In our fast-paced world, it's easy to overlook the importance of mental health. Yet, just like physical health, it plays a crucial role in our overall well-being. One of the most effective—and often overlooked—ways to boost your mental health is through regular exercise. Let’s explore how breaking a sweat can help you feel better mentally and emotionally.

While psychiatry definitely utilizes some medications to help patients deal with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and OCD, there are other options that can be used instead of or in addition to medication. Things like nutrition, exercise, sleep, social connections, and stress reduction are the five pillars of lifestyle medicine which we apply in our practice to help patients get the best outcome.