Evidence is growing there are changes to your immune system that may put you at risk of other infectious diseases.
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Evidence is growing there are changes to your immune system that may put you at risk of other infectious diseases.
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Sleeping enough in the week before getting a flu shot increases its effectiveness, while insufficient sleep can generate less than 50% of the normal antibody response. That could render the flu shot largely ineffective.
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Two new studies of elite athletes found that working out amplifies the immune response to a flu shot.
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We're cleaning and washing our hands perhaps more than we ever have before. But suggestions that all this this extra hygiene could weaken our immune systems are unfounded.
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In older people, the combination of shrinking muscle and declining immunity (often compounded by excess fat) is a perfect storm for a compromised immune system.
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Whether you're running, cycling or swimming, bad workout habits could leave you vulnerable to colds, flu, stomach bugs or skin infections.
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A person's entire immune system can be rejuvenated by fasting for as little as three days as it triggers the body to start producing new white blood cells, a study suggests
This is an interesting and logical concept. Over the years I've found fasting to be a useful tool for different reasons. Clearing the mind and resting the GI system, to name a couple. It's difficult and best tried on the weekend or when no heavy work or high level thinking is needed. Fasting uncovers a lot as well, such as our obsession with eating which is natural and normal as we need food to survive. To test and rest that obsession is healthy. The idea of increasing immune function is an additional reason to add occasional fasting into a quiver of tools for healthy living.