Why Women Are More Prone to Autoimmune Diseases & What to Do About It

Women’s immune systems are powerful — but they also react differently than men’s, making women more prone to autoimmune diseases.

In this episode of It’s All Connected from Tia Health, host Elise Hu sits down with immunologists Dr. Esther Sternberg and Dr. Sonia Sharma to explore why women’s immunity works the way it does. From the mind-body connection and stress responses to genetics, diet, and long COVID, this episode uncovers how hormones, environment, and lifestyle all influence female immune health — and what women can do to protect themselves.

Credits:
It’s All Connected was produced by Dustlight Productions for Tia Health. 

Tia Executive Producers — Felicity Yost & Allie Ball
Showrunner & EP — Misha Euceph
Director — Mahnoor Euceph
Senior Producer — Stephanie Cohn
Producer & Medical Researcher — Farrah Haytham
Producer — Sarah Moawad
Editor — Julian Bridges
Production Designer — Kendra Bradanini
DP — Iris Lee

Motion Graphics– Tom Goulet
Audio Engineer — Valentino Rivera
Composer — Emma Munger
Gaffer — Olivia Riportella
Art Assistants — Noor Salim, Heather Whiteside

Thumbnails — Mahnoor Euceph
Production Assistants — Rafa Farihah, Anusha Shankar, Nick Riportella
Production Legal — Anjali Ahearn
Special thanks to Lighthouse Studios, Gordie Michie, Jack Menzies, Khadeem Thomas, Chrissy Maron, and Carissa Carsno.