How To Fight Depression By Exercising
Lots of people rely on antidepressant drugs and sleeping tablets, sometimes
even analgesics to cure or suppress their depression.
However researches carried out have shown that the best remedy for
depression is a good exercise which will naturally cure depression.
According to a
research report
by Dr. Brownstein exercise was used in treatment for depression where three
groups of subjects:a group treated with exercise, a group treated with
exercise and Zoloft (an SSRI medication), and a group treated with Zoloft
alone. They reported that after four months of treatment, depression
significantly improved in all three groups.
However, relapse of depression occurred in 38 percent of those treated with
Zoloft and 31 percent of those treated with Zoloft and exercise. Yet those
in the exercise-only group had just 8 percent recurrence of depression — and
that without the use of an expensive drug with numerous side
effects.
Exercise has been shown to outperform psychotropic drug therapy in numerous
studies. Furthermore, it has demonstrated this positive effect without any
risk of adverse effects. Exercise should be the first recommendation given
to a patient suffering from depression.
How does exercise combat depression? Exercise has been shown not only to
raise serotonin levels, but also help the body release amino acids called
endorphins, which are produced in the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus
portion of the brain when the body is excited. (Endorphins are also produced
as a reaction to pain, consumption of spicy foods, and during and after
sexual intercourse.)
Endorphins are thought to be responsible for the “runner’s high” many
people experience with prolonged exercise. They also function as
neurotransmitters, and have been shown to have anti-depressive activities.
Daily exercise has been shown to elevate the body’s production of
endorphins.
So how much exercise do you need? As little as 20 minutes a day, three
times per week of mild, moderate, or hard exercise has been shown to help
depression. Walking and running, aerobic and non-aerobic exercise all have
been shown to have anti-depressive benefits. And those benefits are long
lasting; that means the longer you do it, the more benefit you’ll
get.
Along with exercise, there is no question in my mind that the best
prescription for preventing and treating depression is to eat a healthy
diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables and whole, unrefined grains. In
addition, drink adequate amounts of water, avoid artificial sweeteners
such as aspartame, and ingest sufficient amounts of unrefined salt.
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