{"podcast":{"title":"The AIP Summit Podcast","slug":"the-aip-summit-podcast-7023896","podcast_index_feed_id":7023896,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147832067/feed","website_url":"https://www.aipsummit.com/podcasts/the-aip-summit-podcast","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/site/65841/podcasts/2c428c-e1ac-86a7-ddf2-0aa6fd684d86_AIPSummit-evergreen-Mountain-square.png","author":"Jaime Hartman & Marie-Noelle Marquis","episode_count":50,"summary":"Sharing reliable and actionable information about the Autoimmune Protocol to help people with autoimmune disease improve their quality of life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T20:18:19.555579+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aip-summit-podcast-7023896"},"episode":{"title":"39: The Healing Power of Nature: Nervous System, Sunlight & Immune Regulation","slug":"39-the-healing-power-of-nature-nervous-system-sunlight-immune-regulation","published_at":"2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aip-summit-podcast-7023896/39-the-healing-power-of-nature-nervous-system-sunlight-immune-regulation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aip-summit-podcast-7023896","url":"https://www.aipsummit.com/podcasts/the-aip-summit-podcast/episodes/2149184871","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149184871.mp3","summary":"Nature is free, accessible, and backed by a growing body of science — but for people managing autoimmune disease, it's not just a nice-to-have. In this episode, Jaime and Marie-Noelle explore the specific biological mechanisms that make nature exposure a meaningful part of your healing protocol. From the nervous system-calming effects of forest bathing to the way morning sunlight anchors your immune function, this conversation bridges the science and the practical in a way that's genuinely actionable, wherever you are and however you're feeling. What You'll Learn in This Episode Why the HPA axis is uniquely disrupted in autoimmune disease — and why that matters for your daily habits How chronic sympathetic activation suppresses immune repair while amplifying inflammation The UC Berkeley research on awe and its measurable anti-inflammatory effects What Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) is and the remarkable NK cell findings from Japanese and South Korean studies Why you don't need access to a forest to get the nervous system benefits of nature How your circadian rhythm governs immune function — and which autoimmune conditions are most affected by circadian disruption The cortisol awakening response: what it is, why morning light triggers it, and what happens when it's blunted Why sunlight and vitamin D supplements are not the same thing How artificial light at night disrupts melatonin — and why melatonin is far more than a sleep hormone Simple, low-barrier practices you can start this week, even during a flare Resources & Links The Awe & Cytokines Study (UC Berkeley / Dacher Keltner) Stellar, J.E. et al. (2015). Positive Affect and Markers of Inflammation: Discrete Positive Emotions Predict Lower Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines. Published in the journal Emotion.&nb…","meta_description":"Nature is free, accessible, and backed by a growing body of science — but for people managing autoimmune disease, it's not just a nice-to-have. In this ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1685,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-aip-summit-podcast-7023896/episodes/39-the-healing-power-of-nature-nervous-system-sunlight-immune-regulation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aip-summit-podcast-7023896/39-the-healing-power-of-nature-nervous-system-sunlight-immune-regulation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}