WheeledInCable@slrpnk.net to Human ScaleEnglish · 6 days agoExercise works for depression. So why isn't it treated like real medicine?bigthink.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkExercise works for depression. So why isn't it treated like real medicine?bigthink.comWheeledInCable@slrpnk.net to Human ScaleEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squarerglullisMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoIt does, in a roundabout way: people that exercise more go to the doctor less and take less medications, so insurance companies could profit a lot by encouraging people to go exercise.
minus-squarefaltryka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoYou’re not wrong, but you can’t patent physical activity which would make it the least attractive option in their partners portfolios.
It does, in a roundabout way: people that exercise more go to the doctor less and take less medications, so insurance companies could profit a lot by encouraging people to go exercise.
You’re not wrong, but you can’t patent physical activity which would make it the least attractive option in their partners portfolios.