The Root Causes of Allergies, Why They Get Worse, & How to Get Rid of Them with Dr. Elroy Vojdani

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough, Joovv, and Arma Colostrum. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Elroy Vojdani to discuss the topic of food sensitivities, the top sources, and their impact on the development and progression of autoimmune disease. Dr. Vojdani is the founder of Regenera Medical, a boutique Functional Medicine practice in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Vojdani began his medical career as an interventional radiologist. Dr. Vojdani has coauthored over 20 scientific articles and continues to play an integral role in research on autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and autoinflammatory conditions. He is the author of When Food Bites Back: Taking Control of Autoimmune Disease. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Vojdani dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): -Whether or not it’s possible to recover from lifelong allergies (2:17 / 2:17) -The three major classifications of allergies (3:30 / 3:30) -Examples of food intolerances and sensitivities (10:43 / 4:20) -The limitations of traditional allergy testing (17:22 / 9:09) -The story of how Alessio Fasano discovered leaky gut syndrome (25:43 / 22:50) -Chronic diseases that are related to food sensitivities (39:55 / 36:54) -The role of food sensitivities in F.L.C. (Feel Like Crap) syndrome (44:08 / 39:46) -Risk factors that contribute to the development of autoimmunity (54:02 / 45:00) -Top food sensitivities that drive inflammation (1:07:23 / 1:02:06) -Do allergy shots actually work? (1:12:18 / 1:08:05) -Comprehensive food and allergy testing (1:21:01 / 1:13:40) -Identifying food sensitivities, removing them, and repairing the gut (1:34:21 / 1:29:14) -Tackling nuances around dairy and autoimmune disease (1:52:55 / 1:48:30) Also mentioned in this episode: -Episode 237: 3 Steps to Reverse Autoimmune Disease with Dr. Terry Wahls -The link between adverse childhood experiences and risk for developing autoimmune disease in adulthood -Dr. Vojdani’s clinic: Regenera Medical -Dr. Vojdani’s book, When Food Bites Back. -rupauniversity.com For more on Dr. Elroy Vojdani, you can follow Regenera Medical on Instagram @regeneramedical. BiOptimizers is offering 10% off any of their Magnesium Breakthrough bundles plus a special gift with purchase. Head to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10. Right now, Joovv is offering an exclusive offer on your first order. Head to Joovv.com/dhru and apply my code DHRU at checkout. Receive 15% off your first order of Armra Colostrum at tryarmra.com/DHRU or enter DHRU to get 15% off your first order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices