Research Topic
Exercise
6 articles
Probiotics and Post-Exercise Immunity: The Open Window Evidence
Intense endurance exercise creates an immunological open window of 3–72 hours during which URTI risk is elevated. Learn how specific probiotic strains restore mucosal SIgA, reduce illness incidence in athletes, and support immune function without blunting training adaptation.
5 min read · 2026-10-20
Quercetin and Polyphenols: Exercise Adaptation and the Blunting Catch
Quercetin and EGCG activate AMPK and SIRT1 — the same molecular switches as exercise. Here's what the human trial evidence says about performance benefits.
5 min read · 2026-10-20
Post-Exercise Hypotension: The 22-Hour Blood Pressure Drop
Post-exercise hypotension (PEH) reduces systolic blood pressure by 5–20 mmHg for up to 22 hours after a single session. The vasodilatory mechanism is well-characterised — producing effects comparable to low-dose antihypertensive medication.
5 min read · 2026-10-13
Cold Weather Exercise Physiology: How Winter Works Against You
Cold weather exercise reduces muscle power output at 2.5% per degree Celsius, increases breathing cost 10-15%, and triggers cold-induced diuresis. Understanding the physiology prevents both underperformance and danger.
5 min read · 2026-07-21
Exercise and Nutrition in Chronic Disease: Why Context Decides Outcome
Prescribing exercise to people with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes without addressing the nutritional environment is like prescribing a drug without the correct dosing protocol.
5 min read · 2026-07-14
BDNF and Exercise: The Neurogenesis Mechanism, Specified
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) — the molecular mediator of exercise-induced neurogenesis — rises acutely with aerobic exercise and produces lasting structural changes in the hippocampus. The dose-response relationship and intensity threshold are now well characterised.
5 min read · 2026-06-30