30. The Innate Intelligence of the Immune System - Cilla Whatcott

Real immunity is not gotten from a pill or a needle- it’s not a one time thing that comes from outside us, but an ongoing process that develops over time and springs from the vital intelligence of the human body.

In the Intro:

Love + Immunity
The incredible complexity of the human body
The Health Helix

In the Interview:

How the death of her mother sparked a teenage Cilla's interest in natural health, and how a dream visit from her mom decades later led her to the work she's doing now
How modern medicine disempowers parents and dismisses the instinctive knowing mothers have about their own children
MAMA- no one loves or observes your child as much as you do. You are your child's healer. Trust yourself.
What happened in 1989 that shifted public consciousness around health & self empowerment
The false vaxxer/anti-vaxxer dichotomy
How homeoprophylaxis (HP) educates the immune system by echoing how nature works
We each have particular disease susceptibilities
What happened when I gave my daughters their first dose of homeopathic varicella (chicken pox)
The Pathogen v The Terrain
Microbes have been here a lot longer than we have and we must co-exist with them mindfully
The important healing work of fever, runny nose, and other symptoms and how suppressing these processes shuts down the vital force and drives disease deeper
Cilla shines some light on my constant childhood ear infections
The connection between immunity and emotions- boundaries, repression, and expression
The developmental leaps children make after being allowed to overcome disease on their own
Herd immunity cannot be created artificially
The success that the Indian and Cuban governments have had with HP
Action steps for how to best support innate immune intelligence