703: The Metabolic-Immune Connection Every Woman Must Understand with Dr. Jeffrey Bland

Energized with Dr. Mariza

Dr. Mariza Snyder

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 974 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The immune system is a MASSIVE key to your overall health. So what can you do to best support it and truly THRIVE at any age? In this episode, pioneering functional medicine expert Dr. Jeffrey Bland joins me to explore how immune system rejuvenation can be a game-changer for long-term health. We dive into the idea that food truly is medicine, and how targeted nutrition (while minimizing ultra-processed foods) can help the immune system recover AND strengthen. Dr. Bland shares exciting insights on immuno-rejuvenation and spotlights an ancient yet “new” superfood—Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat—that’s paving the way for the future of nutrition and longevity. Together, we unpack how chronic stress, inflammation, and poor nutrition quietly tax the body over time, increasing disease risk, and what you can do to interrupt that cycle. Ready for real healing to occur? Tune into this episode for realistic, practical lifestyle strategies for sleep, stress, and nourishment to help you feel stronger, more resilient, and energized for your years ahead! Jeff Bland, PhD Dr. Jeffrey Bland is the founder of Big Bold Health, a company on a mission to transform how people think about the immune system. Jeff’s career in health spans more than 40 years. As a nutritional biochemist by training, he began his career as a university professor and later spent three decades in the natural products industry. In 1991, he and his wife founded The Institute for Functional Medicine. In 2012, Jeff founded another educational nonprofit called the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute. Jeff is the author of The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life, as well as countless other books and research papers. IN THIS EPISODE Understanding the root causes of disease in functional medicine The importance of your immune and nervous systems The negative impacts ultra-processed foods have on your body The significance of immune system rejuvenation for your health Top food recommendations for optimal immune system health How Tartary Buckwheat can enhance health and longevity The drivers of neuroinflammation in the brain Lifestyle practices to support physical and emotional resiliance About Dr. Jeffrey Bland’s company, Big Bold Health QUOTES“The only 2 places that are surveying the outside world to tell our inside body how to work 24/7 are the nervous system and the immune system. And those two systems are interconnected and they regulate how we look, act and feel. They speak to every organ of our body.” “That science supports the fact that when you intervene with the right things [in] your body in a fairly short period of time–three months– [it] can turn itself around.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Use code MARIZA and get 20% off on your Timeline order https://shop.timeline.com/MARIZA Order my new book: The Perimenopause Revolution https://peri-revolution.com/ Dr. Jeff Bland’s Website: Big Bold Health Dr. Jeff’s Book: The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life Dr. Jeff Bland on Instagram See more from Big Bold Health on Instagram RELATED EPISODES #667: The Hidden Foods and Habits Fueling Brain Inflammation And How to Reverse It Naturally with Dr. Austin Perlmutter #636: Improve Your Mood, Clear Brain Fog & Reverse Autoimmune Disease by Healing Your Microbiome with Dr. Steven Gundry #601: The Food You Eat Will Impact Your Menopause Journey + Foods to Ease Menopause and Promote Longevity with Dr. Federica Amati 698: Food Noise, Cravings, and Midlife Weight Gain: How to Regain Control Naturally with Sarah Kennedy

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