Brain chemistry lifehacks: Steve Ilardi at TEDxKC

[@CarolineGoldsmithPsychologist]

The Depression Cure by Steve Ilardi is a wonderful eye opening work on depression. This passionate researcher and Clinical Neuroscientist gives new insight to mental health problems and offers great hope for afflicted patients. His phrase "Sitting is the Smoking of our Generation" Throws light on exercise and how it performs better than antidepreseants Caroline Goldsmith

[@suestamm3190]

Loved this TED talk. He has done the research to back up his claims and has the ability to communicate so incredibly well.

[@jameseverett4976]

This is the kind of talk or info that you could give about anything and be right enough to argue about it. Living around good weather can make you more optimistic and less depressed. Eating good food is beneficial. Enjoying your life is a good thing. Having friends is usually better than not having friends. Wow. You should try to get some variety in your surroundings now & then because it's good for you. Try to see the glass as half full. Listen to your doctor more. Be grateful for the little things. Get out of the city now & then and see how the other half live - it can do you good, give you perspective. Skip a meal once in awhile - it can improve your health. Yaaawwwnnn. Get a good night's sleep as often as possible. We need more TED talks to remind us of common sense. Being on time will improve your reputation, which will improve your overall mood. Give compliments to your loved ones - and yourself: it will help you feel better. Be good. Be nice. Be happy for what you have cuz it will make a difference in how you feel. Be a professional motivational speaker to help other people realize their potential. Donate to charity. Exercise for all-around good health. Oh wait...I stole this guy's rare wisdom...need to think of something original. Ask your Boss for a raise - you may get it. And it will help your confidence. Be courteous to other people. Anything I missed?

[@ryfree]

Better and more practical than any sermon I've heard in church

[@Silverfilms101]

Atheist?

[@Silverfilms101]

Or agnostic?

[@ryfree]

@@Silverfilms101 A mix of Christian, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

[@juliebridge7590]

His book the Depression Cure is fantastic!! If you are suffering, I highly, highly recommend it! This talk was just the tip of the iceberg!!!

[@wenbozhao6145]

Thank you

[@juliebridge7590]

@@wenbozhao6145 You're welcome!!

[@robzrob]

I got a job as a car park attendant, best job-choice ever. I walk all day.

[@trendyniro]

robzrob good to you man

[@95awesomenes]

robzrob it has been 5 years man, what’s your job now?

[@Paragon231]

I swear on my life, just when he was talking about sugar and chocolate, I was about to head out to get some chocolate cookies.

[@carlaherrera681]

FA S lmfaooo

[@thenorthface4]

This has been the best video I've found so far... I really like his talks... I currently have depression, CPTSD and severe anxiety and I'm on no medication. I believe everything he says to be very accurate.

[@claudiepomares3513]

Probably the best talk about brain plasticity induced by simple life changes. Brilliant, compelling, to be watched by everyone, in particular parents! Thanks

[@nutritionsciencegroup]

Ilardi and his book the depression cure are legendary

[@yasirabozaid7105]

his talks always makes me think in different ways and discover some ideas !

[@doglover32993]

Ilardi is on point. Also zinc and magnesium deficiency can also lead to depression. So if you are prone to or have depression, making sure you're getting enough of those two nutrients can help a lot.

[@balalathabalu6702]

doglover32993 music

[@m7md_m7md]

Vitamin D as well.

[@franciscolopez5929]

It is always known that any deficiency or excess imbalance.

[@Porcelynnn]

Francisco López - no it’s not. Nutrition isn’t taught in high school like that. It’s not common knowledge to know about zinc and magnesium.

[@DirtyLifeLove]

Just don't go down the supplement rabbit-hole like I did. "Taking this with this will need this for absorption. I can't take this with that. Now I need another supplement to help regulate this physiological process,then another to make sure it doesn't over regulate and one to make sure it doesn't under regulate." Also, don't go to a supplement companies website and read what each product is thought to do in the body. "Oh, I need that, and that, and that, that sounds good!" Go broke real fast

[@sherriscott-hunter2502]

He describes quarantine life with " modern america" description. good information in this talk!

[@FrancineDozoisPeoplePower]

Aaaaahhhhhhhhh! No kidding, JUST BY LISTNENING to him makes me feel HOPE in my veins. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[@frankwolftown]

"Sitting is the smoking of our generation." Crazy.

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

See the book Designed to Move by NASA scientist Dr. Joan Vernikos.

[@Punlio]

Nice to know I'm self destructive over multiple generations

[@tanseygreen291]

Cycling and swimming has totally changed my life

[@thedandelionranger]

keep it up!

[@BODHS1]

This is sanity. It's awesome.

[@hoodlie772]

This comment is for a school assignment. What I got out of this video was how our minds can be changed without anyone realizing it. The human mind is so easily malleable and prone to change and restructuring that it can be affected by almost everything people go through on a daily basis, whether the results be good or bad. Another thing I got out of this video is how walking my dog so much every day is a good thing for both of us, since exercise can benefit mental health and depressive symptoms on the same level as prescription medication. Not that I have depression, but it is nice to know the benefits. Modern life is very convenient, but convenience does not always mean easy. The present day can be very hectic and stressful with all the tasks people are told to accomplish and information bombarding viewers from sun-up to sundown, and the brain is not properly suited for these conditions. It is helpful for everyone to know there are simple solutions to these issues.

[@catgirljourney4593]

what a calming voice!

[@lucinawhitney2839]

Thank you so much for the valuable information. It encourages me to keep exercising and trying hard to eat healthy and socialize 🌻

[@physiotherapistpaulina9340]

Excellent. easy to follow, simple enough for everyone to understand. Well done. This has discouraged me from going to ask for anti-depressants tomorrow!

[@juliebridge7590]

Get his book The Depression Cure. It has helped me immensely, can't thank him enough!!

[@Anonymous-nn4sk]

Most people who ruminate are most depressed when alone and many people who commit suicide, do it because they have no one. This is common sense. You need to provide a solution for people who have no loved ones and probably never will.

[@june1517]

New experiences heals the wounds from the past in our brains....

[@julz9595]

best tedx talk i have watched so far

[@ultimatewarrior5801]

fair enough why do you look like you have a corn cob shoved up your keister?

[@corriedotdev]

im dead paha

[@Sunny-pw8xd]

love watching this while eating lucky charms, sitting in the dark, an ruminating on all the bad stuff that happened today

[@funkyblanket15]

no job, no money, no where to go, no one to see, nothing to do.

[@manictiger]

Sell the car, get a bicycle and just ride because you can.

[@harrymcnamara1283]

You have access to the internet. Look for jobs online, go outside for a 30 minute walk or go to a park, go online to forums to meet people or go to community centres, you'll meet people and then you'll have something to do. You can't just be lazy and say stuff like that. Got no money? Get a job. Nowhere to go? I doubt it. Even if it's by yourself, you don't like in a desert, I presume. No one to see? Meet people. Simple.

[@edwinfalkner152]

Exercising will never be a blockbuster and it is no wonder people don't it. The act of exercising can sometimes incite feelings like shame, physical pain and anxiety, which counter balance the benefits, at least on most people.

[@cece4226]

Ok, this guy is a genius!

[@adriannicoli464]

Very good talk, great speaker! Well put!

[@imrib1903]

The reason is that pharmaceutical companies make people believe medicine is the answer to everything in our life.

[@CRokkan]

Telling a depressed person to "just exercise" is like telling them to "just don't think like that" or "just shrug it off". The whole problem is that you don't want to do anything at all, much less exercise, eat good and go out with friends, who also don't want to be with you because you're a downer. Why do I see this "advice" everywhere, yet no one addresses the second part of the problem?

[@gongboy83]

Do you expect him to come over to your house and move your limbs for you? Read his book, I did and it changed my life.

[@gamest01]

As a runner I enjoy videos with this sort of message. everyone needs a little physical activity.

[@Aethuviel]

I have two dogs, I walk them three times a day. Still depressed. Even during the sunniest, brightest parts of the year, and I'm exercising 420-700 minutes per week - still depressed, and the worst periods hit me at completely random parts of the year.

[@francoisstrength]

Personal trainer, surfer, etc. Still depressed, BUT, not NEARLY as depressed as I was before I got regular sunlight and exercise... Ok I always got regular exercise cause that is just me but in the times I end up not training a lot and/or spending too much time inside, it can get really really bad...

[@Muz63XFavMusic]

I think Dr Illardi is talking about 'most' people. For example 'most' adults with diabetes, have type II which is largely caused by lifestyle. A minority of people with diabetes have an inherited problem with insulin production. The rapid increase in depression in western societies indicates that it is likely to be lifestyle-based, not inherited. But, if you are one of the people who have inherited a depression-prone brain chemical balance then meds may be an essential part of treatment for you.

[@paulinecole7747]

Hi Frida, there are external behaviours of the body such as exercise and there are internal behaviours in the brain/mind (our thoughts, automatic memories etc). If things are stuck for you it might be worth monitoring the automatic internal behaviours in your mind. These may not be stoppable but even short bursts of more adaptive internal cognitive behaviours can be learnt. The book Hardwiring Happiness might be an interesting resource to check out. Sincerely. P

[@francoisstrength]

Yea, well, I've been through the whole 'train your mind' shtick for years now, started at 7 years old with meditation, later did lots and lots of prayer, etc etc etc... I've been monitoring everything, I've been trying to influence it through positive feedback and all kinds of things... Oh, and I've done the whole psychiatric thing as well, and I've been on every class of psychiatric, as well as combinations of psychiatrics... They only made things worse. My brain is volatile and my emotions go up and down up and down round and round... Sometimes, the answer lies in the fact that your life situation sucks, your parents sucked at parenting, things went funky during that 9 month period, you've got funky genetics, or what the funk ever, but in the end you just have to deal with it.

[@Thetonemaster1]

Even test your hormones? there's a cure right there.

[@shamassive]

This guy is a doctor of talking just loud enough for you to just hear him, and no louder.

[@Cineenvenordquist]

+shamassive Thus guy's audio engineer is AWOL.

[@CRokkan]

Again, easy to say. But people with depression tend to lose interest in exactly those things. If it was just about putting yourself in a mindset of "I have to work for it" then people would. And "get new friends"? Seriously? A depressed person isn't going to go out to be social with strangers, especially if coupled with introversion or anxiety. It's just the same as saying "get over it." I've known people who were active, creative and musical, but just lost interest it all of it.

[@arielindenburg7893]

True, in those cases it can help to medicate. But then that should be together with going out, getting daylight, exercise and generally building out a healthy lifestyle. Good luck❤

[@JimmiJohnJunnior]

I watched the thing up in the screen at 0:52 and my head was like "Muse???".

[@paullemus3630]

It's a map of the connectome, which was the album cover of Muse.

[@ChristianMCI]

He's saying that you have total control over the way you're thinking. More exactly, that depression doesn't need to be cured only with medication. But he never said that this will work with EVERY single person, as a lot of medication doesn't have the same effect on everyone. You can try his way. He's just offering a probable and better alternative. And some pretty damn good advice.

[@susgra21]

Dark winters are depressing, true, but they've been around since the dawn of time. Ever seen someone who was surrounded by a loving, laughing family - who was depressed? Our society is more disconnected, and some people feel alone and hopeless. Unfortunately, you can't get love and community support in a bottle, either. 💔

[@meinungabundance7696]

Oh, come on - dont idealize. Many families seem to be nice from outside, and are really toxic. Family and relatives do NOT guarantee depression-free life. Oftentimes, these relations are the cause for depression.

[@harrymcnamara1283]

There's no real evidence to support that. Just because some families are toxic, doesn't mean they all are. There is evidence that supports that being social can improve your mood. If your family is toxic, meet people and make friends with people who aren't.

[@squamish4244]

Our society IS more disconnected, but plenty of people had mental heath issues back in the day. Or were 'normal', so to speak, but not very psychologically sound, given the endless wars and genocides of history. His lifehacks are all god, but if humans want to be truly happy and content in the deepest sense, we need interventions based on technologies of the brain. (Unless you have 8 hours a day to spend meditating.) Which only modern society can provide.

[@toasternfriends3329]

@@harrymcnamara1283 Nothing the person you replied to said anything that was incorrect and he did not claim ALL families are toxic. You wrote a response to yourself based on what you thought you read, not what was actually written.

[@damian4467]

one of the best ted talks ever

[@razorblade42069]

Llardi gets into the physical cause of depression, but never seems to get into how important Attitude and outlook is. For example, the celebrity that seemingly has everything (money, fame, etc.) yet commits suicide. Why does this happen? One study I read was about nuns in a convent that all ate the same food and lived the almost exact same lifestyle, and after reading their journals, the ones with the more positive attitudes and outlooks lived a much longer life. The cynical and pessimistic nuns died much sooner. So the question is, is there a way to develop a healthy, optimistic and positive outlook & attitude? Personally it is hard for me when I see so much suffering in the world.

[@FitOutsideTheBox]

+razorblade42069 Interestingly enough your brilliant point contains the answer. I see soooooo much beauty in the world. It's sort of that glass half full/half empty thing. I've seen so much suffering that I had to look for the good ---there is a lot of good and I honestly feel like it saved me.

[@nirajgupta9982]

+razorblade42069 I think that he may have recognized that in the speech and that he just wanted to focus on the physical aspects affecting a person's depression as opposed to the more philosophical aspects. But I'm assuming that you value the more philosophical aspects that fight depression. I too value that much more since it is more effective, as you pointed out in the study you referenced. I would further support LLardi's approach because it is more relevant for a neuroscientist to focus on the physical aspects affecting the brain, (excercise, diet, etc.). as opposed to the philosophical. Good points you made though.

[@matthewemanuel5928]

+Niraj Gupta The physical aspects of his talk are what cause the the philosophical ideals you speak of. One should never undermine the neurophysicolgical processes. Understanding how the brain works and what external factors effect it will allow us to understand why humans and other animals behave in certain ways.

[@nirajgupta9982]

I see your point. In retrospect, i see that it was bad word choice. I was actually trying to make the distinction between "physical" and "mental" causes of depression. "Physical" as in exercise and exposure to certain climates. And "mental" as in thinking a certain way and gaining philosophical knowledge. But I understand that even cognition is physical... I'm just not sure how to distinguish these 2 major components of physical phenomenon. Could you please let me know how this distinction is made?

[@matthewemanuel5928]

+Niraj Gupta From reading your post you seem like reasonable non confrontational person (which is a great quality :)). I believe you have already answered your question when you admitted that even cognition is a physical phenomenon. The reason it is so hard to distinguish between "physical" and "mental" causes of depression is because they are both relative to the brains neurophysiology. I can't distinguish between the two because they are one in the same when it pertains to their origins. To be specific what you call "mental" is a combination of genetic predispositions and the brains expression with the enviorment. The "physical" I would assume to be exercise and changes in diet that promote an increased release of neurotransmitters. The brains neuronetworks are dependent on both of these factors which are apart of the empirical world. This might not have been the best response(I'm at the grocery store and replying on my phone), but from a scientific perspective there is no distinction.

[@balletnorth]

Excellent insights particularly about the powerful effects of exercise and why we should stay off of sugar.

[@innerg_92]

No NOT exercise, but activity. living actively.

[@MassDynamic]

the irony: people sitting down to watch the video and the audience is also sitting down in said tedtalk

[@sahmedmh]

The issue isn't just sitting normally for necessity. It's sitting all day for work and having a sedentary lifestyle.

[@pabloG3d]

i was starting to develop an anxiety disorder. walking saved my life

[@joeystringfellow4466]

this guy is like the tony stark of mental health lectures

[@austingode]

Exercise is king but ....... anxiety can still short out its benefits and then you can get overuse injury so be careful and do nice slow rhythmic movement like swimming or walking in the woods

[@ebaydiscounts9098]

22 tsp of sugar seems like an undershoot. One regular can of coke already has 15 tsp and what about those who drink Starbuck's specialty drinks? Then you count pastries and other snack throughout the day. Maybe it's 22 tbs (or 66 tsp) ?

[@bootsclues5731]

amazing information thank you!!!for sharing!

[@Knaeben]

What if you have no loved ones to spend time with, and no hope of ever getting loved ones?

[@GinnyCarlsonOregon]

there are social groups available to anyone, book clubs, churches, walking groups, where we work, etc choose happy, together we can win

[@SalvatoreEscoti]

So, why do professional Athletes get clinical depression? If physically activity is such a wonderful thing, why are Athletes still depressed...?

[@josephboisselle655]

I hope you didn't give up on your research. I'm proof of most of it . I did it on my own. Without knowing it . If others are reading this . He is so rite on he's thinking that it's killing me to think that people don't try he's ways . Really . I give anyone the challenge that I gave him . I want nothing in return . Nothing but to help others . Please even if it only helps a few . It's more than I can with my limited resources and my area. Listen to him . He's rite at least in my case .

[@BoomerActual]

So good and so on point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@computer2016]

THANK GOD FOR TEDx. THANK GOD FOR THE INTERNET

[@UniversalPotentate]

computer2016 You're welcome.

[@shoutatthesky]

30 minutes of exercise 3 x a week is "every bit as effective" as Zoloft? So it does fuck all then?

[@britdude74]

+Amancalled Adam As a former Zoloft-taker, I highly appreciate this comment! I laughed so loud!

[@themechanictangerine]

Sitting is terrible for your health that's why I prefer to lie down

[@Misscarolyn34]

Lol

[@ShauntSerelu]

Very interesting TEDx talk.

[@xxo-hf6yn]

7:10 literally describing the year of 2020/ 2021

[@josephboisselle655]

I'm going to start looking for you . I'm again not real good with all the internet and other stuff . I'm living in a remote area. But I'm am determined to help others . You one should go through what I'm trying to overcome . You might be able to help me . I know I'm able to help others . Maybe help you with what your trying to do

[@lslsls-mu5rb]

What if I'm an artist or musician, who has to spend hours alone everyday to practice so that I could find peace, refine my skills and develop a sense of fulfillment? Are all artists doomed to suffer chronic depression and chemical imbalance? Is it actually bad for my brain if I found being alone kinda comforting?

[@thealgorithm4429]

Just take a break

[@carlin5409]

Ur not alone your with ur music!

[@johngilmour8945]

I experienced a Severe Depression, that lasted for thirteen years! and through it I became very interested in the mind, and how it functions, and developed some personal theories, related to psychiatry! Hearing that medication that benefots one persons mental disturbance, most likely will not benefot the next patient, with the same illness? And I say, it may be for reasons that the medical fraternity is not utilizing Genetics, if all psychiatrists, were to create a medical database, and place into it the condition, being treated, plus the beneficial medication, they used, as well as the patients genetic footprint, = colour of eyes, and skin, it may save psychiatrists so much valuable time, trying medications, that produce less disturbing side effects! On another subject Severe depression, Caused by driving the brain, into overactivity, could it be possible, that the brain, might act in some way, like a muscle, that when it gets overworked, it might create a form of lactic acid? that shuts the brain down, causing this form of severe depression? Thanks for taking the time to reading my considerations! Respectfully Yours

[@roblovegreen]

Sunlight for 30 minutes a day if possible. Cardio exercise followed by sauna then cold shower is my go to mood booster. 😎🌈

[@toasternfriends3329]

I tried to take a cold shower once and lasted about 5 seconds before I started screaming like a little girl. =(

[@roblovegreen]

Toaster N'Friends Start with cool then progress slowly S comfortable. Pretty soon you adapt and you can go right it cold. In fact you look forward to it because you feel so good afterwards. Many benefits of hot and cold therapy. Search “contrast hydrotherapy”. 🤓✌️

[@toasternfriends3329]

@@roblovegreen I hear ya, I know that cold showers are good for you, but hot showers have their therapeutic benefits as well. More power to you for being able to do that, I honestly wish I could... maybe I'll try again soon.

[@roblovegreen]

Toaster N'Friends Once you start, I promise you that you will wish you started this practice years earlier. Start slow though. No need to shock yourself. I plan on continuing sauna and cold showers for the rest of my life. I feel so amazing after. Blessings ✌️

[@33Crazydude]

Steve Ilardi made some very interesting points about rumination. I really suffer with this and it’s horrible

[@britdude74]

+33Crazydude Same here :( It's so annoying when people tell you to "stop ruminating." It's not that easy when a thought is constantly penetrating your mind and you can't focus on anything else!

[@britneyb8876]

Hum, recognize the thought and change the narrative divert your brain try to stay postive

[@m7md_m7md]

The conclusion of this talk is; move.. move .. move.. coz you ain't created to be free.

[@ceceliajon3987]

This was awesome! Thanks! Have already shared on FB and twitter!

[@winterdoud1848]

THIS IS MY ABNORMAL PSYCH PROFESSOR OHMIGOSH

[@alanmorrice3366]

Buy his book. It's transformational.

[@ebaydiscounts9098]

Need to listen to this on at least 1.25 speed. Otherwise good talk.

[@plutoplatters]

slow down. whooooooooooooooooooa... easy does it.

[@jptbaba]

I have been depressed for a very long period of time. However I never hoped anything from medication and consultation. They all just seemed like a money grabbing business. However Steve's words makes a connection to our ancestors and experiences and makes logical to me

[@watermeghan]

I was severely depressed for fifteen years. I used science (not pharmaceuticals) to get strength, power, and happiness. I'm committed to spreading this message! Read more here: www.meghanfay.com/blog/2015/11/23/surprising-depression-hacks I hope you're feeling better now. If not, keep searching, and don't give up until you're happy.

[@cometstar]

Does anyone else's audio go quieter every so often?

[@ze_german2921]

I used to be a Pipe Welder and worked "Exercised" every day, then I became a Welding Inspector and just stand around watching guys weld for the past two years. It is so depressing. I know exercise would help me a lot but I have zero desire to do anything when I come home from work, therefor I'm getting more depressed. I also feel like I have low testosterone. I feel like a shell of my former self.

[@spas_minkov]

So, what if I have a daily commute walk of more than an 1.5 hours, don't like eating sweet foods, drink mostly water, no alcohol, eat vegetables with every meal, work in a very social environment, have a lovely wife and a child, yet I struggle almost daily with depression and suicidal thoughts, well if all you said is true then I am doomed. Having always felt drugs are my last hope, now that hope is gone.

[@cbc067]

you’re the perfect candidate for medications. it can change your life.

[@bicycleutopia]

great presentation.

[@Ln192]

I'm not saying I disagree with any of his points, however I feel slightly put off by his Adderall-eyes.

[@codyberry2278]

What I got out of this video Professor Baumgardner is that a mental state is tied with a biological state as well, and it made me realize them as not entirely separate entities. Also that a lack of physical activity takes a toll on our brains which before this Psychology class I thought it to be the complete opposite. I thought the more time you spent with one either had to be all or nothing, you had to be physically lazy to be smart, or you had to be ignorant and athletic. I also got from this video, even more, support that pharmaceutical companies are becoming less, and less important in our generation. Also that it is more, and more important since college to sit in the sun, and soak it in no matter who is around. I like to sleep outside my dorm during the day because it feels so good for me. The reason is because I have been deprived of sunlight before, and it depresses me, and ever since college I noticed I do not have time to be depressed. I have gotten out of this that everything is connected, as in chess to win you must defend each piece with another piece to defend the king, as in ourselves we must defend ours outside by deciding what goes inside, and what we do with those substances in order to allow our outer layer to not get addicted to depressive, and secretive habits the majority does not recognize as harmful. In the video, it explains ow certain levels of harmful substances mess up our chemicals signals to certain places in the brain by releasing powerful hormones. Rumination I also learned is why I can never be satisfied with my decisions I have made, and also why I have a poor memory because I lose my items constantly to where my family hates me for it, they threaten me because they think I do it for attention.

[@anamaepon416]

Ok.. 0640 right now.. I'm going to go to the gym I've never visited but have been paying for for about a year now. I hate ruminating.. it's killing me inside.

[@willthecreator]

I have ADD and I'm struggle with it its as if a slave to my own mind but I feel like since I know the parts of my brain that are compromised that their must be way a to fix them without medication and bring a permanent change.

[@TheJuggaloSnyder]

That awkward moment when something as simple as exercise is a life hack...

[@edwinfalkner152]

Because there was no internet, videogames or social media. Now we spend our days on every new social media comparing our lives to the more successful, rich and brilliant individuals there are in the world, seeing how our lives are jack sheets compared to them, or we lose the whole day mastering our skills on the new cod:warzone or fifa game, instead of mastering something more useful, like a new trade, outside, under the sun, while socializing, hugging and kissing our loved ones.

[@satyaprakash-sf1pc]

eye opener

[@annasendur5070]

anybody has link to this research?

[@abdullahgharibmal4495]

loved this information thankyou

[@CRokkan]

I realise he's not saying this is "The Cure" for depression, but I've heard his arguments from many, many people, yet no one addresses the second part of the problem: how to motivate depressed people into "self-medicating" instead of relying on drugs. For seasonal depression, I imagine this is very good advice, which he points out in the video. But I don't agree with the use of the phrase "life hack".

[@Grim_Beard]

At 3m50s Ilardi claims that exercise has the effect of "... triggering the growth of new brain cells". Given that, outside of the hippocampus and (possibly) the olfactory bulb, there is no neurogenesis in human adults this claim would seem to be a lie. Unless he is only referring to the hippocampus and/or olfactory bulb, but given they deal with memory and smell that hardly seems to fit his description of keeping the brain "young".

[@samuelskjervold1004]

Interesting to see how far we’ve come

[@damienpol5215]

Why do so many athletes get depression?

[@XxZuluBeastxX]

what about people that exercise and are still depressed?

[@healthyone100]

thats me i exercise everyday and still depressed!

[@lenas5613]

What is Steve Ilardi doing these days?. Our lives are radically changed by the pandemic.

[@KennyMkay88]

Healthy body healthy mind healthy mind healthy body .

[@immabme100]

Why are the talks recorded soooo low? :(

[@justmadeit2]

+BellaLuz Ovalles Turn the volume up maybe ?

[@playtake]

+justmadeit2 mine is all the way up and still quiet. smartass.

[@noventar]

to sum it up: Go outside.

[@d3ath1nsuranc3]

5:34 damn, tough crowd

[@janejuliet]

@neith1919: They sell them at Costco and at a lot of pharmacies and drugstores. Many people benefit from their use.

[@neith1919]

~``~ How can we get the "light box"? Thanks!! Greatness!!!! Divine Love Tuning in With Healing Light...

[@Soaptivated]

Walmart (online) or Amazon. I can tell you first hand how AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration) - the "wet" kind - gradually took my mother's eye site, and as she slowly slipped into this depressing darkness, so went her mental outlook right down the drain with it. It was a 8-year process for her, and she gratefully passed away last year. AMD made her want to die, and she did pass peacefully, slipping into a medically-induced coma, after triple antibiotics failed to stop her pneumonia. (Morphine drip = Opiate = kind of like a pharmaceutical grade heroin.) So, yes, I'd have to say getting light into the eyes is helpful. (We didn't even know about them back then, but she did sit facing two 100W lightbulbs in a double-shade desk lamp, just to get some light in her one eye that still had a bit of gray fuzzy vision in it. I don't believe the previous commenter's statement. I'm a former Life & Heath Insurance agent, and one of my main go-to sources for trusted information on diseases of any kind is WebMD. See here what they have to say: www.webmd.com/search/search_results/default.aspx?query=light%20box%20therapy My second trusted resource - the Mayo Clinic. www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=light%20box%20therapy And from the various sources I've studied, you need a light box that puts out 10,000 LUX, prevents nearly all the damaging UV light (I've seen one at 99% blocked,) and it should be positioned above your head so that the light goes through the retina and downward to the bottom of the eye, and to sit comfortably underneath it for 30 minutes at the proper distance from it.

[@plutoplatters]

there is no proof of proof.

[@scottsnyder9471]

Is there a link to the light box in the video?

[@nefelibata4190]

where can I sign up for this??

[@glitchforum]

Gotta love a good AMI assignment lol

[@911Salvage]

If physical activity prevents depression, why then there are many athletes who have been diagnosed with depression? There's something not in sync here.

[@joem5386]

+Mouldy CPU As Dr. Ilardi explained, experience changes the brain. He didn't say exercise was a panacea for all of society's ills but it most certainly helps in improving one's mental framework. As one who has directly benefitted from changes in lifestyle (i.e. exercise, diet, meditation) I can attest to the positive influence each of these have in countering the negative effects of this 21st century never-say-stop world. Another consideration is how easy it is for both doctors and patients to seek the 'instant cure' via a pill rather than make a more difficult, yet safer, method of treatment. If indeed there are 'many athletes' suffering from depression, the first question I'd ask is about lifestyle outside of their chosen sport(s). Knowing how intensely competitive high school/college/professional sports can be, it wouldn't surprise me a bit to hear athletes open up about the behind-the-scene pressures they endure so as to be ready on 'game day.' This is, of course, a double-edged sword in that the price they pay for their celebrity is simultaneously the cause of their depressed mental states.

[@davoudderogar]

Physical activity can distract a person from depression and produces good hormones, but Athletes go through hard training and competition which can increase stress level(laying pressure on something). Athletes go through rough times mentally and physically and it is different goals and aims. Inactive person need moderate brisk walk to get out of mental stagnation. It is like comparing orange with apples.I hope this was sufficient explanation.

[@nirajgupta9982]

+Josh B. excellent points made.

[@WasabiWei]

Competing as a professional athlete goes beyond normal healthy exercise and actually depletes the body. Recently I read up on competitive mountain-bike racing and one point that really struck me is that trainers recognize that riders are caught in a tradeoff between health and performance - the trainers job is to help the athlete get as much performance as possible from their body before they are 'tapped out' - either too old and broken or a recouperative phase has to happen, sacrificing income. It is a painful tradeoff, trading health for career. I decided to train well but racing is not for me.

[@SashaStreams]

Well done

[@nischithas34]

I agree to every word he said, depression is a disease of lifestyle

[@Kobe29261]

Man, even looking at that picture of winter leaves you depressed. I have a solution, most of the tropics is in shambles., economically. Let's take all the creativity and ingenuity of the West and migrate back into the tropics. It'll save lives on both sides, it's a win-win-win! Sure there are outstanding logistical considerations but very soon we might lose Holland, Bangladesh and Japan among others to global warming, if we move now at least we avert the element of surprise.

[@thiyashikoththigoda4561]

Anogoya Dagaati Interesting notion. I agree with you about the logistics too because modern day circumstances are not ideal when there is so much conflict.

[@Kobe29261]

It'll will save everybody so much heartache if we could pull it off. Like I said the tropics are endemic with untold poverty and suffering - much of it curable. With Western technology we could take advantage of year-round agricultural productivity, lower the rates and degree of depression (sunshine and availability of high quality food) Help build strong political institutions and alleviate poverty. Of course we won't, as the joke goes - 'who will we look down on when no one is poor?' Kyrie eleison!

[@firangele8094]

Very true. Thank you...🙏🤗

[@maggieszg8558]

I love this talk