Andrew Huberman· PhD
So, is it true that when we're young that exposure to pathogens um and different foods uh gives us a more robust immune system? I think that there's the what we're exposed to and what we develop tolerance for is is critically important during there's some windows of early life that I think are we're particularly susceptible to becoming tolerant >> and I think if we don't get the proper exposure to certain things all of a sudden our our body can start to be hyper sensitive to them which manifests as allergies now there's this balancing act I think the fear of allergies makes people more more hesitant to expose kids and I think you can it can get into these these dangerous zones of you don't want to expose kids who are going to have a a dangerous allergic response but on the other hand critical early exposure is part of how tolerance is maintained and I I think peanut allergies there there is strong evidence that exposure to peanuts can be beneficial in people who are not yet allergic