Ah yes, let me just conjure up some motivation to get rid of my lack of motivation.
Well, depression is a positive feedback loop where a negative mental state leads to actions that amplify that state. To break the loop, something has to change.
What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise
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#12This is a UK article, and I'm going to post a UK-centric, male-centric comment (as a UK-based man), but I suspect my comment applies to both genders, and to many health systems around the world. I don't doubt exercise is extremely valuable, and that everyone should be following the advice in TFA. However, I am starting to think that lifestyle recommendations are a way for a public health system to wash its hands of i…
There are many signs that testosterone levels today are considerably lower than they have been in the past[1].
[1] http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/18/modern-life-rough-o...
Re: What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise
#13This is a UK article, and I'm going to post a UK-centric, male-centric comment (as a UK-based man), but I suspect my comment applies to both genders, and to many health systems around the world. I don't doubt exercise is extremely valuable, and that everyone should be following the advice in TFA. However, I am starting to think that lifestyle recommendations are a way for a public health system to wash its hands of i…
I think if 40% of middle aged men have a testosterone level that's below normal, we've probably misdefined 'normal'.
(And conveniently misdefined it in a way that exploits men's fears about aging and masculinity to sell them things.)
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#15Just in case you need to read this again, exercise changed my life. It simply get rid of the fatigue. Dont take drugs to stay awake, go run half an hour (it really doesn't take more than that to feel tremendous effects).
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#16I reversed diabetes with diet alone by doing my own research[1], taking charge of my health. I lost 180lbs in the process. No exercise (disabled). Very much a work in progress.
I'm not rejecting the importance of exercise for health - I follow the general principal of eating to get healthy, exercising to get fit - but I think we skip over the absolute tragedy that is the Standard American Diet at our peril.
Recovering from the consuequences of three/four generations of preaching the lipid hypothesis[2], as fast as we damn well can, is the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death.
[1] http://www.thefatemperor.com/blog/2015/9/5/fat-emperor-produ...
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I did go back to sport, I used to be moving 6h+ per week then stopped. Amazing help. One thing I should do is swimming, the feeling of complete exhaustion and relaxation after is overwhelmingly good. Also fixes your bad diet.
oh man that time when I'm exercising enough that my body starts insisting I eat better is the best
I stopped eating shit 3 years ago, but since I started long jogging sessions, I can sense another level, I don't eat, I devour. Apple, beef, veggies, whatever, it doesn't spend more than 15 seconds in my mouth.
Re: What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise
#18Just in case you need to read this again, exercise changed my life. It simply get rid of the fatigue. Dont take drugs to stay awake, go run half an hour (it really doesn't take more than that to feel tremendous effects).
Definitely. I've recently started exercising more. My bare minimum commitment to myself is to walk a half an hour a day. I regularly do more, but if I only do 30 minutes I don't feel guilty. No matter how long of a day I've had, I'm never too tired to walk for 30 minutes. It's also a good way to build self control through habit.
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#19This is a UK article, and I'm going to post a UK-centric, male-centric comment (as a UK-based man), but I suspect my comment applies to both genders, and to many health systems around the world. I don't doubt exercise is extremely valuable, and that everyone should be following the advice in TFA. However, I am starting to think that lifestyle recommendations are a way for a public health system to wash its hands of i…
Lifting weights can increase your internal T production.
Re: What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise
#20This is a UK article, and I'm going to post a UK-centric, male-centric comment (as a UK-based man), but I suspect my comment applies to both genders, and to many health systems around the world. I don't doubt exercise is extremely valuable, and that everyone should be following the advice in TFA. However, I am starting to think that lifestyle recommendations are a way for a public health system to wash its hands of i…
There are many signs that testosterone levels today are considerably lower than they have been in the past[1]. [1] http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/18/modern-life-rough-o...
Some research suggests that this is due to endocrine disruptor (female hormone mimicking) pollutants.