Another anti-medication diatribe leaning on a badly designed study by anti-medication proselytisers. Elite athletes also develop depression and other mental illnesses and depression is not caused by a lack of exercise. Activity levels are simply one aspect of a lifestyle that supports recovery - exercise is not treatment, just as breathing clean air is not treatment. In addition exercise is contraindicated for several conditions and can be deleterious rather than beneficial. If this Substack is going to focus on exercise as “treatment” or continue an anti-medication stance, please declare that so that I can unsubscribe.
Another anti-medication diatribe leaning on a badly designed study by anti-medication proselytisers. Elite athletes also develop depression and other mental illnesses and depression is not caused by a lack of exercise. Activity levels are simply one aspect of a lifestyle that supports recovery - exercise is not treatment, just as breathing clean air is not treatment. In addition exercise is contraindicated for several conditions and can be deleterious rather than beneficial. If this Substack is going to focus on exercise as “treatment” or continue an anti-medication stance, please declare that so that I can unsubscribe.