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Introducing VitaGaming’s immune support for gamers

Lower your risk of downtime and maximize your performance by boosting your immune system with Immune Support

Gamers need to boost immunity

Stereotypes persist that video gamers are lazy stoners who don’t value health and spend all night slouched on the couch chugging energy drinks, pizza, and pills. Nothing could be further from the truth as wellness spreads through gaming culture and eSports players share similar values with traditional athletes.

Just as physical competition brings specific challenges, deficits and suffering, modern video gaming also comes with health issues and stresses. At least with physical athletes, their overall immunity is high due to the stress-reducing benefits of intense exercise. Video gamers are at a disadvantage, as their efforts don’t allow the physical stress release vital for optimal health.

Health risks for gamers that suppress the immune system:

Overexposure to blue light
Playing through the night, or right before bedtime and exposing themselves to excessive amounts of artificial blue light from screens gamers have increased trouble falling asleep, let alone staying asleep and getting vital rest.
Delayed circadian rhythm
Gamers spend long hours studying screens which can have a huge effect on their body clock, while negatively affecting the production of melatonin, an essential hormone for sleep.
Sedentary lifestyle
Lack of physical activity is in the top 10 leading causes of death and disease, according to the WHO. While full-body, interactive sports gaming is fine, most gamers spend too long sitting down staring at screens, putting them at higher risk of chronic health conditions, obesity and thrombosis.
Mental exhaustion
Many games are designed to take up vast quantities of your time and spoil your senses while doing so. Your mind is occupied and your brain engaged, so with fast-paced action, captivating environments and creative storylines, it’s natural that your focus, performance, and reaction times will decline over time.
Heightened senses
Studies have shown that gaming can enhance “attentional capacity” allowing for improved decision making. Resistance to distraction may be positive when gaming, however, the ensuing heightened awareness and mental state can disrupt sleep patterns, energy and health.
Gamer’s thumb
You execute hundreds of hand movements every minute while gaming, stressing your fingers and thumbs, knuckles, and wrist. This repetitive stress can cause inflammation in the tendons.

Introducing VitaGaming's immune support for gamers

Prevent burnout from gaming fatigue

In the real world, we only get one life, while in-game you can put yourself through any form of physical stress, injury or death a million times, knowing you can always play again or respawn. With no respawn option in the real world, you get one body and one life, but the good news is you get multiple chances to choose better.

To be game-smart is to be aware of our passion’s negatives, and the mental and physical implications on our mind and body. It’s understandable why we would want the right chair, desk, monitor, mouse, or headphones to support us in upping our game. We can do the same for our immune system by taking Vitagaming’s Immune Support.

Best immunity boosting support for gamers

Vitagaming’s Immune Support for gamers contains essential minerals – Quercetin, Vitamin C, Vitamin D3 and Zinc. This powerful combination improves your chances of winning by optimizing your immune function – defending and protecting your immunity before, during, and after the session.

Benefits of Quercetin for gamers

Quercetin is a Quercetin flavonoid, a phytochemical compound found in fruit, nuts, vegetables, and plants. Known for its antioxidant behavior of removing free radicals and strengthening antioxidant defense systems in the body by stimulating the immune system.

The effects of Quercetin: During his treatment for testicular cancer, World Champion cyclist and passionate biohacker Lance Armstrong discovered Quercetin and became a vocal ambassador, incorporating it in his workouts. Studies have confirmed that Quercetin was effective in reducing levels of inflammation. Due to the bioavailability of Quercetin, it has also been shown to fight fatigue and reduce the likelihood of upper respiratory tract infections following exertion – when usually one is more susceptible to the common cold and infections.

Benefits of Vitamin C for gamers

Vitamin C is found naturally across many fruits and vegetables and helps maintain healthy bones and skin while supporting your natural defence system. As a neuromodulator, it helps cells regulate neurotransmitter biosynthesis, including dopamine – crucial for energy and mood.

Gamer supplementing with Vitamin C can benefit from reduced blood pressure, a lower risk of heart disease, and strengthened Iron production. Vit-C also stimulates the migration of white blood cells to infection sites, improving regeneration and recovery.

Benefits of Vitamin D3 for gamers

While it is a naturally occurring hormone, the average person doesn’t get enough sunlight, so Vitamin D deficiency is common and associated with increased susceptibility to infection and autoimmune disease. For gamers it’s even more of an issue; they spend too much time indoors basking in artificial light and stressing their joints from clamping their controllers too much.

Cells of the immune system respond to and synthesize Vitamin D and elicit antiviral responses, making it a crucial Vitamin for boosting immunity.

Benefits of Zinc for gamers

The richest food sources of zinc are fish, meat and seafood yet Zinc can be found in cells all over the body – It boosts the immune system by fighting off bacteria and viruses. Zinc supplements stimulate specific immune cells and have been shown to decrease oxidative stress.

Zinc has been shown to reduce the length of the common cold by 33% and is revered as a brilliant compound to combat fatigue, and increase vitality – huge benefits for gamers seeking to get that competitive edge and counter the stresses of their battles and games.

Lower your risk of sickness and maximize your game time with Vitagaming’s Immune Support

You can always buy these ingredients separately, but that can get costly and wasteful. Vitagaming’s immune support has all of the above in one product.

Nick Pitman

Content Writer

Nick Pitman is a father, first; to a girl called Bo, and a gamer (COD all the way) second. He makes dance music, trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and is passionate about supplements and biohacking. When he’s not doing any of the above, he is writing about gaming and supplements. He loves exploring new ways to improve health and longevity.