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Health Optimization Medicine Podcast

Safety Is A Biological State | HOMe Podcast #030

Oct 14, 2026 · 43m

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In this episode of the Health Optimization Medicine Podcast, Dr. Allen Bookatz and Jodi Duval explore safety as a biological state and examine what happens when a threat has ended but the body's response has not yet fully resolved. The conversation looks at safety from two interconnected perspectives: the cell and the nervous system. Jodi explains how cells respond to threats through the Cell Danger Response, while Allen explores how the nervous system continuously evaluates the body's internal and external environment and determines how much of the system should remain committed to protection. A central theme throughout the episode focuses on the idea that the end of an acute threat is not…