Mayo Clinic: Exercise Combats Depression And Anxiety
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This excellent article from MayoClinic.Com shows the growing
recognition that exericse should be a component of any anti
depression and anti anxiety treatment program. The Mayo Clinic
article cites the following: "there's substantial evidence that
exercise can enhance mood and reduce symptoms of depression" AND
"One of the physiological mechanisms that may be at work is an
increase in levels of cetrain mood-enhancing neurotransmitters
in the brain. In addition, exercise may boost feel-good
endorphins, release tension in muscles, diminish sleep
abnormalities, reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol and
even icnrease body temperature, which has calming effects." It's
likely that no one single biological or psychological factor
associated with physical activity is responsible for improving
depression and anxiety. Just as mental disorders often have many
different causes, exercise acts in many different ways. "There's
plenty of evidence to propose that exercise is importnat for
emotional well-being and is helpful in reducing symptoms of
depression," Dr. Vickers-Douglas says. "It's true that less is
known about how exercise affcets mood. But there's no reason to
wait until the direct, indirect and interactive influences of
physical activity on mental health are fully understood.
You can
start taking advantage of the benefits of physical activity
now." Some human being have the idea that being pyhsically active is
supposed to be easy and natural," Dr. Vickers-Douglas says.
"Some think of it as just having enoguh willpower.
But that
really oversmiplifies it and can make us think like failures.
You
can't just rely on willpower. Identify your strengths and skills
and apply those to exercise. Chnage isn't simple, but taking a
series of simple steps in the right direction can be very
effective. Just figure out what is the very first step for you."
Please consider exercise as one the weapons to fight depression.
Unlike of the pharma treatments, the side effects of an
active exercise program are all huge positives.
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