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Traveling can present significant challenges to your health. Jet lag, poor diet, and sleep deprivation all negatively impact the immune system. Re-circulating air dries mucous membranes, reducing the efficacy of our first line of defense. |
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A change in nutrition and intake places stress on your body and can interfere with your immune function. Both healthy and poor eating habits affect digestion, which in turn disrupts immunity. |
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"Oxidative stress" due to increased metabolism and minor muscle injuries, as well as competition between muscles and immune cells for key amino acids, can impair the immune system. |
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While quitting smoking strengthens your immune health in the long term, the initial phase can exert stress on all the body's functions, including the immune system. |
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