Posted on September 19th, 2008 by Stuart Reeves, Ph.D., Scientific Contributor
Immune balance: The sporting views
“The immune system in sport: getting the balance right” is the title of a recent publication by Richard O’Kennedy in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. In this paper, he points out that “It is becoming increasingly evident that it is highly integrated with our neurological and endocrine systems, and research now seeks to understand and exploit these interactions. The need for an active immune system is self evident if an athlete is to continuously produce peak performances, but often intense exertion and treatment for inflammation lead to partially reduced immune capacity and consequently potential infection or disease. To circumvent such problems, it is of major importance to understand how to achieve the optimum balance of the immune system”. Although he is discussing the immune system of athletes, this is also applicable to ordinary people. Balancing the immune system is very important to overall health.
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