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s3/e12 Running & Your Immune System with Dr. Yasmin Mohseni, PhD (@doctor.yas_)
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:53:14
Publish Date: 2023-04-06 14:48:05
Description:

Learn about your IMMUNE SYSTEM and how endurance running affects it! Immunologist Dr. Yasmin Mohseni, PhD, joins the show this week to talk about running and our immune systems, including...

  • The basics of what our immune system is and what it does
  • Is exercise good for our immune system? Why?
  • What's going on when we feel like we're "getting sick" after a very hard run or a very hard race; are we actually getting sick?
  • ARE we more likely to get sick after a hard workout or race (the "open window" hypothesis)?
  • "Immune-boosting" things & what we can actually do
  • Stress & the immune system
  • Running when sick/COVID & the recovery timeline
  • and more!
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