How To Optimize Your Immune System & Fight Viruses with Dr Roger Seheult #206

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Alternative Health, Mental Health

4.8 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode is all about the immune system and my guest is Dr Roger Seheult. He is a California based medical doctor, who practises as a critical care doctor also specialising in pulmonology and sleep. Although you might expect an intensive care doctor to be concerned only with emergency medicine and quick fixes, Dr Seheult is really passionate about prevention. And when it comes to understanding inflammation and immunity, I can’t think of a better person to explain the science. Whether you’re worried about coronavirus, you want to avoid other winter bugs, or your goal is fending off chronic disease, I think you will find this conversation really useful. We begin by discussing the link between inflammation and immunity. We speak in depth about the link between low vitamin D levels and coronavirus, how it might be used as both preventive and treatment, and exactly how much we should all be taking. Vitamin D is produced on exposure to sunlight, which leads us to talk about the importance of light – and dark – at the right times, for our circadian rhythms. This of course impacts on sleep and what Roger has to say about its vital role in immunity might just persuade any night owls out there to turn in early tonight. From hot and cold therapies to nutritional supplements, food to forest bathing, stress-relief to spirituality, there’s so much useful stuff here. I hope you enjoy this conversation and can use it as a toolkit for feeling your best as we head into the colder months. Show notes available at https://drchatterjee.com/206 Support the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3oAKmxi. For other podcast platforms go to https://fblm.supercast.com. Follow me on https://www.instagram.com/drchatterjee Follow me on https://www.facebook.com/DrChatterjee Follow me on https://twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

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0:00.0	The beauty is you don't need a test, you don't need a doctor, you don't need a pharmacist to initiate this.
0:06.0	Sometimes the most helpful remedies for the human condition are not packaged in a pillbox.
0:14.0	They're actually packaged in nature.
0:17.0	Hi, my name is Rangan Chatsji.
0:23.8	Welcome to Feel Better Live More.
0:28.8	Hey guys, how you doing?
0:33.6	I'm recording this intro in the immediate aftermath of completing the London Marathon.
0:37.2	It was a pretty incredible weekend, very, very emotional.
0:38.9	If you follow me on social media,
0:44.1	you may well have seen some of my posts about it. Many of you have been in touch to ask me to cover my experience and my learnings on the podcast. I do plan to do this in the coming weeks for
0:49.2	sure once I have the right guest in front of me. Now, this week's conversation is all about the
0:55.2	immune system and my guest is Dr. Roger Schwelt. Dr. Schwelt is a California-based medical doctor
1:01.5	who is quadruple board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, critical care medicine,
1:08.4	and sleep medicine. He's the co-founder of Medcram, a medical education company,
1:13.7	where his mission is to demystify medical concepts. And really, Roger's ability to do this is one of
1:21.0	the main reasons I invited him onto my show. As we move into autumn and the colder months of the year, certainly here in the UK and
1:29.0	the US, I really wanted to have a conversation about what we can all do to improve the health
1:34.5	of our immune systems. And this really is an area where Dr. Schwelt has a high degree of
1:39.8	expertise. Now, you might expect an intensive care doctor to be mainly concerned with emergency medicine and quick fixes, but on the contrary, Dr. Schwelt is actually really, really passionate about prevention. We cover so many different topics today that I really think you're going to find incredibly interesting. We talk about the link between inflammation and immunity, the
2:01.9	relationship between low vitamin D levels and coronavirus, including how vitamin D can be used
2:07.7	for prevention as well as treatment. We talk about natural light and how exposure to it at the
2:13.3	correct times can profoundly influence on natural circadian rhythms. We also talk about sleep's
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