With a global pandemic running around, there’s never been a better time to work on your immune system. You want it functioning at its absolute peak right now.
As we age, our immune system ages too. This means it doesn’t quite function as well as it used to. Luckily there is something we can do about it.
I just read an article talking about this and thought I would share the link as well as give you a few of the key points. This stuff is important because we actually need our immune system to function BETTER as we get older, not worse.
Here are a few key quotes from the article:
“exercising and adopting the right diet may help a person maintain healthy immunity into older age “
“Chronic, low-grade inflammation is associated with almost all conditions linked to older age, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and dementia. It also plays a leading role in certain autoimmune conditions that are more common in older adults, such as rheumatoid arthritis. “
“One study found that aerobic fitness among 102 healthy males, aged 18–61 years, was inversely proportional to the number of senescent T cells in their blood after adjusting for age. In other words, increased physical fitness was associated with less immunosenescence. “
“Another study compared the immune responses of 61 healthy males, aged 65–85 years, to a flu vaccination. After adjusting for their age, the researchers found that the intensively and moderately active males produced more antibodies in response to vaccination than the least active males.”
“A growing body of evidence also suggests that people who eat a Mediterranean diet are less likely to become “frail” in older age, such as by losing muscle strength, walking slowly, and tiring easily. “
To see the full article and get all the tips, click here.
