Depressed? Researchers say (wait for it) exercise and go on holiday

2 September, 2010


If winter has been giving you the blues, here's the solution: go on holiday! (As if you didn't know.)

At least half of all heart attack victims are suffering from depression 12 months after hospitalisation, but a simple exercise regime can reduce the anguish, a new study by Victoria University has found.

And another researcher, Dr Sebastian Filep, says his recent study on the benefits of travel found that a holiday may be a good tonic for those suffering from depression.

For the full story go to CI’s Nature page

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