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Two new studies into athletes depression anxiety and gut bacteria sheds new light on the importance of exercise for depression anxiety recovery.
The first study found high rates of depression anxiety in current and retired athletes who played football (soccer). Current footballers had a high 26% rate of depression anxiety. While retired footballers had an extremely high 39% rate of depression anxiety. The regular population has a 20% rate of depression anxiety.
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The second study found that athletes have nearly twice the biodiversity of gut bacteria compared to non-athletes. And, that athletes had a much higher amount of a specific gut bacteria (Akkermansiaceae), which is found in low supply among obese individuals.
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Taking the two studies together, it appears that once athletes retire and stop their intensive exercise routines, they lose their gut biodiversity and become more prone to developing depression anxiety.
Theses studies point to the importance of exercise for depression anxiety recovery. Until now, it been known that exercise reduces inflammation in the gut and brain, and that exercise produces new brain cells. The finding that exercise improves gut bacterial biodiversity is new.
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However, before you start training for a marathon to try and cure your depression anxiety, you should know that too much exercise can damage your gut and cause depression anxiety. Which may explain why current athletes, who engage in extreme exercise, have higher rates of depression anxiety.
Several studies have shown that long distance runners have high rates of intestinal permeability or gut damage. This most likely occurs, because during intense or prolonged exercise, the digestive process stops and blood is redirected to the muscles. In addition, intense or prolonged exercise causes tissue damage and inflammation, taxing the immune system which is located in the gut.
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Simply put, exercise good, too much exercise bad. When designing your depression anxiety exercise plan, these studies indicate that short bursts of moderate exercise, are better than longer more intense exercise routines.
New: Short bursts of high intensity training improves health. Study.
Exercise has been shown to work as well or better for depression anxiety than medications, which is why exercise, is one of the four parts of the depression anxiety recovery program. Learn more about the other parts of depression anxiety recovery, diet, supplements, and stress management.
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Diet for Depression Anxiety
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