Rd 9: Pre Game Prognostications: Carlton vs North Melbourne

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re: Glandular Fever....EBV  to those in the trade.....another herpes format that you get over but dont get rid of. A lot of kids have it but is just gets passed of as the flu as it only lasts a short time in most cases..
My Eldest had it for 24 months and it still pops up in her blood tests if you look for it..my son had it for about 4 weeks and like DJ's lad was back playing basketball in about 6 weeks..he is a big strong boy though and shook it off quick and I would expect a fine specimen like Charlie Curnow to do similar.....
In fact we found getting back to your routine and doing some moderate exercise tended to help more than continual rest...

Yep, not surprised to hear the modern treatment is the opposite of the old world ideas of rest. I watched a show on ABC the other week that said exactly the same thing about cancer and chemotherapy. The new theory is exercise stimulates blood flow assisting the drugs to get to where they need to be with much lower doses, something about opening pathways that the body naturally does to generate energy needed for exercise helps distribute the therapy. But the spin off was that even patients not having chemo saw a benefit from immediate exercise, they think this is because exercise triggers the bodies repair mechanism allowing it to deal with tumor cells. Resting requires higher doses to ensure all critical zones are treated and doesn't trigger the bodies own repair process.