Do Supplements Work with Immunologist Dr Jenna Macciochi

In today’s podcast I talk to Immunologist, Dr Jenna Macciochi as to whether supplementation really works. it’s a cracker of an interview. After doing this interview I’ve totally changed my supplementation process. She gives us the answer!

During the interview we talk about:

1. Why are immune systems are weaker in the colder months.
2. Do supplements work? She gives me an answer btw!
3. Why taking too many supplements can have a negative effect.
4. How the supplement market began.
5. Why sunlight is so important.
6. What to take to help your hangover.
7. Why Vitamin E Supplements have been linked to strokes, cancer and congenital defects if taken by pregnant women.
8. Why vitamin C supplementation needs to be staggered.
9. Why she will only buy Vitamin B complexes that are methylated.
10. Why Omega 3 is sooooooo important.
11. Importance of fibre in your diet.
12. Why probiotics are probably not worth buying…

A doctor of Immunology, Dr Jenna Macciochi holds a PhD from Imperial College London.  Her fascination with improving human health led her to study the immune system interfacing with every aspect of our physiology in both health & disease.  With a personal interest in the close relationship between nutrition and the immune system, she has pioneered clinical research in both academic & the pharmaceutical industry where her published work encompasses breakthroughs in the link between diet, the microbiome & disease.

– BSc. Immunology – University of Glasgow, UK
– PhD. Immunology – Imperial College London, UK
– Post Doctoral Research Fellow – Laboratorios Leti, Madrid, Spain
– Post Doctoral Research Fellow – Novartis, Switzerland
– Lecturer – University Zurich, Switzerland
– Teaching Fellow in Immunology – University of Sussex (current), UK

 

SHOW NOTES

• 10 Tips for Boosting Your Immune System Podcast. – Click Here.
• 10 micrograms of Vitamin D per day is the current NHS recommended dose.
• Vitamin B Supplement Supplier – Thorne (I’m not an affiliate for them).
• Omega 3 Supplement recommendation – Bare Biology (I’m not an affiliate for them).
• Instagram Handle for Dr Jenna is @dr_jenna_macciochi.
• Website Link JennaMacciochi.com

 

 

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