Ways to Overcome Depression - Do's & Dont's

DO: Get Plenty of Sunshine
And by sunshine, I mean by going outdoors and having sunlight fall directly on your skin, for at least 10-15 minutes a day, preferably early in the day but late afternoon is good too. This makes a tremendous difference to my productivity level and mood during the day. Opening the shades to get natural light in my office helps too, but not nearly as much as getting outside does.
The body has plenty of hormones whose activity is regulated by sunlight. Sunlight is also a factor in the production of vitamin D.

DO: Move around
You don't have to work out, you just have to get out. Take a walk. Bend over and pick stuff up off the floor. Bounce on a trampoline. Your heart isn't the only muscle that pumps blood, and for that matter, blood isn't the only vital fluid that moves through your body. The lymph system, for example, depends on movement and deep breathing, which brings us to...

DO: Breathe deeply
Depressed people look down and breathe shallowly. Don't do that. Look up, so that your throat opens up and you can breathe deeply without effort. Combine this with moving around in the sunlight outdoors, and you're almost set.

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