Maybe vitamin E.Your immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. is weaker when training is very intense, during pregnancy, and in elderly populations. Medical researchers are always on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout ways to improve immunity. No one likes to have his ordinary routine interrupted by a lousy cold, or worse. Those of us hooked on exercise resent any uninvited time off from working out. Researchers reporting in the Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal, published 48 times per year by the American Medical Association. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. observed the effect of long term vitamin E vitamin E or tocopherol Fat-soluble organic compound found principally in certain plant oils and leaves of green vegetables. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in body tissues and may prolong life by slowing oxidative destruction of membranes. supplementation on immunity in a group of healthy individuals 65 years and older. Doses in excess of the current recommended daily amounts (30 mg a day) were given over a period of nearly eight months. Subjects were given either 60mg, 200mg, 800mg of vitamin E, or a placebo. Results of the study indicated that vitamin E improved certain aspects of immune response immune response n. An integrated bodily response to an antigen, especially one mediated by lymphocytes and involving recognition of antigens by specific antibodies or previously sensitized lymphocytes. without adverse side effects. Of the four groups, those who were given 200 mg per day had the best immune response. Whether or not vitamin E improves immune function depressed by hard training is not dear, but this research may lead to more answers for those studying sports medicine and the important question of "What effect does exercise stress produce?" (Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 272, No. 17, PP. 1380-1386) |
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