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How The Most Important Superfood You've Never Heard About Will Rejuvenate Your Immune System | This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, TrueDark, and Uqora\nIt seems like everywhere we look these days, there\u2019s chronic disease. Our bodies are extremely intelligent, so why are they acting so dumb and having so many dysfunctions? Using the lens of Functional Medicine, we can see that a disease is so much more than its location. With inflammation smoldering throughout the body in many people, we need to zero in on the immune system, how it\u2019s functioning, and what factors are negatively impacting it. We\u2019re in an exciting time for research in this area, as we continue to learn how to fix the problems behind an aging immune system.\xa0\nThere\u2019s no better person to talk to about this topic than the one and only Dr. Jeff Bland. Dr. Bland is the founder of Big Bold Health, a company on a mission to transform the way people think about one of nature\u2019s greatest innovations\u2014the immune system. Through Big Bold Health, Jeff is advocating for the power of immuno-rejuvenation to enhance immunity at a global level, often through the rediscovery of ancient food crops and superfoods. To get there, Jeff is building a network of small farms and suppliers throughout the US that take a clear stance on regenerative agriculture, environmental stewardship, and planetary health. Jeff\u2019s career in health spans more than 40 years. A nutritional biochemist by training, he began in academia as a university professor. Jeff then spent three decades in the natural products industry, working alongside other pioneers.\nThis episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, TrueDark, and Uqora.\nThrive Market is offering all Doctor's Farmacy listeners an extra 25% off your first purchase and a free gift when you sign up for Thrive Market. Just head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman.\xa0\nTrueDark Daylights help prevent eye strain and headaches from overexposure to junk light and TrueDark Twilights collection for nighttime helps you get deeper sleep. TrueDark is offering podcast listeners 15% off with code DRHYMAN15. Just go to truedark.com/hyman.\nIf you\u2019re looking for a new, effective way to tackle UTIs, I highly recommend checking out Uqora. Right now they\u2019re offering Doctor\u2019s Farmacy listeners 20% off when you go to uqora.com/doctor.\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\xa0\n\nWhy diseases don\u2019t exist and inflammation may not be the primary driver of chronic illness (11:26)\n\nOur body\u2019s ability to combat (or succumb to) the most common insults to our immune system (17:58)\n\nHow stem cell damage drives inflammation and can alter our genes (25:23)\n\nSupporting the body\u2019s innate ability to renew and rejuvenate its immune system (38:29)\n\nUsing food as medicine to prevent and reverse chronic illness (51:16)\n\nThe superfood you\u2019ve probably never heard of: Himalayan Tartary buckwheat (54:18)\n\nFlavor is connected to the medicine in food (1:05:29)\n\nHow Himalayan Tartary buckwheat rejuvenates your immune system (1:08:10)\n\nActionable steps to maximizing your immune system (1:11:10)\n\nThe way our food is grown affects our health (1:20:36)\n\nLearn more about Big Bold Health at https://bigboldhealth.com/ and on Twitter @bigboldhealth, on Facebook @bigboldhealth, and on Instagram @bigboldhealth.\nLearn more about Dr. Jeffrey Bland at https://jeffreybland.com/ and on Facebook @jeffreyblandphd, on Instagram @drjeffreybland, and on Twitter @jeffreyblandphd.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices