Exercise Helps With Hard-to-Treat Depression

Harry Hirsute · � #1 � 07-19-2007, 01:19 PM

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular exercise may improve depression symptoms in people who've failed to get better with antidepressant medication, the results of a small study suggest.

EarlyBird · � #2 � 07-20-2007, 01:30 AM

Getting some Sunshine frequently also helps do away
w/depression. And, there's NO excuse this time of the
year for not getting Sun.

just me · � #3 � 07-20-2007, 03:50 AM

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And, there's NO excuse this time of the
year for not getting Sun.

Unless of course you are in south texas and have nothing but rain!!!!

Harry Hirsute · � #4 � 07-20-2007, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by EarlyBird

Getting some Sunshine frequently also helps do away
w/depression. And, there's NO excuse this time of the
year for not getting Sun.

Exercising in the Sun is even better ... as long as you use good judgment.

bifrost99 · � #5 � 07-21-2007, 03:10 PM

Maybe part of the explanation is that exercise/physical activity causes release of endorphins -- the safe, body-made morphine.

Gerry

Harry Hirsute · � #6 � 07-21-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bifrost99

Maybe part of the explanation is that exercise/physical activity causes release of endorphins -- the safe, body-made morphine.

Gerry

That's part of it but I think the link below helps to explain another piece of the puzzle.

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Exercise has a similar effect to antidepressants on depression. This has been shown by previous research. Now Astrid Bj�rnebekk at Karolinska Institutet has explained how this can happen: exercise stimulates the production of new brain cells.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-est062807.php

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