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Fewer Sick Days This Cold & Flu Season? The Science of Training Your Immunity
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 7:00 PM ET
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Why trained immunity matters for your family this season.
Every year, the same pattern shows up in lots of households. The kids bring something home. It moves through the family. One adult loses a week they couldn't afford to lose.
- You already know the standard playbook: wash hands, sleep, vitamin C, a little zinc.
- And you've probably done all of it and still ended up on the couch.
- This event is about a different way to think about the whole thing.
Instead of reacting once symptoms start, what if there is a way to help your immune system get ready ahead of time? That is the question at the center of trained immunity, a growing area of research that has changed how scientists talk about the innate immune system.
Dr. Jocelyn Strand walks you through the science in a way you can actually hold onto.
Here is what you will walk away with:
- What trained immunity actually is in plain English, and why researchers call it a shift in readiness rather than stimulation.
- How beta-1,3/1,6-glucan interacts with the innate immune system and why this specific molecule keeps showing up in the trained-immunity literature.
- What human studies have observed on cold and flu symptoms, sick days, and days missed from work or school when people took beta-1,3/1,6-glucan through a season.
- How to think about readiness for cold and flu season honestly without falling into the framing that more immune activity is always better.
- Where the research is well established and where it is still growing and what an honest read of the current science actually says.
- How Dr. Strand thinks about layering BWH-85 Beta Glucan into a sensible, everyday routine for adults and families.
- Live Q&A with Dr. Strand on your specific questions about trained immunity and supplementation.
- And more science-backed insights!
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Why this conversation is worth your time
Science, honest language, and a clear path forward for supporting your immune system this season.
Understand how the innate immune system works and what trained immunity actually means
Learn why beta-1,3/1,6-glucan shows up in research and what the human studies have found
Discover how to support immune readiness sensibly without overshooting or under-preparing
Get actionable guidance on building a routine that works for you and your family
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From the desk of Better Way Health:
Hi there.
Every year, the same pattern shows up in a lot of households. The kids bring something home. It moves through the family. One adult loses a week they couldn't afford to lose.
You already know the standard playbook. Wash your hands. Sleep. Vitamin C. A little zinc. And you have probably done all of it and still ended up on the couch anyway.
This event is about a different way to think about the whole thing.
Instead of reacting once symptoms start, what if there is a way to help your immune system get ready ahead of time? That is the question at the center of trained immunity, a growing area of research that has changed how scientists talk about the innate immune system. Innate immune cells appear to learn from experience. Certain compounds seem to help them prepare for future challenges. And beta-1,3/1,6-glucan sits right at the middle of that conversation.
Dr. Jocelyn Strand is going to walk through the science in a way you can actually hold onto. What trained immunity is. How the mechanism works in the lab. What the human research has actually observed on cold symptoms, sick days, and missed days of work and school. And where the science is still being written.
You will leave with a clearer, more grounded understanding of how your immune system works and where BWH-85 Beta Glucan fits in a sensible, everyday routine before the season starts.
See you on Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
Better Way Health
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Your Host
Dr. Jocelyn Strand, ND
VP of Clinical Education & Research, Better Way Health. Over 11 years private clinical practice in GI, Lyme, autoimmune. Published researcher with Johns Hopkins University.
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