(31-07-10) Is Exercise the Best Drug for Depression?

Psychologist Jasper Smits is working on an unorthodox treatment for anxiety
and mood disorders. The treatment is free and has no side effects. What is it?
Exercise.
Research has shown again and again that patients who follow aerobic-exercise
regimens see improvement in their depression -- improvements comparable to that
of those treated with medication. Exercise not only relieves depressive
symptoms but also appears to prevent them from recurring.
According to Times Magazine:
"Molecular biologists and neurologists have begun to show that exercise may
alter brain chemistry in much the same way that antidepressant drugs do --
regulating the key neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine."

Source:
Time Magazine June 19, 2010

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