Work demands, relationship issues, and the pressures of daily life can impact your mental health. It is normal to feel down or stressed occasionally, but it can cause serious health problems if it becomes a long-term issue. You must take mental health seriously and work towards improving your emotional wellness. Here are four tips to boost your mental health:
1. Make time for exercise
Exercise is crucial to maintaining a healthy weight and heart, but it can also impact your mental health. Exercise stimulates the release of endorphins and dopamine, which lift mood and lower stress.
According to HelpGuide, regular exercise can also improve your sleep, boost your self-esteem, and help you deal with mental conditions like depression and anxiety.
Aim to do 30 minutes of physical activity every day and try to make exercise part of your daily routine. Find a fun workout that you enjoy doing and start small to avoid pushing yourself too hard. Yoga, water aerobics, and dance classes are all fun exercises that you can try.
2. Spend time with family and friends
Loneliness and social isolation are some of the leading causes of mental illness. People who feel lonely are more susceptible to psychiatric conditions such as depression, insomnia, and anxiety disorders. Spending time with family and friends will boost your mood and improve your sense of belonging and wellbeing. Your loved ones can also offer a strong support network when you are dealing with issues such as work stress or relationship issues.
You can build a healthy social life by meeting up with family and friends regularly and staying in touch using social media and communications apps like Skype. Make an effort to nurture strong relationships and reach out for support if you are struggling.
3. Address physical health issues
Physical health issues can affect your emotional wellbeing and contribute to mental illness. Luckily, many physical conditions can be resolved with modern medicine and treatment. For example, cataracts are a widespread medical condition that affects most people over the age of 50. Benefits of cataract surgery include enhanced vision, improved focus, and a boost in self-esteem and body image.
4. Set realistic goals
Achieving a goal will give you a sense of accomplishment and boost your confidence and self-worth. Make sure that your goals are realistic and think carefully about how much time you will need to dedicate to the goals that you set. A life goal could be to lose 10 pounds, land a promotion at work, or learn a new hobby or skill. Having something to work towards will give you a sense of purpose and fulfillment.
Final thoughts
Sometimes, the pressures of life can get on top of you and leave you feeling down, stressed, and overwhelmed. Fortunately, there are lots of things you can do to improve your mental and enhance your emotional well-being. If you’re struggling with your mental health, then don’t be afraid to reach out for support and contact a mental health professional.
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In addition to what I just posted on “Apocalyptical Forces Of Ignorance And Greed And Totalitarianism” about allergies, toxic food additives and chronic illness, I’d like to add a few more comments here specific to little know facts pertaining to what, as only a lay investigator, I’ve also found online about depression, postpartum depression and nutrition.
My (Dr. Coca’s) kind of allergy reactions aggravated (or not) with FDA approved food poisoning can cause a high serum level of uric acid (gout; asymptomatic gout) which, in the absence of adequate dietary supplies can cause the body to deny and/or rob the bones, nerves and/or teeth of calcium (minimally; in combination with magnesium known to be ‘natural tranquilizers’), trying to maintain the blood at an optimal pH (slightly alkaline being the published ‘healthy-normal’). And, therefore, making matters worse, standard blood testing is not reliable for calcium (minimally). It may take ‘ionic calcium’ testing and/or bone density testing to be sure.
I discovered my own calcium (minimally) deficiency in late 2010 after nearly a year of at-home diet, pH (saliva and/or urine) and nutritional supplementation experiments. In just a few weeks of supplementing with liquid calcium carbonate capsules, magnesium and vitamin D3 I felt remarkably better, both physically and mentally. However, another lesson learned, the hard way, taking calcium carbonate capsules for most of a decade made me phosphorus deficient, the calcium carbonate ‘binding’ with phosphorus. I now postulate that calcium (minimally) deficiency is much more common than thought, especially among mothers, with pregnancy placing a huge burden on a woman’s requirements/stores of calcium (minimally).
Also, personally just found online in 2021, estrogen is protective of uric acid, which is known to inactivate nitric oxide. Therefore, postmenopausal women not on hormone therapy are just as prone to get gout as younger men. To make matters worse, gout is known to develop anywhere in the body, including the ears, eyes and skin as well as the joints. I can personally attest (first diagnosed with asymptomatic gout in 1981) that even asymptomatic gout can slow a body down, cause long-term harm and contribute to premature aging. It’s probably a good idea to order calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and uric acid testing with every regular check-up and treat any deficiencies with appropriate, good quality nutritional supplements. Generally, neither exercise (known to cause a sluggish thyroid to produce more T4) or prescription anti-depressants will replace any missing nutrients. Sorry, but I can’t yet recommend any healthcare professionals or groups to help with these things. Take charge and do the best you can.