The last taboo apart from death - and I can't see us ever overcoming that one - is mental illness. Which is odd. Because in the same way everyone suffers from physical maladies we all suffer from mental ones. I don't care what the official statistics suggest - we're all nutters in one way or another. And that's the problem. We can't talk about it for fear of ridicule. Conversely it's a massive business for the drug companies. It's time to grow up.
As the economic downturn takes its toll on the job count in Britain so more people are likely to fall under the dark spell of depression. But there are, according to a fascinating documentary I happened across the other day on an obscure TV channel, three simple ways we can combat the blues: two often cited and one I'd never heard of.
First you should try to have a 20 minute jog three times a week to release the natural chemicals a healthy body and mind craves. Second, eat the right food heavy on vitamin B such as bananas and omega 3 fats found in salmon, mackerel and sardines. And third, the one I'd not heard about, get a rope.
No, it's not what you're thinking. Slacklines as they're called have garnered a whole new sport. The idea is that by tying one of these ropes between a couple of trees 30-odd-cm off the ground, the combination of physical and mental exercise required to stay upright releases all kinds of healing juices that you'd otherwise pay your chemist for.
>> You can get a kit for less than £40 from firetoys.co.uk
Or search for slackline on Google to see what all the fuss is about. Got to be worth a try?
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