#immunology
17 episodes
#3675: Leaky Gut: Real Biology vs. Internet Hype
Separating the clinical reality of intestinal permeability from the wellness industry's universal explanation.
#3540: The Atopic March: Why It Stays on the Skin-Lung-Nose Track
Why does eczema lead to asthma, not arthritis? The immune system’s two highways explained.
#3507: Gout’s Hidden Fire: Rethinking a Systemic Disease
Gout is being reclassified as a whole-body inflammatory disease. Here’s what that means for treatment.
#3369: Why Viruses Are So Hard to Treat
Bacteria have unique targets. Viruses hijack your cells. That changes everything about treatment.
#3367: Why Colds Follow a Predictable Script
Sneezing, then aches, then a runny nose — your cold follows a script written by evolution, not the virus.
#3308: Biologics for Severe Asthma: Beyond Singulair
A guide to targeted therapies reshaping severe asthma treatment — from Xolair to Dupixent.
#3031: How Allergies Actually Work (And Why They're Getting Worse)
The immunology, the hygiene hypothesis, climate change's role, and how non-drowsy antihistamines really are.
#2858: The Five Platform Shifts in Vaccine History
From variolation to mRNA: how vaccine technology has evolved through five distinct platform shifts.
#2719: How Streetlight-Level Light Disrupts Mammal Immunity
Even minimal artificial light at night—equivalent to street lighting—disrupts immune rhythms and increases mortality 2.35x in wild mammals.
#2709: POTS, Sodium, and Long COVID Explained
Why electrolyte water helps POTS, how autonomic dysfunction works, and the long COVID connection.
#2457: When Medications Stack: Additive or Synergistic?
How Montelukast, antihistamines, and allergy shots actually work together to stop an asthma attack.
#1272: The End of Gaslighting: New Breakthroughs in ME/CFS
Millions suffer from invisible illnesses dismissed as "all in the head." Discover the 2026 breakthroughs finally proving the biological reality.
#842: The Asthma Code: Why Your Lungs Ignore Antihistamines
Discover why the immune system uses different "weapons" for the nose and lungs, and why leukotrienes are the heavy hitters of asthma.
#617: Why Your Body Is a Slow-Moving Ocean Liner
Ever wonder why Montelukast takes 14 days to work? Herman and Corn dive into the biology of "immunological plasticity" and the slow immune system.
#578: Breast Milk as a Real-Time Biological Software Update
Is breast milk just food, or a complex communication system? Explore the "biological software updates" that formula can't yet replicate.
#491: Forty Years of No: The Grit Behind the mRNA Miracle
Discover how Katalin Karikó turned decades of rejection into a medical revolution that changed the face of modern medicine.
#480: Asthma vs. Autoimmunity: The Mystery of the Misguided Lung
Herman and Corn explore the biological line between allergy and autoimmunity, revealing why asthma is a misguided defense rather than a civil war.