#16 - Exercise and the Immune System
Update: 2021-03-24
Description
Your usual Wednesday hour of Nesting! In this episode I (Alex Amorginos) dive into the effects exercise has on our immune system. Is it the hero we think it is?
Discussion Topics:
- The Innate and Adaptive Immune System
- Exercise and Illness Susceptibility
- Open Window Theory
- J Curve Theory
- Cellular Responses to Exercise
- Neuroendocrinological Regulation
- Glutamine
- Nutrition and the Immune System
Key Paper(s) Referred to:
- The innate and adaptive immune systems
- Immune system explained
- Can exercise affect immune function to increase susceptibility to infection?
- Exercise, Immunity and the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Exercise, nutrition and immune function
- Exercise and Immune Function. Recent Developments
- Recovery of the immune system after exercise
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