Today I am talking again with my oldest son Anthony who is a health journalist and my podcast producer. Last episode we shared our story—how Anthony came down with a mystery illness and we both realized that our mainstream healthcare system can really struggle to effectively diagnose and treat chronic illness. This time, we dive deeper into these big systemic issues. We look at the history of medicine and human health, how the Black Plague changed our immune systems, and how long-COVID has been a big wake-up call for the healthcare system as a whole .