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A study just published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine concludes that exercise may be more effective than drugs in treating mild to moderate depression. The report by researchers at Freie University in Berlin found that just thirty minutes of exercise a day significantly improved the moods of patients who had been suffering from depression for nine months.
The 12 patients were asked to walk on a treadmill and to assess their moods before and after the ten-day exercise programme. Results showed that over half the patients who took part felt less depressed.
‘Physical activity has the same effect as antidepressants,’ explains Dr Fernando Dimeo who led the research. ‘Aerobic exercise stimulates neurotransmitters in our brain to produce serotonin, an endorphin which make us feel good. And exercise, unlike antidepressants, has no negative side effects.’
One of the main advantages of using exercise to boost your mood is that the effect is instant. Antidepressants usually take between two and three weeks to kick in, which can be a long time if you’re feeling really blue. And exercise, unlike antidepressants, is also not chemically addictive.
Another study done by Exeter University's sports science department is monitoring a football team that consists of manic depressives and schizophrenics to see if exercise will positively impact their mental health. So far their initial findings show a significant improvement in players' moods.
Dr Robert Lefever, GP and director of Promis Recovery Centre in Kent, sees an increasing number of people coming into treatment addicted to antidepressants. He claims that a third of the adult population in the UK is taking a prescribed mood-altering drug such as an antidepressant or tranquilliser when they may not need to be.
‘It is better to avoid using a drug if possible can because it can interfere with brain biochemistry, and our knowledge of how drugs affect the brain is in its infancy,’ says Dr Lefever. ‘It’s really like prescribing heroin for toothache. It gets rid of the symptom but doesn’t address the root of the problem,’ he says.
Here's a lengthy explanation and your going to have to read it.
One thing is true from which no-one can escape; if we overindulge in anything at all we may suffer the consequences.
Like sadness, if your feeling sad for too long for whatever reason, or have experienced damaging emotional trauma and don’t deal with it you may one day induce clinical depression on yourself, then you’re going to need to see a specialist and need medication all your life.
You can't beat a good diet, keeping the mind Capricious and the brain healthy which you need in order to find and drive your goals and find a little enjoyment in life from time to time.
Negative mentality and emotions or visa versa gives rise to an Un-Capricious mind.
From the onset (The start or catalyst), I believe this renders the mind Un-Capricious. (The mind turning in on its self-lessening the possibility of a person being able find a solution to their problems, this then paves the way for a downward spiral)
This is why specialist say you never see depression coming.
We need our minds to envisage, not to see!
Keep it real, takes breaks and find some enjoyment in something once in a while.
It's amazing how many people are beating their heads against inner city walls and against each other(Their minds in boxes), when just down the road from them will be rolling country side with amazing views, running streams, and lakes.
- Mountain biking, camping out, walk along the hills and mountains, walk along a beach, this is our true nature.
- Go to the gym, change your diet and get fit.
- Create poetry, art or learn a musical instrument, then give what you have to others because creating is really good for us.
- Learn about what words are in terms of duality/meaning, phonetics and etymology.
- Learn a new language http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
- Learn to touch type http://www.typeonline.co.uk/
- Play chess online for free against people all over the world http://www.chess.com/
- Learn about philosophies and spirituality.
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