Becoming Immune Confident

By Kara Wada, MD

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Episodes: 114

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Welcome to the Becoming Immune Confident Podcast, a show that delves deep into the science of immunity and explores the confidence that comes with developing the skills and traits to tackle any obstacle that comes our way. The podcast gets its name from the idea that we are always evolving and growing, which is encompassed by the word "becoming." We are in constant motion, and the work of self-improvement is never truly done. The term "immune" has a dual meaning on this show. On one hand, it refers to our bodies' immune system, which includes allergies, asthma, autoimmunity, and inflammatory conditions. But it also refers to the resilience that comes with encountering and overcoming challenges. When we've been through tough times before, we can draw on that experience to face whatever comes next. This resilience and sense of overcoming challenges fits nicely into the idea of "confidence," which is the feeling we get when we trust in our own abilities. It's the feeling of standing tall, with our feet firmly on the ground, and speaking with conviction. Even though the future is always uncertain, we can still work to develop the skills and traits that will help us succeed. In this podcast, we explore the science of immunity and the confidence that comes with developing the traits and skills that will help us navigate life's challenges. Join us on this journey of self-discovery and character development as we strive to become immune confident. In upcoming episodes, we'll be sharing stories and insights that will inspire and empower you to become the best version of yourself.

Episode Date
Episode 114: Science Behind Nutrition & Immunity (BIC Podcast Series Episode 4)
Apr 17, 2024
Episode 113: Anti-Inflammatory Meal Planning Made Easy (BIC Podcast Series Episode 3)
Apr 10, 2024
Episode 112: The Importance of Food & Symptom Tracking (BIC Podcast Series Episode 2)
Apr 03, 2024
Episode 111: How Kara Turned from Patient to Doctor, then Immune Confident & How Jen Became the Autoimmune Nutritionist (BIC Podcast Series Episode 1)
Mar 27, 2024
Episode 110: Beyond the Call of Duty of a Living Organ Donor - Lindsay Gutierrez's Mission
Mar 13, 2024
Episode 109: Hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and Beyond - Health Connections You Need to Know with Dr. Linda Bluestein
Mar 06, 2024
Episode 108: 5 Essential Tips From a Patient-Doctor if You Suspect You Have an Autoimmune Diagnosis
Feb 28, 2024
Episode 107: The Veggies Over Pills Approach: How a Burnt-Out Pediatrician Rediscovered Wellness with Dr. Noemi Adame
Feb 21, 2024
Episode 106: Which personalized Allergy Treatment is right for you?
Feb 14, 2024
Episode 105: From White Coat to Hospital Bed: A Doctor's Journey Through Multiple Sclerosis!
Feb 07, 2024
Episode 104: A Physician's Guide to Mastering Sleep & Behavior Change
Jan 31, 2024
Episode 103: How To Harness Healing From Our Habits: Using Lifestyle As Medicine
Jan 24, 2024
Episode 102: Battling Misconceptions: Deep Dive into Food Allergies
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 101: A Conversation on Immune Health and Food with Kim Shapira M.S., R.D.
Jan 10, 2024
Episode 100: Immune Confidence Tips for 2024
Jan 03, 2024
Episode 99: 5 things I would never do as an allergy and immune system expert
Dec 20, 2023
Episode 98: Unabridged Perspectives: A Journey of Healing & Rheumatology
Dec 13, 2023
Episode 97: Thriving with Celiac: A Deep Dive into Gluten Freedom Nutrition
Dec 06, 2023
Episode 96: How Healers Heal: Stories of Physicians & Lifestyle Medicine
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 95: Goodbye, Dry Eye: Exploring Ophthalmology and Lifestyle Medicine
Nov 22, 2023
Episode 94: Living with Lupus: A Holistic Journey to Self-Empowerment
Nov 15, 2023
Episode 93: A Holistic Approach to Mast Cell Disorders: Bridging Academia with the Lived Experiences of Our Patients
Nov 08, 2023
Episode 92: Harnessing Self-Awareness for Efficient Daily Living
Oct 25, 2023
Episode 91: How to get the most out of any Medical Appointment
Oct 18, 2023
Episode 90: Lean Out: A Professional Woman’s Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance
Oct 11, 2023
Episode 89: The Menopause Menu
Oct 04, 2023
Episode 88: Seasonal Allergies, Sinuses and Inflammation
Sep 27, 2023
Episode 87: Embracing Both Worlds of Glitter and Science
Sep 06, 2023
Episode 86: Demystifying Inflammation Summit 2023
Aug 31, 2023
Episode 85: Inspired Living with Autoimmunity
Aug 23, 2023
Episode 84: Practicing Stillness
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 83: Joy is My Justice: Reclaim What Is Yours
Aug 09, 2023
Episode 82: Family in Focus- Re-centering our conversations about weight
Aug 02, 2023
Episode 81: Self-Coaching: A Becoming Immune Confident Special
Jul 26, 2023
Episode 80: Healing the Healers: Overcoming Physician Burnout
Jul 19, 2023
Episode 79: Exploring Mobility and Exercise
Jul 12, 2023
Episode 78: Balancing Food Allergies and Mental Health
Jul 05, 2023
Episode 77: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Challenges, Accommodations, and Care
Jun 28, 2023
Episode 76: Transforming Patient Care
Jun 21, 2023
Episode 75: Eat Everything: How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food
Jun 14, 2023
Episode 74: Eczema - The Headache of Rashes
Jun 07, 2023
Episode 73: Adult Preventative Health Updates
May 31, 2023
Episode 72: What happens when we fail to “do no harm”: Clinician Associated Traumatization
May 24, 2023
Episode 71: For Kidney Health: Prevention is KEY!
May 17, 2023
Episode 70: Imagine if your BFF was a doctor: Medical mentorship
May 10, 2023
Episode 69: Clarity, Conviction & Confidence
May 03, 2023
Episode 68: Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Chronic Illness: Celebrating Earth Day and Primary Immune Deficiency with Joanna Maltese
Apr 26, 2023
Episode 67: The T.I.G.E.R. Protocol: A conversation with Akil Palanisamy, MD
Apr 19, 2023
Episode 66: Integrative Approaches to Pediatric Rheumatology : A Conversation with Saimun Singla, DO
Apr 12, 2023
Episode 65: Piecing Together the Puzzle of Sjogren's: Dr. Kara Wada's Journey to Becoming Immune Confident
Apr 05, 2023
Episode 64: The Countdown is ON!
Mar 28, 2023
Episode 63: The Sjogren's Sisterhood: A Discussion with Susan Masterson, PhD
Mar 22, 2023
Episode 62: Mind Body Medicine: Reframing how we think of Illness with Kim D'Eramo, DO
Mar 15, 2023
Episode 61: Daily Habits & Decolonization: An Interview with Dr. Siri Chand Khalsa
Mar 08, 2023
Episode 60: Parenting with Chronic Illness: An Interview with Mariah Leach
Mar 01, 2023
Episode 59: Taking the Shame out of Sexual Health: An Interview with Dr. Lyndsey Harper
Feb 22, 2023
Episode 58: A Deeper Understanding of Pain: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Meritt
Feb 15, 2023
Episode 57: Immune Deficiencies and Cancer
Feb 08, 2023
Episode 56: Embracing Uncertainty: A Discussion on Arthritis Life Extravaganza with Cheryl Crow
Feb 01, 2023
Episode 55: Misbehaving Immune Systems
Jan 25, 2023
Episode 54: Your Adaptive Immune System
Jan 18, 2023
Episode 53: Your Innate Immune System
Jan 11, 2023
Episode 52: Intro to Your Immune System
Jan 04, 2023
Episode 51: First Anniversary Celebration: Reflections, Resolutions, and Appreciation
Dec 28, 2022
Episode 50: Solving the Pain Puzzle with Rick Olderman
Dec 21, 2022
Episode 49: Did Disney Just Save Healthcare with Dr. Erkeda DeRouen
Dec 13, 2022
Episode 48: Belong: The Nourished Anti-Inflammatory Community
Dec 09, 2022
Episode 47: Reclaiming Life with Maureen Michele, MD
Dec 07, 2022
Episode 46: A Holistic Approach to Foot Health with Tea Nguyen, DPM
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 45: Trauma, Therapy, and Ted Talks with Kiva Harper
Nov 23, 2022
Episode 44: More than Mountains with Whitney Lane Ward
Nov 16, 2022
Episode 43: Bringing Visibility to Invisible Illnesses & Medical Gaslighting
Nov 09, 2022
Episode 42: Book Club Event: Girls on the Brink with Donna Jackson-Nakazawa
Nov 02, 2022
Episode 41: Eye Health with Diane Hilal-Campo
Oct 26, 2022
Episode 40: Sleep Well and Live Well with Nishi Bhopal, MD
Oct 19, 2022
Episode 39: Integrative Rheumatology with Isabelle Amigues, MD
Oct 12, 2022
Episode 38: Babies and Backpain with Lena Shahbandar, MD
Oct 05, 2022
Episode 37: 6 Strategies for Food Freedom with Kim Shapira RD
Sep 28, 2022
Episode 36: The Gift of Sleep with the Restful Sleep MD
Sep 21, 2022
Episode 35: Stepping into Advocacy with Regan Nelson
Sep 14, 2022
Episode 34: Girls on the Brink with Donna Jackson-Nakazawa
Sep 07, 2022
Episode 33: Thriving with Chronic Illness with Nitika Chopra
Sep 01, 2022
Episode 32: All Things Mushroom with Jeff Chilton
Aug 23, 2022
Episode 31: Chronic Hives a.k.a Urticaria
Aug 12, 2022
Episode 30: 6 Ways to Build Sustainable Habits
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 29: The Gut Health MD Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Jul 27, 2022
Episode 28: Integrative Medicine with Micah Yu, MD
Jul 20, 2022
Episode 27: Summer Time Series: What's the Buzz about Insect Stings?
Jul 12, 2022
Episode 26: Self-Compassion Master Class
Jul 05, 2022
Episode 25: 5 Habits of Women Who are Thriving
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 24: Sharing our Pandemic Story with Jennifer Tharani, MS, RD
Jun 19, 2022
Episode 23: Urogynecology with Dr. Sarah Boyles, The Women's Bladder Doctor
Jun 11, 2022
Episode 22: The Power of Coaching From the Aila Autoimmune Warrior Summit
Jun 03, 2022
Episode 21: Role of Osteopathic Medicine with Dr. Alexis Hugelmeyer
May 27, 2022
Episode 20: Nutrition Myths and Marketing Part 2 with Dr. Adrian Chavez, PhD
May 20, 2022
Episode 19: Nutrition Myths and Marketing Part 1 with Dr. Adrian Chavez, PhD
May 13, 2022
Episode 18: Allergy Immunotherapy with Dr. Amber Patterson
May 06, 2022
Episode 17: Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition with Jenifer Tharani, MS, RD
Apr 29, 2022
Episode 16: Sinuses, Allergies and Sjogren's
Apr 22, 2022
Episode 15: Digging into Digestive Distress
Apr 15, 2022
Episode 14: Healthy Eyes Healthy Body with Dr. Rani Banik
Apr 08, 2022
Episode 13: Redefining How We Think About Time
Apr 01, 2022
Episode 12: Nontoxic Without the Nonsense with Dr. Leo Trasande
Mar 25, 2022
Episode 11: Nontoxic Without the Nonsense with Dr. Jenna Hua
Mar 18, 2022
Episode 09: Fighting Fatigue
Mar 04, 2022
Episode 08: 5 Things Your Immunologist Wants You to Know
Feb 25, 2022
Episode 07: Nontoxic Without the Nonsense
Feb 18, 2022
Episode 06: Partnering with Your Pharmacist with Dr. Erin Williams, PharmD
Feb 11, 2022
Episode 05: Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia with Dr. Martina Ziegenbein
Feb 04, 2022
Episode 04: Gut Health with Dr. Parastoo Janouk, MD
Jan 28, 2022
Episode 03: Oral Health with Dr. Jillian Rigert DMD, MD
Jan 21, 2022
Episode 02: Talking Arthritis with Cheryl Crow
Jan 14, 2022
Episode 01: Welcome to Success with Sjogren's!
Jan 07, 2022
A Sneak Peek!
Nov 16, 2021