Lifestyle Guidance

Types of factors of an Unhealthy Lifestyle that affects your mood:

• Unhealthy eating Habits:
  

  Healthy Food choices not only act as a Mood Enhancer but also keeps you away from Disease. A balanced diet act as a Mood Stabilizer. A Nutritional diet that includes Seasonal Fruits, Salad, etc. keeps you healthy.
  
  Opposite of that, unhealthy fatty food, Junk Food, and Aerated Drinks will cause you Stomach upset and will have a long-term effect on your mood. Junk Food from the market gives you a Short-term feeling of joy, it instantly boosts your Dopamine but in Long-term, it affects your overall health in a very bad way.

• Physical Activity:
  

  Not getting enough physical activity or lack of exercise may affect our mental health and can cause psychological problems such as dementia and depression.

  Exercise actively contributes to solving mental health problems and helps improve and adjust the mood and relieve depression, anxiety, and stress. as well.

  Exercise or physical activity is not only important for physical health and weight loss, but it is also highly important for mental health.
• Lack of Sleep:
  

  Poor sleep can have a negative effect on your mental health. Lack of sleep can dramatically change your mood and provoke relapse and mania.

  Sleep deprivation causes irritation and anger and may reduce your ability to deal with stress and depression.
• Poor Physical Health:
  

  It includes several factors such as Body weight, genetic disorders, congenital abnormalities, etc. have a higher risk of Depressive episodes.

  Therefore, keeping the body healthy and fit is a vital part.
• Substance Abuse:
  

  Smoking, excessive drinking alcohol, impacts Psychological Health of the Individual. The health problems caused by smoking, such as problems of the heart, lungs, and colds, may lead to mood problems and changes in mental health.

  Any type of addiction like Smoking, Alcohol, Shopping Addiction gives a temporary boost to your mind. But once that Sudden increase in Dopamine reduces once a person’s incidence gets over. For e.g. A smoker or Drinker or Shopoholic get satisfaction while performing that activity, but once that gets over they feel sad again. So, these people tend to do it again to feel Good. This vicious cycle never ends.