Polypodium leucotomos Extract use to prevent and reduce the risk of infectious diseases in high performance athletes

Polypodium leucotomos Extract use to prevent and reduce the risk of infectious diseases in high performance athletes Bartolomé Marí Solivellas, Teo Cabanes MartínSports Medicine Service, Mallorca Regional Government, Mallorca, SpainObjective: Many components of the immune system undergo adverse changes during intense physical activity in athletes, leading to a heightened risk of respiratory tract infections. This study evaluated the reduction in infectious processes in athletes due to intensive training with anapsos.Methods: The study compared athletes who took 480 mg Polypodium leucotomos Extract (Armaya fuerte; Centrum laboratories, Alicante, Spain) twice daily for 3 months