environment, public health, and everything food. Jenna holds a BS in Nutrition and an MPH and PhD in Environmental Health Sciences from UC Berkeley, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford Medicine. Frustrated by the lack of data for how harmful chemicals (like BPA, phthalates, and para...

Fatigue is a symptom that can be in rest frustrating for patients and physicians alike. It is a very prominent symptom in Sjögren’s syndrome and many other systemic diseases. Rarely does it have one simple cause but more often it requires a multifocal approach. Dr. Wada shares her thinking about fatigue as both physician and Sjogren’s patient.  Dr. Kara Wada is an Assistant Professor of Allergy/Im...

Dr. Kara Wada is an Assistant Professor of Allergy/Immunology with experiences of over 10 years teaching medical trainees about misbehaving immune systems. Currently, she serves as Associate Fellowship Program Director at the Ohio State University, Founder/CEO of The Crunchy Allergist and host of the Success with Sjogren’s Podcast. Her advocacy work focuses on improving the physician-patient relat...

Kara Wada, MD is a board-certified adult and pediatric allergy/immunology and lifestyle medicine physician, autoimmune patient, health coach, and medical educator. She also loves sharing with others how to make simple safer swaps at home to decrease exposure to potentially harmful substances including endocrine disruptors.  Click here to reflect on this episode and claim your free AMA Category 1 C...

Dr. Erin Williams is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. She graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy and completed her residency in Ambulatory Care and Teaching at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy/St Louis County Department of Public Health. 'She is passionate about reducing the use of potentially inappropriate or unnecessary medications where possibl...

About Dr. Martina Ziegenbein Born and raised in Slovakia, graduated from PJ Safarik University in Kosice, Slovakia with an MD degree in 2000. Residency: St Joseph Hospital/Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, WI 2001-2004 Fellowship: Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA, 2004-2006, rheumatology Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Lupus Center MD 2006-2007 Moved To Cape Cod on 3/2021 where She currently l...

Dr. Parastoo Jangouk is dual board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine   as well as being a certified life coach, entrepreneur and founder of MindGutFitMD. She has a particular interest in gut health, brain-gut interaction, gut microbiome, mental fitness, preventative medicine, and lifestyle medicine. Dr. Jangouk incorporates her medical knowledge and coaching skills in promoting g...

Jillian Rigert, DMD, MD has formal training in dentistry, medicine, and Oral Medicine. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in Radiation Oncology and a Certified Professional Leadership Coach and Wayfinder Life Coach Trainee. Dr. Rigert values holistic care with priority in disease prevention and optimization of the quality of life through the integration of lifestyle and modern medicin...

Cheryl Crow is an occupational therapist who’s lived with rheumatoid arthritis for eighteen years. In 2019, Cheryl started Arthritis Life to help others thrive with arthritis. She facilitates online courses and support groups to help people adjust to their conditions and live full and meaningful lives.  Most days you can find Cheryl creating life hack videos, sharing patient stories on the Arthrit...