Join Kara Wada, an adult and pediatric allergy, immunology, and lifestyle medicine physician, as we discuss the epithelial barrier hypothesis. What is the epithelial barrier hypothesis? What are some of the diseases that have been linked to epithelial barrier dysfunction? What are some of the factors that can disrupt the epithelial barrier? How can we protect our epithelial barriers? What are some lifestyle changes that can help to improve epithelial barrier function? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this episode.

Kara Wada is a board-certified academic adult and pediatric allergy, immunology, and lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren's patient, certified life coach, TEDx speaker, and Dr. Midwest 2023. She can be reached at Dr. Kara Wada and on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn. She is a national expert, sought-after speaker, advisor, and host of the Becoming Immune Confident Podcast. She is CEO and founder, The Crunchy Allergist and the Virtual Sjogren's Summit, and serves as the director of clinical content for Aila Health.

She discusses her KevinMD article, "How modern lifestyle changes are disrupting our immune systems."

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