About this episode
Send us a text In a topical episode Peter waffles on about the immune system in Post-Natal women. Because of the Covid-19 virus this seems particularly timely. Is the immune system compromised post-natal? Can you "boost the immune system?" What is the immune system anyways?. Should you be super careful if you're only recently given birth? In addition he makes one, or two, inappropriate jokes and has a little pop at profiteers who claim to be "helping" people who are stuck in their homes during these difficult times. During this whole Covid-19 crisis you can get 3 months completely free access to healthypostnatalbody.com by using couponcode " 3months " Check out https://www.healthypostnatalbody.com if you have a bit of time and want to see what all the fuss is about :) Intro music, as always "Indestructible" by Noah Smith. Playing us out; "Stand here and wait" by Fantoms Everything licensed through Soundstripe The studies Peter mentioned can be found here; University of Delaware 2016 https://www.bbrfoundation.org/content/pregnancy-may-alter-brain’s-immune-function Ohio state uni November 6, 2018 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106161323.htm Another study November 2007 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/45/9/1192/370158 Swansea university 2019 April Rees, Ben Jenkins, Catherine Thornton, Swansea University https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/how-pregnancy-changes-womens-metabolism-and-immune-systems-121893 Clinical trials https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01200979