Ways to further improve their mood, reduce stress, and manage their day-to-day mental health
1. Improve your diet and start moving: Wholefoods such as leafy green vegetables, legumes, wholegrains, lean red meat and seafood, provide nutrients that are important for optimal brain function
2. Reduce your vices: Managing problem-drinking or substance misuse is an obvious health recommendation.
3. Prioritise rest and sleepSleep hygiene techniques aim to improve sleep quality and help treat insomnia
4. Get a dose of nature: When the sun is shining, many of us seem to feel happier. Adequate exposure to sunshine helps levels of the mood-maintaining chemical serotonin
5. Reach out when you need help: Positive lifestyle changes aren’t a replacement for medication or psychological therapy
While many lifestyle changes can be positive, some changes may be challenging if being used as a psychological crutch
That said, take a moment to reflect how you feel mentally after a nutritious wholefood meal, a good night’s sleep