Exercise is one of the best natural cures for depression. Exercising has been scientifically proven to help release the same chemicals in your brain that are used in anti-depressants, therefore perking you up and helping combat the difficult and heavy disease.
Benefits of Exercise Therapy for Depression
In addition to stimulating new nerve growth and improving your ability to think, remember, and learn, exercise boosts serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, and endorphins in your brain. These neurotransmitters help you calm down and focus. In studies, exercise therapy has also shown an antidepressant effect.
One Duke University researcher, James Blumenthal, PhD, has been studying exercise and major depression for more than a decade. "Based on the best available evidence to date," Dr. Blumenthal believes that "exercise may be generally comparable to medication in the treatment of MDD." Similar studies continue to find at least modest clinical benefit for exercise and better mental health. Talk to your doctor about treatment and self-care options -- including exercise -- that are right for you. Don't self-treat your depression symptoms or try to get through your recovery with exercise alone.
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