If you are weepy, numb or feel helpless and have sleep problems every day for two weeks, or someone close to you has, it is time to get help, clinical psychologist Dr Colinde Linde said at a seminar on how physical activity protects against depression.
A new study showing that moderate exercise — just half an hour of physical activity a week, an additional 5,000 steps or one gym visit — prevents depression in one in five women was released at a Discovery Vitality Wellness event recently.
The scientists analysed health and physical activity records of nearly 50,000 Discovery Health and Vitality members in South Africa for data, making it one of the first studies from a low to middle-income country on the subject. “One of the main things to look for is if you have a family history or a past history of depression.”
“For a cluster of symptoms, you have a cluster of causes and a cluster of solutions,” she said, listing social connection, education, exercise, preventing dehydration and sleep as among the solutions.
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