A healthy immune system helps stave off colds and flu, as well as more critical disease such as cancer and autoimmunity. Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, author of The Gene Therapy Plan: Taking Control of Your Genetic Destiny with Diet & Lifestyle returns to share what you need to know to build a strong immune system.

We’ll also hear from Andrew Moore about the folklore and science, the culture, and horticulture of Pawpaw … and how this uniquely American fruit, used for generations to treat ailments from cold sores to head lice, is now being studied for its cancer-fighting properties.

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Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, author of The Gene Therapy Plan: Taking Control of Your Genetic Destiny with Diet & Lifestyle cuts to the chase by differentiating what really works versus what is a waste of time in his dedicated effort to help people take control of and even turn off genes predisposed for disease through nutrient rich diet and lifestyle. Dr. Gaynor is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York City and creator of GeneChanger.com. He is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology, and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American College of Physicians, and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is a post-doctorate fellow in molecular biology at Rockefeller University in New York City.

Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit by Andrew Moore weaves together the folklore and the science, the culture, and the horticulture of this uniquely American fruit. Used medicinally to treat ailments from cold sores to head lice for generations, the pawpaw is now being studied for its cancer-fighting properties. Andrew is a writer and gardener. He was the development news editor and a feature writer for Pop City, a weekly news e-magazine in Pittsburgh, and his stories have been published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Daily Yonder, and the Biscayne Times.

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