Groove into Happiness ~ Dance is a Good Antidepressant!
13 February 2010
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Dance is a good antidepressant! Studies show dance boosts happiness and benefits overall health by:
- stimulating the hippo-campus, the brain area that regulates moods.
- sparking new nerve growth in the brain with body coordination.
- building repeated mental patterns and creating new pathways with each new move learned.
- relieving and preventing depression with endorphins and releasing several other happy hormones.
- increasing neural transmission especially when combined with singing and music, in fact, new scientific studies show that any live drumming builds neuroreceptors for folks with ADHD. Wow.
- doubling the brain’s blood and oxygen levels when done aerobically, circulating neurotransmitters.
- building muscles and helping to prevent heart disease.
- offering hope in the battle of Alzheimer’s since dance helps increase the temporal and prefrontal activity to improve communication skills, memory, and attention.
- helping kids of all ages work and think faster, and form new interconnections in their minds.
The intangible aspects of dance, the magic we feel inside when dancing, help us realize the non-physical benefits of this ancient healing art.
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