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Re: Exercise as mild AD

Posted by SLS on April 7, 2006, at 16:18:12

In reply to Re: Exercise as mild AD » john berk, posted by linkadge on April 7, 2006, at 14:23:17

> The thing that people don't realize about exercise is that it seems to do (biochemically) many of the things that long term antidepressant treatment does.

I guess it's what it doesn't do that is most important.

> Exercise increases all the growth factors that have been associated with antidepressant treatment, BDNF, NGF, NT-3, GAP-43, and then some (GDNF, and others). It also regulates neurotransmitter receptors systems like 5-ht autoreceptors, and post synaptic 5-ht1a. It can downregulate HPA axis reactivity, and induce nerugenesis in several areas of the hippocampus.

That's an impressive list. However, something must be missing, otherwise we wouldn't be here discussing this.

> There is a lot more research in support of the antidepressant effect of exercise than the average person with depression is made aware of.

It must be a conspiracy.

;-)


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