Just as physical health helps our body to stay strong, mental fitness also helps us to achieve our goals. When we are mentally healthy we enjoy our life , our environment and the people around us. We can be creative, learn, try new things and take risks. Meanwhile, emotionally healthy individual keep their problems in their perspective and bounce back with setbacks. In short, all the dimensions of health are necessary to call yourselves a healthy individual. In this Blog, lets replenish daily dose of mental, emotional and physical energy in your cup.
There are some goodies for health lets add them in our daily life activities to take a step towards healthy lifestyle;
Adequate Rest : There’s a close relationship between adequate sleep and mental health. For example, if you do not get enough sleep you will be tired and it causes difficulty in coping with daily life activities and low self esteem which eventually leads to stress and depression and that’s a horrible place to be. When an individual is sleep deprived, it affects its amygdala , which gives response to negative stimuli and also causes low alertness and consciousness.
Gratitude: According to a recent studies always being thankful can improve sleep, mood and immunity. It also lowers depression , anxiety and aging. In addition daily little amount of joy and happiness lowers the risks of heart diseases and stroke. Always being thankful even for the little things helps to improve blood pressure and even reduce inflammation. In short, gratitude can neurotransmitter serotonin and dopamine .
Exercise: In simple terms, exercise is any movement that works your body at high intensity as compared to your normal daily life activities. Actually it is a natural and effective anti-anxiety treatment. It heals tension and boost physical and mental energy and enhances wellbeing by release of endorphins. Anything that gets you moving can help, but you’ll get more benefit if you pay attention instead of zoning out. Have you ever notice, the sensation of your feet hitting the ground, or the rhythm of your breathing, or the feeling of wind on your skin. So focusing in exercise you ‘ll not only improve your physical condition but you may also be able to interrupt flow of constant worries running through your head.
Creativity: Creativity is an aspect of identity development. It is just not improves your creativity skills but also improves your brain connectivity. The use of art can help a person who has experienced trauma overcome challenges and help them to cope with negative emotions. Even just gardening and sewing releases dopamine, a natural anti-depressant so in this way creativity reduces depression, anxiety and stress.
Learning:- According to the study by University of California learning promotes brain health . It provides mental stimulation that could limits debilitating effects of aging on memory and mind. It may also effects physical structure of brain. These physical alteration affects the functioning of brain, in other words it organizes or reorganizes the brain. It also helps to improve self esteem and self confidence.
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