Today the BBC reported on recent research that has provided evidence that anti-depressants often do no more to help people suffering from depression than placebos. It seems that many people that are prescribed medication would fair better with a combination increased social contact, and regular exercise. Martial Arts classes could be an ideal solution.
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“British researchers found that people who exercised outdoors reduced their depression by 71 percent, while indoor exercisers’ depression decreased by only 45 percent after their workouts.”
This tip is number 37 on MSN’s 50 Ways to Beat the Reaper. Any form of exercise can help people with depression, but exercising outdoors, such as jogging in a [...]

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A leading psychiatrist has stated that he believes that too many people are being prescribed medication for depression when they are actually just feeling down, that is, they are experiencing a natural feeling of sadness, for which medication is not really required.
Professor Gordon Parker, writing in the British Medical Journal, claims the threshold for clinical [...]

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I am a firm believer that the mental health of a person is just as important as their physical health. I guess I believe this so strongly because I have seen the affects of someone not caring about the state of their mental health. By mental health I am not referring to the serious mental [...]

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