Professor Seheult, MD details fascinating research and links between stress, anxiety, depression, and our immune systems including:
How do Olympic athletes optimize health in preparation for competition?
How do stress, anxiety, and depression impact our immunity at the cellular level?
What are the implications of this for COVID-19?
(This video was recorded on March 8, 2021)
Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at
He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.
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Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide (NYT) |
Association of Home Quarantine and Mental Health Among Teenagers in Wuhan, China, During the COVID-19 Pandemic (JAMA) |
Chronic stress, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, inflammation, and disease risk (PNAS) |
Synergistic effects of psychological and immune stressors on inflammatory cytokine and sickness responses in humans (Science Direct) |
Anxiety about coronavirus can increase the risk of infection — but exercise can help (The Conversation) |
NLRP3 inflammasome-driven pathways in depression: Clinical and preclinical findings (Science Direct) |
The inflammasome: Pathways linking psychological stress, depression, and systemic illnesses (Brain, Behavior, and Immunity) |
The compelling link between physical activity and the body’s defense system (Science Direct) |
Exercise reduces depression and inflammation but intensity matters (Science Direct) |
Cardiopulmonary Considerations for High School Student-Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: NFHS-AMSSM Guidance Statement (SAGE) |
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