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Sounds like a fantastic technology to extend the mentality around yo-yo dieting to every aspect of health. I have a low IgA count so really need to look after

by streety 18y ago

Sounds like a fantastic technology to extend the mentality around yo-yo dieting to every aspect of health. I have a low IgA count so really need to look after myself >> I'm fat so I need to diet. I have a high IgA count so I can take it easy for the next few days. I can stay out to 3am tonight and skip the gym tomorrow without worrying about getting a cold >> I've just lost 2 stone so I can reward myself with a donut without worry. Oh look, the twelve packs are on special offer . . . Please note I have not checked to see whether staying out until 3am or going to the gym has the slightest effect on the chances of catching a cold. My point is the mentality and not the value of the specific treatments/actions. Nor do I believe that eating a donut (or 12) will automatically pile on those 2 stone again. I believe I've tracked down the relevant paper: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18580401?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18580401?ordinalpos=1&#38...

gaius 18y ago
Going to the gym lowers your immunity, not by much since trained people have stronger immune systems anyway due to hotter metabolisms, but getting a cold is one of the sure signs of overtraining.
- timcederman 18y ago
  How do you explain that? Going to the gym vs going for a run is likely to expose you to a lot more viruses, that's for sure. (that said, I had some idiot person cough in my face while I was out running once. Nice empty road, and as soon as I got next to them, big hacky cough, right in my face. 2 days later had a very nasty cold)
  - gaius 18y ago
    Training hard puts your body into a state of recovery. It is in this state that you get stronger, faster, etc. Your body has a finite amount of resources and while it is recovering it cannot devote the usual level of resource to the immune system, partly due to the additional workload, and partly due to depletion of micronutrients (which is why athletes take extra zinc, magnesium, etc). I'd cite a reference but I can't be bothered to dig through my pile of Runner's World magazines, you can probably find one on their website.
    - timcederman 18y ago
      I guess that may contribute to why probiotics and vitamin C help people who exercise but not people who don't.

by streety 18y ago

gaius 18y ago

Going to the gym lowers your immunity, not by much since trained people have stronger immune systems anyway due to hotter metabolisms, but getting a cold is one of the sure signs of overtraining.

timcederman 18y ago
How do you explain that? Going to the gym vs going for a run is likely to expose you to a lot more viruses, that's for sure. (that said, I had some idiot person cough in my face while I was out running once. Nice empty road, and as soon as I got next to them, big hacky cough, right in my face. 2 days later had a very nasty cold)
- gaius 18y ago
  Training hard puts your body into a state of recovery. It is in this state that you get stronger, faster, etc. Your body has a finite amount of resources and while it is recovering it cannot devote the usual level of resource to the immune system, partly due to the additional workload, and partly due to depletion of micronutrients (which is why athletes take extra zinc, magnesium, etc). I'd cite a reference but I can't be bothered to dig through my pile of Runner's World magazines, you can probably find one on their website.
  - timcederman 18y ago
    I guess that may contribute to why probiotics and vitamin C help people who exercise but not people who don't.