Mindfulness as Effective as Antidepressant for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
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Mindfulness as Effective as Antidepressant for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
A systematic review recently published in Mental Health and Physical Activity analyzed the results of 35 studies to look at the combined effects of mindfulness and exercise.
The results suggest that when combined, mindfulness and exercise might offer the most benefits for mental health.
The results suggest that when combined, mindfulness and exercise might offer the most benefits for mental health.
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Researchers investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness found that after just five days of meditating for a very short time, participants showed increased blood flow to the area of the brain that helps to control emotions and behaviour. After eleven hours of meditation had been completed, actual physical changes in this part of the brain had occ
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new meta-analysis just highlighted that exercise can be as effective as therapy and more effective than SSRIs at addressing depression
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