Archive for February, 2015

Depression is due to a physical change in the brain. Certain areas of the brain shrink and stop functioning, which effects learning, attention, energy and motivation. Some neuroscientists call this the Hibernation Effect. One of the significant studies to correlate the benefits of exercise and depression found that for every 50 minutes of weekly exercise there is a 50% drop in the odds of being depressed. Human beings are social animals, so to fight depression, it ...

According to the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada. About 17% of American adults experience depression costing over 26 BILLION dollars each year. Every 17 minutes in the Unites States someone commits suicide. There are different kinds of depression and the full range of emotional reactions that can manifest. There is no blood test for depression nor is there a fail proof psychological test. ...

The fact that aerobic exercise works immediately to fend off the state of anxiety has been well established for many, many years. Here is how it works:
1). It distracts your mind
2). It reduces muscle tension
3). It increases body hormones that nourish the brain
4). The brain associates increased heart and breathing rates as a good thing.
5). The brain establishes electrical circuits around the established anxiety pathways
6). It builds confidence
7). It “sets you free” ...

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, and whom the Hippocratic Oath was named and recited by all medical doctors, had a simple health theory. That health and emotions came from the heart, and that is where treatment should start for maladies of mood. Of course, Hippocrates lived 2400 years ago and could not have known that a naturally occurring hormone is produced in the heart. During exercise, increased heart rate releases this hormone, called Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP), ...