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Hardening as a possibility to improve the function of the immune system
 JANKOVSKÁ, Alena
This thesis is about hardening and its effect on the immune system. The theoretical part deals with the definition of the terms health, determinants of health, immune system and its functions, and last but not least the term hardening and its principles and forms. The practical part deals with hardening itself and its effects on the immune system in practice. For seven months, eight respondents aged 26 - 55 years were exposed to cold - either by bathing in cold water or showering with cold water. The result of the work is a subjective assessment of the impact of the respondents' hardening on their bodies and immune systems after the research period. The results show that all respondents reported a positive effect of hardening on their health. These were physical changes such as improved acclimatization to cold, less morbidity or significant improvement in atopic eczema or back pain. Changes were not only found physically, but also mentally, with respondents reporting greater resilience to stress, better mood and more energy. Seven out of eight
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Examining selected circadian determinant for disabled
 JANKOVSKÁ, Alena
Circadian rhytms are rhytmical changes which can be found in numerous functions of human organism at cellular and organ level. For example sleep and vigil, body temperature, hormone release etc. This thesis deals with circardian determinants of Rehabilitation Institute Kladruby clients who have physical disabilites. Practical part is based on standartized questionnaire Circadian typology CIT Harada & Krejčí (2010) which has been filled by 77 Rehabilitation Institute Kladruby clients. In my thesis, I mostly deal with the following topics: what the conditions of quality of sleep in Rehabilitation Institute Kladruby are and whether physical disabilities influence the quality of sleep. The results proved, that Rehabilitation Institute Kladruby clients have rarely problems with falling asleep. Most of the interviewed participants fall asleep within fifteen minutes since lying down. Problems come duing the night when 26 % of men and 41,3 % of women wake up three or more times.
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