depression Archives - TheHealthFinders.com https://thehealthfinders.com/tag/depression/ Health, fitness, diet and exercise! Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:29:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wnj1a2.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/THFfav-150x150.png depression Archives - TheHealthFinders.com https://thehealthfinders.com/tag/depression/ 32 32 Does Winter Drain Your Happiness? | Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder https://thehealthfinders.com/does-winter-drain-your-happiness-understanding-seasonal-affective-disorder/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:30:00 +0000 https://thehealthfinders.com/?p=563 In the early 1980s, a researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) named Norman E. Rosenthal noticed that he would grow depressed, each year without fail, at the onset of winter. A sober, scientific individual – he set out to systematically describe and report on this odd, familiar depression that seemed to ebb […]

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]]> Depression and Exercise | Mistaking Preventative Medicine for A Cure https://thehealthfinders.com/depression-and-exercise-mistaking-preventative-medicine-for-a-cure/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:26:34 +0000 https://thehealthfinders.com/?p=560 Exercise is often beneficial to those suffering from mild to moderate depression. Studies suggest that physical activity is, in almost all cases, an essential intervention for treating the disorder. Even modest amounts of aerobic exercise provide a protective, preventative effect against depression and anxiety. While the psychological mechanisms behind major depressive disorder are not yet […]

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