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Why Do We Get Allergies? (And Are They Really Necessary?)
Being a human can be weird. Even when everything is "normal" (whatever that means), you might not always get what your body is doing…or why. Dr. Tina Lasisi, full-time biological anthropologist and part-time human, is here to help you make sense of how and why our bodies do what they do.
Why Do We Get Allergies? (And Are They Really Necessary?)
Why Am I Like This? Episode 5 | 10m 55s | CC
Have you ever felt like your immune system is a bully who doesn't keep your best interests at heart? It really gets you thinking— Why DO we have allergies in the first place? In this episode, Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through how our immune system evolved, what affects our allergies, and things we can do to improve our our immune responses.
