Check out this article on exercise being a great treatment for depression. You know you feel better when you get your workout in…..Here is proof. Thanks to David W. for sending this in!

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1998021,00.html

At his research clinic in Dallas, psychologist Jasper Smits is working on an unorthodox treatment for anxiety and mood disorders, including depression. It is not yet widely accepted, but his treatment is free and has no side effects. Compare that with antidepressant drugs, which cost Americans $10 billion each year and have many common side effects: sleep disturbances, nausea, tremors, changes in body weight.

This intriguing new treatment? It’s nothing more than exercise. (See how to handle illness at any age.)

That physical activity is crucial to good health