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Episode 43: Dr. Farah Kahn on The Allergy Epidemic and the Truth About Food Sensitivities
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Dr. Farah Kahn is an Allergist/Immunologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She completed her allergy and immunology fellowship in 2020 and began her career with a brief period in private practice. She now works in academic medicine, where she is passionate about both patient care and medical education. Dr. Kahn is married and the proud mother of a 6-year-old son.
In this episode, we sit down with Farah Kahn, a board-certified allergist and immunologist, to unpack the modern epidemic of allergies and what it reveals about our immune system and environment. Dr. Kahn breaks down the science behind food allergies, seasonal allergies, and chronic inflammatory conditions, offering clarity on how and why these conditions develop—and why they seem to be increasing.
We explore the connection between immune dysfunction, lifestyle, and environmental exposures, including how early-life factors, gut health, and daily habits shape allergic risk. Dr. Kahn also shares practical strategies for managing symptoms, improving immune resilience, and navigating common misconceptions around allergy testing, elimination diets, and treatment options.
Whether you’re dealing with allergies yourself or interested in optimizing your health, this conversation offers a grounded, evidence-based perspective on how to better understand—and work with—your immune system.
31 Aug 2026
Episode 42: Christina Scalese and Erin Gaub on Nutritional Wellbeing and Mindful Eating
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In this episode, we sit down with Christina Scalese and Erin Gaub to explore how mindful eating fits into high-stress, high-performance lives. Drawing on experience in eating disorder care and workplace wellness, they break down how stress, burnout, and modern “healthy eating” messaging can disrupt our relationship with food—and how shifting toward awareness, flexibility, and behavior change can improve not just eating habits, but decision-making, resilience, and overall well-being. The episode offers practical, realistic strategies to help you reconnect with your body and build a healthier, more sustainable approach to nutrition without adding more pressure to your day.
27 Jul 2026
Episode 41: Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Katalin Karikó on the mRNA Breakthrough That Transformed Modern Medicine
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Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist whose pioneering work on messenger RNA helped lay the scientific foundation for modern mRNA vaccines. For decades, she focused on understanding how RNA could be used as a therapeutic tool, particularly through laboratory-produced messenger RNA that could instruct cells to produce beneficial proteins. Despite years of skepticism, limited funding, and professional setbacks—including being demoted and denied tenure while working at the University of Pennsylvania—Karikó continued pursuing the potential of mRNA as a medical platform.
Her research on RNA-mediated immune activation led to a major breakthrough alongside immunologist Drew Weissman: the discovery that modifying nucleosides in mRNA could prevent harmful immune responses, allowing the molecule to be used safely in therapies and vaccines. This discovery enabled the development of mRNA technologies that were later licensed by companies including BioNTech and Moderna and ultimately used to create highly effective COVID-19 vaccines.
Karikó later served in leadership roles at BioNTech, helping translate mRNA research into real-world therapies before returning to focus more fully on scientific research. Her contributions have had a profound impact on global health, and in 2023 she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Weissman for discoveries that made effective mRNA vaccines possible. In addition to the Nobel Prize, her work has been recognized with numerous honors including the Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, the Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science, and recognition as Time Magazine’s Hero of the Year.
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