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| Anything that increases cortisone production (one of the stress hormones) including: | |
| Stress | |
| Immune deficiency diseases (e.g. Aids) | |
| Ageing | |
| Lack of sleep | |
| Cortisone medication | (Often used by cancer, asthma, psoriasis, arthritis and allergy sufferers) |
| Intense exercise | (Cortisone is the body’s own anti-inflammatory. It is produced when intense exercise hammers the joints. Therefore athletes often have a cold, especially after a recent, intense training programme) |
| Modern man´s diet | (This is low in plant material, and high in refined carbohydrates, the wrong type of fat and preservatives) |