Since I am working with biestmilch and endurance sport I am just amazed how often I am confronted with the diagnosis of a chronic virus infection, first of all with Epstein Barr virus. Virus infections, especially if they take a chronic course, are a typical sign of overreaching. A virus is a small particle that needs a host for replication, because they don’t have their own protein synthesis apparatus. They are ubiquitous creatures, that means they are everywhere, outside and inside our body.
Electron microscopic image of two Epstein Barr Virus virions (viral particles) loosely surrounded by the membrane envelope
Viruses like the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) interact very closely with our immune system, and with our body as a whole, how is not yet too well understood, and science lacks detailed knowledge. But one thing seems clear, the condition of our immune system determines the outcome of the infection, whether it will be acute, subacute or chronic.
An organism under stress, be it physical or mental, or both tends to be immunosuppressed which means immunity is impaired. Endurance sport and strenuous training in many cases is the reason for an impaired immunity. This is a condition that gives room to viruses to spread and may be contained under normal conditions. Continue Reading →