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Infections, Vaccines, and GLP-1s for Hypermobility with Dr. Ina Stephens | Ep 219
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If an infection triggered your mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), Sjögren’s, or dysautonomia, can treating that infection reverse it? In this episode of the Bendy Bodies Podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein and Dr. Ina Stephens answer a listener questions. Dr. Stephens explains molecular mimicry and how a virus like Epstein-Barr can set off autoimmune conditions such as Sjögren’s in genetically predisposed people, and why killing the infection does not undo that autoimmune cascade. The conversation then moves into one of the most charged topics in the chronic illness world: vaccines. She shares an evidence-based view on the shingles vaccine, flu shots, and COVID boosters, who should be cautious,…