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86Thousand400: Parkinson’s Disease and Exercise
The disease Parkinson’s is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system. It is a progressive...


86Thousand400: Stress, Anxiety, Depression & Exercise
Stress, Anxiety and Depression are all related to certain areas of the brain and again there is a strong link between exercise,...


86Thousand400: Pushing through the pain
To steal a quote from one of the clients who trained in the book Spark: "I found that if I got past a certain point, where it was really...


86Thousand400: Stress and the science of burning it off
Hypercortilism (Scientific name for Cushing's syndrome) It's symptoms are eerily similar to those of chronic stress: weight gain around...


86Thousand400: The Underlying Connection
We learned in the early 1990s that Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) protects neurons against cortisol in areas that control mood,...


86Thousand400: The brain, depression & exercise link
When drugs don't work, exercise does. As of yet no-one has been able to find an antidepressant without side effects. MRI scans point...


86Thousand400: Prozac Vs Exercise
Prozac is the mother of a class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which prevent serotonin from being recycled at...


86Thousand400: Using exercise to alleviate depression
It's largely through depression research that we know as much as we do about what exercise does for the brain. Exercise counteracts...


86Thousand400: Exercise and Anxiety
Anxiety sharpens your attention so you can meet the challenge. Emotionally what you feel is fear. If you worry when there's no real...


86Thousand400: Stress and Exercise
Chronic stress translates into emotional and then physical strain. The ripple effects of the body's stress can lead to full blown mental...
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