Aliquot #37: Lifestyle interventions for depression and anxiety, part 2 (adding to aliquot #8)
Aliquot #37: Lifestyle interventions for depression and anxiety, part 2 (adding to aliquot #8)
In recent decades, lifestyle practices have emerged as viable strategies for treating symptoms of depression. Online resources that combine healthful practices and feedback may be beneficial for some people with depression but tapping into the benefits of less modern practices may be beneficial, too. Ancient practices, such as heat exposure, long-distance running, and fasting may promote mental well-being. And simply managing light exposure may be helpful for some people with depression.
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In recent decades, lifestyle practices have emerged as viable strategies for treating symptoms of depression. Online resources that combine healthful practices and feedback may be beneficial for some people with depression but tapping into the benefits of less modern practices may be beneficial, too. Ancient practices, such as heat exposure, long-distance running, and fasting may promote mental well-being. And simply managing light exposure may be helpful for some people with depression.
In this Aliquot, Dr. Charles Raison, Dr. Roland Griffiths, and Wim Hof describe lifestyle practices that may be beneficial in treating symptoms of depression.
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Introduction
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Ancient traditions tap into a mind state that resists depression (Charles Raison discussion)
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Depression is associated with increased inflammation
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Hot yoga with whole-body hyperthermia may be therapeutic because they increase body temperature
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Some of the ways in which mu-opioid receptors may be re-sensitized through heat stress
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Rapid changes in histone deacetylases and inflammatory gene expression in expert meditators (Roland Griffiths discussion)
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Possibility of treating depression with cold therapy (Wim Hof discussion)
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Bright light therapy ameliorates a variety of depressive disorders (Charles Raison discussion)
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