Exercise and Vaccination

 

Two weeks ago I came across several headlines in national news outlets stating that 'new research' showed that people who exercised had 'better Covid 19 vaccine effectiveness'.  

"Regular exercise may improve the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines" stated the Washington Post.

"Exercisers who were vaccinated were about 25 percent less likely to be hospitalized with covid than sedentary people who received the same vaccine, a new study found," continued the byline.

Please understand the following. Your body and immune system benefit from exercise. The vaccine does not benefit from your exercise. If you exercise, and are therefore 25% less likely to be hospitalized with Covid, that is because the exercise routine that you engage in is beneficial to your overall health. Period. So exercise more...it makes you healthier!

In fact, a search of a research database (pubmed.gov) of the terms "exercise" and "immune system" results in almost 7,000 research reports on varying positive benefits of exercise for your immune system.  In fact, one study from February of 2021 states the following: "The practice of physical exercises acts as a modulator of the immune system. During and after physical exercise, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines are released, lymphocyte circulation increases, as well as cell recruitment. Such practice has an effect on the lower incidence, intensity of symptoms and mortality in viral infections observed in people who practice physical activity regularly."  

It continued..."The practice of physical activities strengthens the immune system, suggesting a benefit in the response to viral communicable diseases. Thus, regular practice of adequate intensity is suggested as an auxiliary tool in strengthening and preparing the immune system for COVID-19."

Also, let me just state the following, before it is reported by the establishment news industry: Eating healthier makes you less likely to be hospitalized with Covid! Eat more 'real food' like fruits and veggies and natural meats, and your body will be much more likely to fight off Covid and not need hospitalization!  That apple that you have as a snack will have zero impact on Covid 19 Vaccine Efficacy...but it will make you healthier than you were before you ate it.  

In addition to this, there are obviously side-effects to these mRNA vaccinations.  In fact, The American College of Cardiology released a study last week that showed that males and females between 18 and 39 with the Moderna vaccine had higher rates of pericarditis and myocarditis.  Symptoms of these conditions include chest pain, fever, fatigue, shortness of breath, and a rapid or irregular pulse, heart failure, shock or death, according to the National Institutes of Health.  The American College of Cardiology's study included over 3 million participants and used people over the age of 18 who were hospitalized for myocarditis, pericarditis, or myopericarditis within 21 days after having received a second Pfizer or Moderna shot. The study excluded participants that had experienced myocarditis or pericarditis within one year before receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “Within 21 days of the second dose, there were a total of 59 myocarditis cases, 21 after Pfizer and 31 after Moderna; and there were a total of 41 pericarditis cases: 21 after Pfizer and 20 after Moderna,” the study reads. “Researchers also looked at rates per million doses and the rate was 35.6 cases per million for Moderna and 12.6 per million for Pfizer—an almost threefold increase after Moderna shots vs. Pfizer.”

“Comparatively, rates of myocarditis in the general population in 2018, were 2.01 per million in people under age 40 and 2.2 per million in people over age 40,” the study added.

Your body is self-regulating and self-healing.  It is always innately trying to heal itself and maintain homeostasis.  The best things you can do to help this process is to exercise, eat healthy, and get adjusted.  You cannot enhance the effectiveness of any drug you take or vaccination you receive, but you can enhance your body’s own ability to heal and regulate itself.  Weigh the odds in your favor with exercise, nutrition, and a wellness lifestyle!