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> In the meantime, if work and other pressures mount, it may be a good idea to go for a jog This is not new, nor exciting advice. However I do think it's sound
by JTon 12y ago
> In the meantime, if work and other pressures mount, it may be a good idea to go for a jog
This is not new, nor exciting advice. However I do think it's sound. Personally speaking, exercise allows me to work harder and play harder. It acts as sort of a mental refresh and barrier. If my work stress starts to evade my relaxation time, it often overlaps with me skipping out at the gym
- Domenic_S 12y ago> This is not new, nor exciting advice. It wasn't meant to be. The article is titled "How Exercise May Protect Against Depression," with "how" being the exciting part. Pretty much everyone over the age of 25 has an exercise made me feel better, durrrrrrrrr story; seeing the science behind it is what makes this interesting.
- etiam 12y agoThat is not new advice. By contrast the finding that well-trained muscles protect against depression by a mechanism involving breaking down kynurenine peripherally and thus preventing it from entering the brain is both new and in my opinion very exciting. After the fact it makes sense, but I would not have predicted it. Incidentally, kynurenic acid in the brain is also implicated in schizophrenia, which makes me wonder if this will have explanation value beyond depression as well. I find this an unexpected and delightful discovery.