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July 30, 2010

Endocannabinoids and the runner's high

Throughout most of human history, our hunter-gatherer ancestors had to engage in physical activity to obtain food. But nowadays we can drive to the supermarket, briefly walk through its aisles, check-out, then drive back home. This may seem like a luxury, but evolution hasn't prepared us for such a drastic shift in behaviour.A possible explanation for the "runner's high," a feeling of intense eup

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June 8, 2009

Cultural Approach to Combat Depression (Psych Central)

A University of Kansas professor has a unique hypothesis for combating depression - use our hunter-gatherer ancestors for clues about how to best treat the disorder. Stephen Ilardi, associate professor of clinical psychology believes our modern, industrialized lifestyle is the key culprit behind the burgeoning depression epidemic, which continues to worsen despite decades of sharp [...]

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June 5, 2009

Embracing Your Primitive Nature Can Help In Fight Against Depression

He doesn't care for the term "caveman therapy." But Stephen Ilardi, associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas, has turned to our hunter-gatherer ancestors for clues about how to best combat major depressive disorder. Further, Ilardi fingers our modern, industrialized lifestyle as the key culprit behind the burgeoning depression epidemic, which continues to worsen d

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KU Researcher Finds Primitive Lifestyle Elements Ease Depression (Kansas City InfoZine)

He doesn't care for the term "caveman therapy." But Stephen Ilardi, associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas, has turned to our hunter-gatherer ancestors for clues about how to best combat major depressive disorder.

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Embracing your primitive nature can help in fight against depression (PhysOrg)

He doesn't care for the term "caveman therapy." But Stephen Ilardi, associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas, has turned to our hunter-gatherer ancestors for clues about how to best combat major depressive disorder.

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