Diet is one of the most dominant factors in determining just how well our body functions, especially when it comes to fighting disease. With a tsunami of different and conflicting diets, gurus, and supplements, how do you know what food is best for your immunity?

Dr. Susan Blum is the Founder and Director at Blum Center for Health, a healthcare practice that provides personalized treatments with an emphasis on functional and integrative medicine. She is the author of the best-selling book, The Immune System Recovery Plan, where she offers a four-step program that she uses to help patients recover from both immune and autoimmune-related conditions. Susan also authored Healing Arthritis where she writes about healing, and even reversing, this condition.

Susan joins us today to discuss her integrative approach to diet and immunity and the steps she takes when it comes to personalized treatments for her patients. She explains what readers can expect from her books and what inspired her to write them. She describes what the functional medicine industry was like in the early days and how it has evolved over the years. She explains the link between gut health and our immune system and describes the best foods to eat for our gut. Susan also shares how she managed to prepare for the pandemic and care for her patients ahead of the city-wide lockdowns.

 

“There is a foundation for a healthy immune system.” - Dr. Susan Blum

 

This week on The Lab Report Podcast:

• Susan's thoughts on the current functional medicine movement.
• What it was like to be one of the first who pioneered functional medicine.
• Why Susan authored The Immune System Recovery book.
• What the Gut Terrain is and how best to keep it healthy.
• Antioxidants and how they affect the immune system.
• The different things that influence gut health.
• What she recommends when it comes to testing for leaky gut.
• The steps included in Susan's Heal My Gut Protocol.
• The different eating habits Susan encourages her clients to follow.
• Susan's virtual setup and how she's prepared for the pandemic.

 

Connect with Dr. Susan Blum

• Blum Health MD
• Blum Center for Health
• The Immune System Recovery Plan
• Healing Arthritis

 

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