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Keeping you mind Healthy.

We Sometimes seem to be in the middle of an epidemic of metal healthy problem. There are higher levels of depression, anxiety and  other mentalillnesess than ever before, particularly among young people. The big question is whether there is anything we can do to avoid these conditions.

We all know the importance of eating “Five a day” , or Five portioins of fruits or vegetable every day, to maintain physical health. While the science behind the precise number is probably somewhat dubious. The importance of eating well to maintain health is not in doubt.

But what about the mind? Are there things that you should, or should not do, in order to keep your mind healthy?

Nobody is suggestions that is possible for everyone to avoid all mental health problems. However, many scientists would say agree that there are things that can be done maintain a healthy mind.

Sound Mind. Sound Body

There is a certain amount of truth behind the Latin tag “mean sana in corpore sano” or “ asound mind in a sound body”

There is no question that people who have chronic problems with their physical health often also suffer mental health problems. This is probably not surprising, because it is hard to cope with constant pain. Or the debilitation that goes with a long-term physical health problem.

However, on a more superficial level, looking after yourself physically can also make you feel better about yourself. It is certainly easier to cope with high levels of demands on your time and evergy if you are physically fit.

What, though. Should you actually do to keep your mind healthy?

Eating the Right Food

 A good diet is essential for physical health. A growing body of evidence suggests that it also makes a difference to your mind.

The Health Foundation notes that a good diet is important for mental health. It also suggest that diet can play in the development, management and prevention of serveral specific conditons. Including schizopheria, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)  and Alzheimer’s disease.

That is not to say that diet can control these conditons. Nor that it should be looked upon as a panacea or cure-all, or that other treatments should be stopped in favour of a particular diet.

However, diet may play arole, alongside other treatments, in the management of these ocnditons.

The Mental Heath Foundation note that  fewer thatn half of those who report mental health problems consume fresh fruit every day. Compared with more thatn two thirds of those who do not report mental health problems. The issu here be somewhat “Chicken and egg” does a poor diet contribute to the problem, or does the problem cause the lack of intrest in eating healthily?

Either way, there is little doubt that feelings of health and well-being are more likely if you consume a balanced diet, with the correct balance. Of fats.,, carbbohydrates. Proteins, vitamins, minerals and water for you.

The Importance of Exercise

David Linden, Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hokins School of Medicine, Suggested in a an interview that the most helpful thing that anyone could do for their mind was to take 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every day.

Linden explained that we do really understand what’s behind the beneficial effects of exercise. However, scientists have  observed that exercise causes all the blood vessels in the body. Including in your brian. To dilate.. This changes the metabolic capacity of the brian. Exercise also makes the brian secrete certain chemicals which help keep neurons healthy and able to changes.

All this sound like a very good things for the brian and the body.

Keepind your Mind Active

There has been plenty of speculation in the press over many years about useful ways to slow down brian degeneration in ageing, and particularly , how it might be possinle to overcome Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

One suggestions is that doing crosswords. And other puzzle or brain training that keep you brian active. Might be helpful. However, this is likely to be far less helpful than physical exercise. This is because doing puzzle use only a small part of your brain and odes not do anything for the rest. The effective of exercise, however, are much wider.

However, if you cannot do exercise for some reason, doing puzzle is likely to be letter than nothings.

Social media. Smartphone addiction and mental health

There is growing evidence that there is a strong assocaiation between smartphone use, particularly social media use, and poor mental health.

It is not entirely clear what causes the link. However, there is considerable speculation that social media leads people to make comparisons between their own life. And the carefully curated lives that they see on screen. It seems that however much we presented on social media is reality..

It has also been speculated that ‘Fear of missing out” dirves us to wich to remin connected in case we “ miss “ something important.

There is growing evidence that it is important to get into the habit of switching off our smartphone periodically and not just at night.

For example. Many schools ar enow banning phone use during the school day. Some have been banned phones form the premises. This helps young people to “Switch off’’.

Many workplace now alos accept that the pressure to be connected is demaging and are taking action to protect their workers. Some, for example, are starting to encourage workers to have someone else change their email password before theu leave for a holiday o that they cannot chek their email while away in France, workers now have a legal right not to check emails or receive work calls outside working hours.

It is important to resist pressure to be “ always on’. Teel people that you will be turning off your phone and then do so.

Try taking time out form technology. Spend time outside, or reading a book. Perhaps, Instead.

The “Good “Mind

There is more mental health and a good. Mind than simply avoiding dementia and other mental illnesses.

The mind is shaped by all experiences, ideas and thouhgts to which it is exposed, To a certain extent. Then, you can choose what you’ feed” your “ mind just as you can choose what you feed your body.

What you choose to consume for your mind can be described as your ‘ mind diet” Your “ mind diet” can make your mind morr or less “ healthy ‘ and certainly more or less interesting.

Your “Mind Diet”

It is worth taking a few moments to consider your “ mind diet” every now and then.

Ask Yourself :_

·      How good is my mind diet? Is it What I would describe as a “balanced diet” of different types of ideas and subjects? Or do I tend to focus more on one type of input?

·      What effect if this having on me as a person? You might need to ask friend a and family to give you an honest assessment If you are concerned about this.

·      What can and should I do to Improve the balance?

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