Why Allergies Are Getting Worse
3/20/202632 min
“All About Allergies” is the new book by Dr. Zachary Rubin, a double-board certified allergist and immunologist who joins Dr. Sanjay Gupta to break down what distinguishes an allergy from an intolerance, what flags to watch out for before a reaction, and explain what to expect from a trip to the allergist’s office. Plus, Dr. Gupta shares a surprising story about a time he swelled up from eating a mango. Produced by Sofia H. Sanchez Medical Writer: Andrea Kane Showrunner: Amanda Sealy Senior Producer: Dan Bloom Technical Producer: Dan Dzula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSanjay Gupta· Host0:03
Welcome to Chasing Life and the official first day of spring. You know, for many people, uh, this means there are beautiful blooming flowers, there's warmer weather, great stuff, but for others, we know it can also be the dreaded start of allergy season. Here in Atlanta, it can get bad. In fact, they call it the pollen ink. Now, if, if you're someone who has experienced a major or even minor allergic reaction to pollen or to foods, it can sometimes be irritating, but it can also be downright dangerous. It's happened to me. It's happened to my wife. I wanna share those stories today because frankly, they taught me a lot about allergies, and I think they might be able to help you as well. Questions being, what exactly are allergies? Why do we have them? Why does our body do this? Are they the same as intolerance to things? And how do you know the difference? My guest today is Dr. Zachary Rubin. He's a pediatric allergist, clinical immunologist, and he just recently released his book called All About Allergies. So today, we're chasing down the answers to allergies, from pollen to peanuts, symptoms and myths, we're gonna break it all down, connect the dots between the environment, between our exposures, and even our own genetics. I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, and this is Chasing Life.
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