6 simple, scientifically proven tips for better mental and physical health
It's such an old adage I'm surprised people still feel they need to prove it right or wrong.
A new paper by Roger Walsh, professor of psychiatry and human behavior from the University of California rewieved available research on the effects of Therapeutic Life Changes (TLC; do not confuse with TLC= Tender Loving Care, although it's not as much different).
TLC are simple changes in everyday life from nutrition, to relationships, recreation and spiritual involvment. They cheap, effective, enjoyable and don't have as many side effects as pills. Moreover - it's you who can make them happen.
You can make your life happier and healthier.
How?
Here are the summary of Prof Welsh's findings:
6 Super-simple sientifically proven tips for better mental and physical health:
1. Exercise outdoors - it will boost your sense of well-being, improve your cognitive performance and reduce the risk of memory loss
2. Eat your fruts and veggies, and fish - it will help you keep those grey cells top notch, and if you suffer from schizophrenia or an affective disorder (e.g. depression, bipolar affective disorder) it may also reduce the symptoms
3. Surround yourself with people you love and who love you, make up with your ennemies - having good relationships with other people improve your chances of being well physically and mentally
4. Learn to relax and manage stress - you will be able to manage your anxieties, insomnia and panic attacts
5. Meditate - it will help you become more stable emotionally, enhance your ability to empathise with other people, reduce your stress and increase your brain size (sorry, brain only ;-)!
6. Get involved in a local community or become a volunteer for a charity - altruism and contribution foster joy and generosity and generally boost mental and physical health.
Same old same old? Yes, but now it has been oficially proven by science. Do you need any more evidence?
Don't wait for it.
Go for a walk.
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