Celiac disease

Celiac disease

chronic digestive disease with both a environmental
and genetic component that damage small intestinal mucosal.

Celiac disease:  1% of American population 
:cannot tolerate gluten.Gluten have two major protein types: gliadins, glutenins.
 They have resistant to complete digest by human intestine enzymes.

They eat food containing gluten, their immune system over activity cause inflammation:
destroy villi ,malnutrition

Other symptoms: fatigue, anemia, arthritis, osteoporosis , irritability, constipation, miscarriage and, dermatitis.

CD is associated with the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II alleles: HLA-DQ2,HLA-DQ8

Only effective treatment :Gluten- free diet.

Exercise and immunity

Exercise and immunity

several theories:

1)Exercise slows down the release of stress-related hormones. Stress increases the chance of illness. 

2) Exercise sends antibodies and white blood cells through the body at a quicker rate.

3) The temporary rise in body temperature may prevent bacterial growth, allowing the body to fight the infection more effectively.

4)Physical activity may help by flushing bacteria out from the lungs.

Heavy, long-term exercise :  decrease the amount of white blood cells circulating through the body and increase the presence of stress-related hormones.

 Moderate exercise:

• Daily 20 - 30 minute walks
• Going to the gym every other day

Information that I've  learned in this class can be effective to change life style...

Barrett B. Viral upper respiratory infection. In: Rakel D. Integrative Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 20.