Walking regenerates the brain, relieves stress and sadness

Walking regenerates the brain, relieves stress and sadness

by martin


If you feel sad, worried or anxious, one of the best natural remedies is walking. Stay away literally the source of the problem and immerse yourself in a natural environment. There is nothing better than a nice walk to relieve pain, get rid of accumulated stress and recharge your batteries. 








In fact, it is known that exercise, and walking in particular, is an excellent therapy for the treatment of depression and anxiety. It has been shown that walking at a steady pace promotes the release of endorphins, hormones that make us feel happy and relaxed, while reducing the production of cortisol, the stress hormone.

In addition, neuroscientists at Princeton University believe that the effects of a healthy walk beyond the momentary production of some neurotransmitters, and believe that regular walking can even help regenerate the brain to help us cope better with less stress the everyday problems. 
The "soothing neurons" in the brain 

These researchers worked with two groups of guinea pigs, a group remained active and the other destined for a sedentary lifestyle. After walking, scientists analyzed their brains and found that in animals that had been doing some physical activity neurons that inhibit the activity of nerve cells were activated too excited.


Then they added some environmental stress and found activation of excitable neurons in the hippocampus, a brain region involved in emotional responses. However, animals that walk could cope better with this brain activation because it is even activated the "soothing neurons" to prevent the impact of the situation was excessive and to keep stress under control