I'm sure the drug companies can't wait to fund more studies that might show their drugs are a waste of money.
With rampant depression, rampant obesity, this isn't a fringe issue. Consider the differential in national productivity between drugged depressed people and fit active people at the same level of treated mood.
Furthermore, I strongly suspect the long term prognosis of depression treatment from consistent application of fitness is far better than the sort of static state of people on antidepressants.
Fitness improves over years of application, modifying brain chemistry, increasing pain tolerance (which is a sneaky factor in depression), improving self image both in relative terms and in absolute comparisons with societal "standards".
Where is the NIH?
With the epidemic of male suicide and painkiller abuse, this could be millions of lives on the line.
I'm sure the drug companies can't wait to fund more studies that might show their drugs are a waste of money.
With rampant depression, rampant obesity, this isn't a fringe issue. Consider the differential in national productivity between drugged depressed people and fit active people at the same level of treated mood.
Furthermore, I strongly suspect the long term prognosis of depression treatment from consistent application of fitness is far better than the sort of static state of people on antidepressants.
Fitness improves over years of application, modifying brain chemistry, increasing pain tolerance (which is a sneaky factor in depression), improving self image both in relative terms and in absolute comparisons with societal "standards".
Where is the NIH?
With the epidemic of male suicide and painkiller abuse, this could be millions of lives on the line.
> Consider the differential in national productivity between drugged depressed people and fit active people at the same level of treated mood.
This puts a new spin on Apple's "1984" ad.