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Dr. Leo Galland - The Allergy Solution • The Stress-Allergy Connection • Peanut Allergies In Kids

Episode 127

Dr. Leo Galland is internationally recognized as a world leader in integrated medicine and a founder of Functional Medicine.

Educated at Harvard University and the NYU School of Medicine, he won the Linus Pauling Award for his trailblazing vision that created a bold new way to practice medicine for thousands of doctors.

Dr. Galland has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on the Dr. Oz Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, PBS, CNN, and Fox.

The past spring he released a new book titled The Allergy Solution.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why have we become so allergic?
The majority of people in the US today will have an allergic reaction in their lifetime
Automotive pollution is a major factor contributing to our allergy epidemic
The relationship between formaldehyde and allergies
Allergies start in your stomach
A healthy microbiome has a high level of diversity
Anti-plaque toothpastes may still contain triclosan
Eating fast food three times a week increases your risk of developing allergies
Your diet is essential to having a diverse microbiome
Having outdoor pets leads to a significant reduction in allergies
An immune deficiency allows the allergic reactions to become overactive
The link between stress and allergies
Allergy means altered reactivity
An allergic reaction can produce almost any symptom
30-40 years ago... it was easier to lose weight and harder to gain weight
If you have allergies you're more likely to become overweight AND if you're overweight you're more likely to develop allergies
Two factors that can increase a child's risk of developing a peanut allergy

Podcast Episode Details

Dr. Leo Galland - The Allergy Solution • The Stress-Allergy Connection • Peanut Allergies In Kids