There is a famous proverb “A sound
body has a sound mind” and this proverb fits best in this modern era where
every second person is suffering from some sort of mental health issues like
stress, anxiety, depression and loneliness. Mental health includes our
emotional, psychological and social well-being. It affects how do we think,
feel and act. Many factors contribute to mental health problems like genes or
brain history, family history, life experiences like trauma or abuse etc.
A
person suffering from mental health can show signs like eating too much or too
little, sleeping too much or insomniac, cutoff from friends and family, feeling
helpless or hopeless, low or no energy, smoking, inability to perform daily
tasks, feeling confused, upset, forgetful or angry and feeling drained or
nothing matters. Mental health problems at initial levels can be cured or
treated by positive attitude, healthy diet, being physically active, by helping
others and getting enough sleep.
There is a research which shows that what we
eat affect not only our physical health but also mental health and well-being.
Factors such as poorer physical health and living in poverty have been proved
to be associated with poor mental health. A recent study shows that a
Mediterranean-style diet, (A diet rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes,
beans, grains, unsaturated fats like olive oil supplemented with fish oil) led
to a reduction in depression among the participants. So, this is a time to
start making healthy choices, not choices that are healthy for your body but
healthy for your mind because nothing in this world can torment you as much as
your own thoughts.
Greattt
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