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S2 Ep 96: Poised to Flourish: What New Science Tells Us About the Developing Female Brain

Raising Good Humans

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The Brain and the Immune System Evolved Together

The brain and the immune system evolved together. Estrogen is why women have a more robust response to vaccines on the downside. That is also why women have autoimmune disease at three, four, five times the rate of men. And when estrogen comes in during puberty, it is the reason why girls can do everything that a male body can do.

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