i suffer from major depression and have a anxiety disorder im currently getting help with cbt and anti depressants and feel i am on the road to recovery but there’s no way i would have been able to do it with out the help of medication, but im just wondering if you think a healthy diet and exercise helps a great deal in battling depression and anxiety and other mental health problems?
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hi sorry to hear your having a bad time i my self am recoving from depression and i dont think that anything will help unless you want to help yourself.so if you feel a healthy diet may help then do it personally im a comfort eater and i cant stick to a healthy diet choclate and cakes make me feel better
but of course it will be good for you and excersize is a must i dont mean go to the gym and start a hefty regime even just a walk to the shop is good for you, it get you out of the house im very guilty of just hiding away in the house wen im having a bad day! all i can say is do things that make you happy, like for me i turn the radio up and dance round like a loon, plan things to look forward to . you sound like your on your way to feeling better so take the time , doing it too fast will only result in a relapse belive me. and when that day does go from bad to worse its ok to go back to bed or whatever you feel like doing. i wish you all the best x
“Exercise can improve symptoms of depression and anxiety. Even small amounts of exercise help.”
“Research suggests that it may take at least 30 minutes of exercise a day for at least three to five days a week to significantly improve symptoms of depression. However, smaller amounts of activity — as little as 10 to 15 minutes at a time — have been shown to improve mood in the short term. “So, small bouts of exercise may be a great way to get started if it’s initially too difficult to do more,” Dr. Vickers-Douglas says.
Just how exercise reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety isn’t fully understood. Researchers believe that exercise prompts changes in both mind and body.
Some evidence suggests that exercise postively affects the levels of certain mood-enhancing neurotransmitters in the brain. Exercise may also boost feel-good endorphins, release tension in muscles, help you sleep better and reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol. It also increases body temperature, which may have calming effects. All of these changes in your mind and body can improve such symptoms as sadness, anxiety, irritability, stress, fatigue, anger, self-doubt and hopelessness.”
So yes, it does help a lot in improving and battling out the symptoms, but the bottom line still is, it isn’t the main cure.