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The exercise pill: How exercise keeps your brain healthy and protects it against depression and anxiety

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
imageThe author, Arash Javanbakht, at his gym. Javanbakht did not like to exercise until he found an activity he enjoyed. Arash Javanbakht, CC BY-SA

As with many other physicians, recommending physical activity to patients was just a doctor chore for me – until a few years ago. That was because I myself was not very active. Over the years, as I...

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