India, May 7 -- Depression is a common but serious mental health condition that often needs medical diagnosis and treatment. However, making certain lifestyle changes can also help fight back against it.

Taking to Instagram on May 6, Dr Vassily Eliopoulos, a longevity expert trained at Cornell University and co-founder and chief medical officer of Longevity Health, revealed that exercise is one such way to reduce depression that remains severely underused.

"Depression isn't just 'in your head,'" he noted. "It's biological, and movement is one of the most powerful tools we have to change that biology."

He went on to elaborate on the role of exercise in fighting depression.

According to Dr Vass, exercise is an all-natural method to chan...