Pilar received her PhD in 2017 at the Complutense University of Madrid,
where she studied
immune cell
dysfunction and hyperactivation in HIV / HCV coinfected patients, as well as the in vitro and in vivo activity of nanoparticles against HIV - 1 and HSV - 2 infections to prevent their transmission in humans as a topical microbicide.
In functional medicine, the term food sensitivity is used to describe instances
where an imbalance in the gut leads to
immune dysfunction that can contribute to an allergic response to foods.