How Exercise Improves Mental Health Regular exercise is one of the most effective ways to manage your mental health naturally. In mild cases of depression or anxiety, regular exercise may be enough to manage your symptoms without the need for antidepressant medications. How does exercise help the depressed brain? When people become depressed their…
While it’s nothing new to hear that the COVID-19 pandemic took a disproportionate toll on those who work in healthcare, teaching, and first response careers, we are now starting to see the lingering effects that the pandemic is still having on their mental health. Today, we are seeing a depression crisis among workers in these…
The New York Times recently printed an opinion piece titled “I took ketamine for depression. Things got pretty weird.” In this piece, writer Vanessa Barbara describes her experience in Juiz de Fora, Brazil using intravenous ketamine treatment for her depression. The essay made me reflect on how ketamine therapy is administered nationwide. I have 38…