Tag: cold

• Five Ways to Help Your Immune System this Winter

  

  This coming winter will be like no other. Along with the common cold and the seasonal flu, most places are in a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, making for a triple whammy of viruses potentially attacking our bodies. Our main defense system is our immune system. It’s a complex network of pathways involving multiple […]

  Dr. Scott Lear

  November 11, 2020

  Illness

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• Exercise and the Immune System

  

  We know regular exercise can prevent type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. It can also add years to your life. But what about that pesky cold or flu? Can exercise prevent the sniffles and other infections? Is there a relationship between exercise and the immune system? Historically, exercise has been blamed for both […]

  Dr. Scott Lear

  March 11, 2020

  Illness, physical activity

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