Allergy Reason

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Runny nose. Itchy, watery eyes. Sneezing. If you don’t have allergies, you probably know someone who does. The number of people with allergies, including food allergies and eczema, is increasing. What is going on? A medical anthropologist describes how our hygiene habits, our diets, and our polluted environment are irritating our bodies. Also, the case for skipping your shower. Is skin healthier when we stop lathering? Guests: James Hamblin – Preventive medicine physician and a lecturer in public health at Yale and author of Clean: the New Science of Skin Theresa MacPhail – medical anthropologist, professor of science and technology studies at Stevens Institute of Technology and author of Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World. Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.0	Your immune system is your body's primary defense. It's amazingly good at
1:05.4	identifying and destroying foreign invaders, but sometimes it makes mistakes and
1:10.2	these days our immune systems are making mistakes more often.
1:14.0	Allergies, they're getting more prevalent, so you're seeing the rates of things like asthma,
1:21.0	hay fever, eczema, and food allergy rise globally, but they're also getting
1:26.6	more severe.
1:28.1	So why does the immune system rear up against pollen or animal fur? And why is the prevalence of allergies on the rise?
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