In this episode, I'm sitting down with Giulia Enders, a doctor and the author of the brand-new book Organique (Albin Michel) — a tour of the human body, organ by organ, to understand how everything works… and what it all has to tell us about life. You might know Giulia Enders from her massive bestseller Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Actes Sud), which sold millions of copies around the world. With Organique, she goes bigger: the whole body this time. Because the body is so much more than just a machine to keep running!

In this episode, we get into…

• The immune system — and why "your body is attacking itself" is a phrase we need to ditch
• Autoimmune diseases: what the science actually says (and why women are more affected)
• Skin as a living organ: the skin microbiome, collagen, beauty routines… and what the research really tells us
• Muscles as the brain's communication partner — and a seriously underrated anti-aging tool
• Chronic stress: the outside vs. the inside, and why we keep looking for answers in the wrong place
• The brain knocked off its throne: not the boss, just one organ that's really dependent on all the others
• And how to talk about medicine without freaking people out — or dumbing it down

Giulia Enders has this rare ability to explain the body in a way that's both totally rigorous and genuinely funny. She can talk to scientists and to people who've never touched a biology textbook. And she does it with an energy that makes you actually want to get to know the body you live in.

So — which organ fascinates you the most, or keeps you up at night with questions? Drop it in the comments!

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