on today's episode of the real foodology podcast honestly i look at autoimmune disorders as being

like the epidemic that we're not focused on um if you look at all and any medications that

pharmaceutical companies are focused on it's autoimmune hey guys welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology podcast.

Every week I tell myself that I'm going to start with a new intro and then I don't.

Because, you know, there's only so many ways you can address people and say hi.

So hello, I am your host, Courtney Swan.

I am the creator behind Real Foodology, which is, of course, this

podcast. It's also an Instagram. It started out as a food blog 10 years ago when I was getting my

master's in nutrition. I don't really blog much anymore. It still sits there and I have like a

restaurant guide and some really old blog posts. But really my main focus now is this podcast and my Instagram.

If you're new here and you don't follow me on Instagram, I am at Real Foodology.

I hope you will join along.

I post on there daily.

Today's episode is on a really important topic, autoimmune disorders.

Believe it or not, 23.5 million Americans suffer from an autoimmune

disease, and nearly 80% of those are women. I brought on Donna Mazzola, or better known as the

Dr. Autimmune Girl, to talk all about autoimmune disorders and the rise that we have been seeing

in this country. She's a pharmacist

with a doctorate in a pharmacy degree, and she's also a nutritionist with her master's in

human nutrition and functional medicine from the University of Western States. What I love so much

about her background, and I talk about this a little bit in the actual interview, is I love that

she comes from a standard conventional medical training.

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