Tag: URTI
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Episode 80 of the Guru Performance ‘We Do Science’ Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss ‘Athlete Immune Health’ with Professor Neil Walsh, Bangor University, UK. In this session we get into:
- Defining Immunity
- Immune Function & Performance
- Are upper respiratory tract infections a problem for athletes?
- Recommendations for avoiding infection
- How does stress alter immunity?
- Key factors that lower immunity in athletes and recommendations (Training stress, Life stress, Poor sleep,
- Environmental stress, Poor nutrition)
- Can we monitor immunity to predict infection in athletes?
Key Papers
- Exercise, immune function and respiratory infection: An update on the influence of training and environmental stress – Walsh and Oliver (2015)
- ResearchGate for Prof Neil Walsh
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Episode 69 of the Guru Performance ‘We Do Science’ Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss ‘Immunological Aspects of Training & Sports Nutrition’ with Professor Michael Gleeson, Loughborough University, UK. In this session we get into:
- Relevance of Immune Function to Athletes
- Causes of Illness in Athletes
- Intensive Training & Effects on Immune Function
- Personal and Travel Hygiene & Immune Health
- Sleep and Immune Function
- Energy balance, Carbohydrates, Fats and Proteins
- Vitamin D (and other micronutrients)
- Supplements (that may support immune health, supplements that likely won’t)
- Probiotics and Gut Health
- Testing methodsPractical Guidelines to Maintain Health & Limit Risk of Infection
Key Papers:
- Intense Exercise Training and Immune Function – Prof Michael Gleeson and Prof Clyde Williams
- Immunological Aspects of Sports Nutrition – Michael Gleeson BSc PhD
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