Dr Jenna Macciochi author of Your Blueprint for Strong Immunity

06/29/22 • 41 min

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My guest for this episode is Dr Jenna Macciochi an expert immunologist who has spent over 20 years as a scientist researching the impact that lifestyle has on the immune system in health and disease.

Her latest book “Your Blueprint for Strong Immunity”, is a guide to cultivating strong immune health from a voice of reason in a rising tide of pseudoscience and promises of quick fixes.

The book encourages us to audit our lifestyle and identify key areas that might not be serving our health well, and as Dr Jenna said when we spoke, ‘I wrote the book that I needed to read.”

Join us as we discuss:-

The myth behind the term “Immune Boosting.”
Why we need to ‘balance’ rather than ‘boost’ our immune system.
How well were you before you got sick? How you go into an illness reflects how you will cope with it.
The cyclical nature of our immune systems.
Why our ‘immune age’ doesn’t necessarily match our chronological age
Immunity, the sex hormones and our Menstrual cycle.
How our blood sugar response is so individual
The power of protein and fibre, the unsung hero of longterm health
Why we shouldn’t necessarily avoid the foods that make us bloated but work to increase our tolerance of them.
Immunity and Menopause the impact of declining oestrogen
Man Flu - the science to support it!
The long game - how do you want to feel in your 70s and 80s
The importance of good liver function and how we support the process
The myths surrounding benefits of detoxes and sweating
Air pollution in our homes, household toxins and the stress of living in with clutter.
The importance of spending time in nature and why we should limit the use of artificial fragrances.

Dr Jenna’s book choice - Oliver Burkeman Four Thousand Weeks
You can find out more about Dr Jenna and her work here

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My guest for this episode is Dr Jenna Macciochi an expert immunologist who has spent over 20 years as a scientist researching the impact that lifestyle has on the immune system in health and disease.

Her latest book “Your Blueprint for Strong Immunity”, is a guide to cultivating strong immune health from a voice of reason in a rising tide of pseudoscience and promises of quick fixes.

The book encourages us to audit our lifestyle and identify key areas that might not be serving our health well, and as Dr Jenna said when we spoke, ‘I wrote the book that I needed to read.”

Join us as we discuss:-

The myth behind the term “Immune Boosting.”
Why we need to ‘balance’ rather than ‘boost’ our immune system.
How well were you before you got sick? How you go into an illness reflects how you will cope with it.
The cyclical nature of our immune systems.
Why our ‘immune age’ doesn’t necessarily match our chronological age
Immunity, the sex hormones and our Menstrual cycle.
How our blood sugar response is so individual
The power of protein and fibre, the unsung hero of longterm health
Why we shouldn’t necessarily avoid the foods that make us bloated but work to increase our tolerance of them.
Immunity and Menopause the impact of declining oestrogen
Man Flu - the science to support it!
The long game - how do you want to feel in your 70s and 80s
The importance of good liver function and how we support the process
The myths surrounding benefits of detoxes and sweating
Air pollution in our homes, household toxins and the stress of living in with clutter.
The importance of spending time in nature and why we should limit the use of artificial fragrances.

Dr Jenna’s book choice - Oliver Burkeman Four Thousand Weeks
You can find out more about Dr Jenna and her work here

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Awen Clement author of Moon Wise

Since she was little, Awen Clement has been fascinated by the magic of the moon and this led her to write and publish her book, Moon Wise.
Awen is a healer and intuitive who works deeply with the land, the moon and the elements.
She teaches on spiritual connection, healing and sacred leadership, and is the founder of The Earth House, a fledgling community for folk who walk an Earth-centred spiritual path.
When she isn’t working or teaching Awen is raising four awesome young humans and can often be found drinking tea in her sacred shed at the bottom of her garden in Birmingham.
Join us as we discuss:-

How we become Moon Wise and what living a Moon Wise life means
Our Natal moon phase and how this affects us
What it means if you are born near a New Moon or Full Moon?
That we are cyclical beings connected to nature and the impact on our wellbeing of not tuning into the seasons
Ovulating on the Full Moon and bleeding on the New Moon - is this a thing?
The traditional Pagan model of the three stages of a women’s life and the modern addition of a fourth stage to honour our modern Menopausal phase.
What happens to the energy we use to bleed when we stop our cycle and enter into Post Menopause?
What if we don’t fit into the typical archetype of child-bearer because we choose not to or can’t have children?
Menopause as a positive deep inner transformation, we are not broken.
How can we use the moon Post Menopause to bring out the cyclical nature in us.
Why we can have such different feelings from each other around a Full Moon.

Awen’s book choice - Burning Women by Lucy H Pearce
Find out more about Awen and get your copy of Moon Wise at
https://awenclement.com
@awen_healer

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Next Episode

Julie Walker author Bonny and Read

For the first time on The Merry Menopause Bookclub podcast, I’ve chosen a fiction book, Bonny and Read is the historical reimagining of two female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.

Author Julie Walker first came across this swashbuckling duo as a teenager when she was listening to the Adam Ant song Five Guns West. She was instantly fascinated by their story and has meticulously researched them ever since.

Bonny and Read has been longlisted for both the Mslexia First Novel Prize and the Bath Novel Award.

Join Julie and I as we discuss what led her to write the story of Ann Bonny and Mary Read and the circumstances that led these two legendary women to meet, live and adapt to a life on board a pirate ship in the Caribbean in 1700’s.

How they became immortalised in a ballard, a book and achieved celebrity and mythical status.

This is the story of two strong and resourceful women from very different backgrounds and parts of the world, who lived, loved and created history onboard a pirate ship named The Revenge.

Bonny and Read is out on the 4th of August and is a perfect summer read.

Julie’s book choices

Life and Loves of a She Devil Fay Weldon

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

You can follow Julie on Twitter @NicerMarmot

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