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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: 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: Exercise for the Brain summarised
Exercise improves learning on 3 levels: 1. Optimises your mindset to improve alertness. 2. It prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind...
86Thousand400: Neurotrophic Factors and the ‘Beyond our control’
As fundamental as neurotransmitters are, there's another class of master molecules that has dramatically changed our understanding of...
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