Posted by Sean on April 24, 2000, at 11:22:05
In reply to Exercise as effective treatment, posted by JohnB on April 23, 2000, at 16:10:25
> In the May 2000 issue Consumer Reports, a non-scientific poll of their readers found exercise to be of benefit to 35% of those who tried it for "depression" - (magazine's word - no breakdown as to severity or kind).
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> They concluded with the following, "There is now good evidence (from studies?) that diet, aerobic exercise, and resistance exercise do enhance mood."
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> I am not hyping exercise, I myself do not exercise at the moment, just thought I pass along some info.My experience is that exercise is as important as
my medication. It could be endorphins or it could
be myriad other hormones and secretory processes
which tend to get out whack in depression. My
guess is that exercise helps train our physiology
to natural cycles of activity, light, and sleep.It doesn't hurt ones physical health either, but
that concern has never motivated me to exercise!Sean.
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