Recipes help ease depression in people

Ancient Romans argued that a healthy spirit lies in a healthy body.

Earlier studies have shown that endurance activities such as running long and biking are beneficial for fighting depression. And recently, German scientists have discovered the physiological mechanism of this effect.

Scientists at the Institute of Medicine, University of Tübingen (Germany) said on February 12 that they conducted an examination of 35 middle-aged women with depression many times by leaving subjects This bike rides continuously for half an hour, then measures the concentration of bdnf protein molecule.

The findings, under normal conditions, in the blood of people with depression, the concentration of bdnf protein is lower than that of normal people, but after continuous training by cycling, the concentration of bdnf protein The blood of these subjects can be restored to normal.

Scientists recommend that people with depression need to regularly conduct persistent activities.