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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