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Fast right during navrathri

Fasting during a festival can be tiring not just because it is demanding in itself which is a given, but also because festivities need you to be on your toes constantly, doing something or the other to keep up with the celebrations. Navratri is an especially exciting time, as well as nine nights of camaraderie and festive cheer require you to be in top shape! Here are a few things you should keep in mind when it comes to fasting:

1. When you have long gaps between your meals, you are often exposing yourself to acidity, flatulence and digestive issues. This can be dangerous for your body. To avoid the setting in of acidity, your best bet would be to indulge in dry fruits or small fruits that are allowed while fasting. Make sure you eat something light every three hours.

2. Stay hydrated! One of the best ways to keep your body out of trouble when you fast is by keeping yourself well-hydrated with water. Have as much water as is possible. The more the intake of water, the better – and since you are fasting, you should be drinking more water than you would when you’re not fasting.

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3. Plan the singular meal you eat, well. Sometimes, people may choose to eat one strong meal that has enough to keep them going through the time they fast. Make use of vegetables like sweet potatoes and potatoes with main course meals. Some people also add tomatoes, bottle gourds, cucumbers and leafy vegetables such as spinach and lettuce. Do not miss out on them if they are allowed in your fast!

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4. Stay energized. When you fast, it is important that you stay away from sweating too much and losing salt from your body. It is bad enough that you’re already deprived of salts from consumption, so you should be doing all that you can to keep your water and salts up.

5. Avoid fried food when you break the fast, since they cause acidity and weight gain in the long term.

References:

http://www.thehealthsite.com/news/navratri-special-tips-to-fast-the-right-way-and-stay-energised-for-garba/

http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/navratri-fasting-feasting-the-healthy-way-692659 http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/navratri-2014-fasting-tips-diet-plan-and-recipes-696133

Stretches to energize your morning

Starting off your day? Let’s show you a way to start it off on a positive note! Stretch – that’s right! Stretch the moment you’re out of bed, and find yourself in a much happier space as you start your day! When you stretch, your body begins to shake off rigidity in every form, and lets your muscles wake up nice and good, so that you are good to go all day long! Here are a few stretches you should incorporate in your everyday routine:

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1. The Upper Back Stretch: Perfect for the upper back and your shoulders, this helps you buoy your upper body. Start with your feet hip-distance apart. Clasp both your hands and round your upper back, all the while keeping your arms straight. Then, concentrate on spreading your shoulder blades wide across your back. Hold this for 2 or 3 breaths and repeat once more.

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2. The Chest Stretch: This is great to help you release your stress and rigidity in your chest muscles, in the front of your shoulders and biceps. Stand against a wall, door, window frame or ledge or table, and hold onto it with your left arm. Step forward with the left leg and turn the body to the right, especially at the hips. Hold the stretch for about 4-5 breaths, and to increase the stretch, pivot from the hips.

3. Oblique Stretch: Stretching the side of your body, the obliques, shoulders and the IT band, this stretch involves standing with your right hand on the bed or on the wall, crossing the left leg in front of the right leg and keeping your feet pointing forward. Shift your weight out into the left hip and reach your left arm up and overhead. Your body should form a long line from the ankle to the fingertips. Hold it and breathe for 2 or 3 counts and repeat on the other side.

4. Hamstring Stretch: Done standing up, all you need to do is to bring your leg up onto a bench. Keep your legs hips-distance apart and parallel to each other. Lift one leg up onto a table, bench or chair, and keep the back leg straight. Place the front foot in a flexed position. Increase the height with time for a more powerful stretch.

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5. Deadlift Stretch: Perfect for your hamstrings and lower back, this involves a standing forward bend. Stand with your feet hip-distance apart and your knees slightly bent. Hinge forward at the hips and aAllow your upper body to hang over your legs and clasp your elbows if you want. Hold for 4-5 breaths, and slowly rise up.

References:

http://www.idiva.com/news-health/2-minute-stretches-to-energise-your-mornings/1506020

http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/5-Stretches-Do-Morning-7751119#photo-7751119

http://www.sparkpeople.com/blog/blog.asp?post=rise_and_shine_8_stretches_you_should_do_each_morning

Mind Reading

I have been asked several times if I can read people’s minds. When I introduce myself as a psychological counselor, I am asked to tell what the person opposite me is thinking. When I decline, or say I cannot it, people are not convinced. They feel a psychologist can read people’s minds.

But seriously who can? People think they can, but the reality is no one can. I get queries asking to know what someone thought? For example, one girl wanted to know what a certain boy thought of her. Apparently he talks to her well, and she has sought his help at a particular time. He has helped her, and got her out of a crisis. She now feels she is in love with him.

She wanted me to tell her whether he loved her or not? How was she to find out? She feels if he is nice to her because he talks to her, and if he helps her, he has certain feelings for her. So she is building up hope. She wants to know if that is love.

I said it was not possible for me to explain his thoughts. If she wanted to know, she could ask him outright. Where is the harm? The worst thing he can do is decline her love. Of course she has to be prepared for this eventuality.

Another young woman too is fond of a young man. She is hesitating to ask him about his feelings. She feels he is right for her. I suggested she try and get friendly with him, let him become aware of her and if he is single, she could propose. Here too, he could decline. And again, she needs to be aware of this possibility. But fearing rejection, these girls are not approaching their respective boys. What if their love is accepted? That possibility too exists, doesn’t it? And if either do not broach the subject of love, and drift apart, they could have regrets all their lives.

Many people think it is possible to read others’ thoughts by their actions. That is not possible. Just because someone helps you, it does not conclude he/she has feelings for you. If a colleague helps you with a project, it does not mean you are special to that person. And if a boy or girl are friends, it does not mean they are in love. But many people imagine this and rumors spread.

Those who suffer from low self esteem, do mind reading. They feel people are always talking about them, saying negative things about them. They hate anyone thinking bad about them and end up all messed up inside. The fact that out of the ten people you meet, six could like you, three could not like you and one can be indifferent, does not strike them. This is a natural process. But the focus is on the three who do not, instead of on the six who do!

Yes, it is great when people like us and accept us. But by the same token, when someone does not like us, it should not shatter us. Those who do not like us will have their reasons. Maybe we remind him/her of a hated relative, or maybe they envy our outlook/opinion, etc. Anyway, one must learn to brush off such people. Does it matter that this person does not like? Will it harm us if we are not liked?

The way out of such distorted thought that people have to think good about us, is to challenge these thoughts. Yes, someone does not like us, so what? What happens? Etc. And what gave us the idea the thoughts of that person is only negative?

Sometimes we see someone looking at us. It can make us uncomfortable. And we start putting thoughts into that person’s head. He is criticizing my clothes, my hair, my height/weight, etc. Actually that person could be looking at us absentmindedly and his thoughts could be elsewhere. There are several movies that show how a blind person is supposed to be staring and gets into trouble. Only when it is revealed he his blind, people apologize for their behavior.

If you end up trying to read people’s mind and basing your actions on that, life is going to be difficult. If you feel someone is having a negative opinion about you, ask outright what is bothering them? Is it something you said, did, or did not do? If the person involved is important to you, then his/her opinion could be important. And if for some reason this person has made a negative remark, instead of attaching your meanings and trying to out- think this person, ask outright why that remark was made? Maybe you will learn something.

Each person’s thoughts are his/hers. Trying to read them could land you in trouble. You learn to watch your thoughts, understand them and see if you need to change them. Distorted thoughts will lead to a miserable life. It is better to challenge them and learn to rearrange your thoughts.

Some people make a parody of popular songs; that is imposing your words on the actual lyrics. Some people even mute the volume of a scene in a movie and impose their dialogues. Mind reading is essentially the same. You are imposing your thoughts on to another person’s head and thinking it is theirs. Because you cannot see, hear or read anyone’s thoughts. Unless that person reveals them to you.

So stop the habit of trying to read someone’s thoughts. Many a times you are not aware of your thoughts, so how can you guess others’? If something bothers you, do not hesitate to ask questions. They are safer and will lead to less conflicts.

– Rajani Nandakumar,

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Foods to prevent Breast Cancer

Did you know that your shot at keeping breast cancer at bay lies in the food that you eat? You read it right! A simple dietary choice that is responsible and pivoted towards strong nutritive values can help your body find all the resources it needs, to avoid breast cancer. Here are a bunch of food options that you can indulge yourself in, for longstanding good health, and for breast cancer prevention:

1. A meal that is rich in vegetables and fruits is one of your best bets to avoiding breast cancer at all costs. By eating fruits and vegetables, you get one of the most direct forms of nutrient supplies into your body, and that ensures that you get as much as your body needs, to stay supple and healthy, and to remain capable of healing itself.

2. A diet that is low in starchy carbohydrates may help prevent breast cancer and breast cancer recurrence.

3. Eating turmeric rich dishes will also help keep breast cancer at bay. Comprising a chemical called curcumin, turmeric helps to fight breast cancer tumours, and also have an inherent anti-inflammatory effect that can protect your body.

4. Broccoli is also a significant element in breast cancer prevention, since it blocks tumour growth, prevents the spread of cancer and also keeps the body’s own immunity levels high. Though this property as an anti-cancer benefit vegetable exists in cauliflowers, cabbages, Brussels sprouts, and kale, broccoli is richest in it.

5. Garlic is a powerful dietary supplement since it prevents cell-cycling, or the process by which healthy cells become carcinogenic. This happens because of allyl sulfide, which can, if taken in regular doses, keep breast cancer at bay.

6. Apples are rich in antioxidants and fibre, and this can help keep your body’s immune system up, and work especially well in preventing breast cancer.

7. Pomegranates are great resources in preventing cancer, as they contain a compound in them that works well to fight the growth and spread of cancer, especially the kind that is estrogen-dependent.

8. Walnuts and Fish are fantastic sources of Omega-3, which help keep cancer at bay. They are very helpful nutrients and healthy elements that help your body fight inflammation and multiplication of cancerous cells. Another alternative is flaxseed, which also contains a fair bit of Omega-3.

9. Foods that are rich in carotenoids are excellent resources to fight breast cancer. Particularly in the form of oranges, carrots, capsicums / peppers and perhaps to some extent, even in cantaloupes and sweet potatoes – these foods help augment the presence of carotenoids in the bloodstream, and leave the individual at a lower risk for breast cancer.

References:
http://www.everydayhealth.com/breast-cancer-pictures/foods-for-breast-cancer-prevention.aspx
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/Top-10-foods-that-prevent-breast-cancer/articleshow/17129219.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/Top-10-foods-that-prevent-breast-cancer/articleshow/17129219.cms

5 Indoor Exercises this Monsoon

It’s the monsoon season and it can be crazy to step outdoors with all that rainfall. While you may be an outdoors person enjoying a morning walk or a nice, long run, the monsoon – quite literally and figuratively, can be a damp squib on those plans. If you work out at the gym or in a workout space that needs you to travel, heavy rain can be a tough obstacle to deal with, even then. However, this does not mean that your fitness will take a hike! Here are a bunch of creative and fun indoor exercises that you can follow, so that you stay in shape, and don’t get wet in the rain while doing so!

1. Do Yoga! Surya namaskar, individual poses or even a vinyasa yoga sequence can come to your rescue to keep your body fit and energized.

2. Run on the spot indoors! Sure, it probably sounds like a random activity to throw into your indoor spaces, but if you get off your couch and run on the spot for a good half hour, or forty-five minutes, you give your body a workout that can help you burn a lot of calories. Furthermore, it is also a very good way to shake up your body when the weather might make you feel clumsy and sluggish. Running on the spot as an exercise is a perfect way to give your body a cardio boost, and engage your body in entirety.

3. Take a brisk walk indoors. Clear out your furniture in the biggest room in your house, or if you feel up to it, across multiple rooms. Walk along the periphery of your spaces, and make it a brisk walk. Make it a point to indulge in it for about an hour or so, and you’ll find yourself having had a great work out! What’s more, the exposure to your own home scape through a brisk walk will let you see your space in new light, and help you break the monotony of staying indoors!

4. Jumping jacks are a clever way to work out in the course of your day while staying indoors. Add a bunch of scissor jacks, and make it a good 20-minute routine, followed by a nice long jog or a brisk walk. The fun part is that you can even do it sitting down! Sit down with your back straight and your knees bent and legs together with your toes touching the floor lightly. Quickly, open your legs and flex your feet and land on your heels with your arms touching overhead, and then return to the start position. Try to do this as fast as you can so your body begins to gain from the exercise.

5. Skate about. If you are a skater, you can strap on your skates and scoot about indoors. BUT, if you’re not, indulge in an adaptation of the exercise. Sit on the edge of your chair, bend the right knee out to the side and extend your left leg out straight towards the side. Keep your toes pointed. Extend your arms and lean forward, reach the left arm to the right foot and raise your arm above, behind your body, and twist through the torso.

References:
http://www.idiva.com/photogallery-health/10-indoor-exercises-that-will-keep-you-fit-in-the-monsoons/15072371/3

http://www.boldsky.com/health/diet-fitness/2011/monsoon-fitness-tips-160611-aid0165.html

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A day for Vegetarians!

Whether you are a vegetarian by choice outside of religion or within religion, it is definitely a choice to celebrate. While people might have their own reasons for going green in their eating habits, the benefits of being a vegetarian accrue in equal measure to everyone. This World Vegetarian Day, which falls on October 1, join us in celebrating the brilliance that comes with picking out a green plate! Whether you’re vegetarian or non-vegetarian, here are a couple of things you can do to celebrate the day!

1. Encourage your family and friends to take on a vegetarian diet. There are so many advantages to going vegetarian – lower cholesterol, your body is not put through hormones and unnecessary chemicals that can add to heart disease and blood pressure related issues, and you wind up sustaining longstanding good health.

2. Take a pledge to turn vegetarian and encourage your friends to go meat free all month long, in October. Skipping meat, pork, fish and poultry can really keep your heart health and cholesterol in order.

3. Throw a veggie party! Get your friends together and host a cook-out, or a pot luck dinner, or even a no-host dinner at a vegetarian restaurant. You’ll be surprised to find how creative and delicious vegetarian cooking can be!

4. Throw open an environmental awareness rally that centres around how great going vegetarian actually is, for the ecology. Vegetarian diets work really well for the environment, especially since the production of meat is a polluting process. Furthermore, the injection of hormones into animals to create robust meat products results in a lot of imbalance in the body, and by extension, in the environment.

5. Adapt a non-vegetarian dish in vegetarian style! Take a non-vegetarian recipe and find a way to twist it into a purely vegetarian style – soya chunks go where meat went, paneer goes in place of chicken – get creative, and get cooking!

6. Found or create a veggies club! Find like minded individuals who are either already vegetarians, or are hoping to become vegetarians, and form a club – you could share recipes, restaurant reviews, find ways to influence policy around healthy eating and vegetarianism, and host cook off events, too! If you find it hard to network with vegetarians or vegetarians to be around where you live, look online – Facebook and Twitter are very comfortable networking hubs that can help you find like-minded individuals with ease.

References:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-meaningful-ways-to-celebrate-world-vegetarian-day.html

http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/diet-tips/12-reasons-vegetarian-diet-good-idea

http://www.indiatimes.com/health/healthyliving/its-actually-possible-to-build-muscle-on-nothing-but-a-vegetarian-diet-244992.html

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Impact of Stress at workplace

Stress can be painful and performance limiting for the most junior recruit to the most experienced senior executive in an organization. When employees perceive that their efforts are not matched by rewards they are found to be at risk of a host of stress related illnesses, including cardiovascular disease. Stress audit practices create awareness about the employees’ physical and psychological status and help to focus on providing employees with strategies and tools that can lead to personal as well as professional growth and development, better workplace relationships and less conflict and stress. The following real case study of Ms.Nanthini implies the need to have stress audit practices in organizations.

As people spend a large part of their time at work, the workplace is a crucial setting for action. It has been observed that interventions to improve individual capacity and to reduce stressors in the work environment increase population health and economic development. Employees tend to display a variety of emotional reactions regarding management decisions and behaviour that, in their perception, have robbed them of a known way of life and work place security, and cast uncertain shadows on their future careers. While many of the external aspects of change happen according to schedule, the internal transition of an individual happens in a non- scheduled manner. For most people, the journey seems long, uncertain, tiring and very stressful.

Devastating Effects of Work Stress

We always emphasize the emotional impact of work stress and underplay the devastating effects it can have on cognitive functioning and on physical health. Recently, in a presentation at the University of South Australia, Professor Dick Dienstbier, University of Nebraska, stated that exposure to chronic work stress over time without sufficient opportunity for recovery leads to degradation of the hippocampus. This is a major problem not only for individuals but for knowledge organizations/ industries and especially knowledge economies, because the hippocampus is required for higher level cognitive functions.

Workers can be relied upon to know what local stressors are, and hearing others raise similar issues validates these concerns. Once identified, action needs to be taken to reduce the stressors, followed by feedback, and by evaluation to confirm reduction or to arrive at improvements in the process that need to be made. In the field this is referred to as the risk management approach (identify, assess, control).

When employees perceive that their efforts are not matched by rewards (including the old fashioned ‘you are doing a good job’) they are found to be at risk of a host of stress related illnesses, including cardiovascular disease (Seigrist, 1996). The following case is a typical example.

– Vasuki Mathivanan,

Care Provider at SeekSpark

Health Benefits of Wheat

Whole grains are exceptionally helpful to the body – and helps retain good health without compromising on taste. Wheat is a huge favourite in India – whether as whole wheat bread, whole wheat muffins, whole wheat rotis or any of the other common varieties of dishes that are made with whole wheat grain. They are inherently good for us given that the wholesome nutrient capacities in them keeps the body supple and well tended to. Here are some of the benefits of whole wheat foods:
• Eating whole wheat leads you to weigh much lesser than otherwise. When refined, the nutrient value in the grain is taken away. But when taken whole, the dietary fibre remains intact and is good for the body.
• Whole wheat can help reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome, because of the high cereal fiber content and lower glycemic index in the cereal.
• Whole wheat can reduce the risk of type two diabetes, because they are rich in magnesium, which acts as a co-factor for the secretion and use of over 300 enzymes, including specific enzymes involved in the body’s use of glucose and insulin secretion.
• Whole wheat keeps gall stones at bay because of the fibre content
Here are two simple recipes you can make at home to enjoy the goodness of whole wheat!
(a) Whole Wheat Chiwda:

You will need a cup of whole wheat flakes, 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds, 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 1/4 teaspoon of asafoetida, some curry leaves, some chilli flakes, chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts), 1 tablespoon roasted Bengal gram, 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder, some red chilli powder, the juice of a lemon and some oil. You may add salt to taste. Heat up the oil in a pan and season mustard seeds, asafoetida, cumin seeds, chilli flakes and curry leaves. When they are fried, add the nuts and fry them till golden brown, then add the roasted Bengal gram and fry till golden brown. Next, add the red chilli powder and lemon juice and switch off the flame, finally, add the wheat flakes and salt. Mix it up well till all the flakes are evenly covered with the spices.
(b) Whole Wheat Crackers:

Take 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup rice flakes powder, 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, 2 teaspoons roasted Bengal gram powder, 1 tablespoon chili flakes, 1 tablespoon oil and some salt to taste. Mix the whole wheat flour, rice flakes powder, and roasted Bengal gram powder, sesame seeds and red chilli flakes. Using the oil, make it into a dough, and with little balls, roll out the dough. Use cookie cutters or small bowls to cut them into triangular or circular shapes, and bake them in a pre-heated oven at 180˚C for 20 minutes.

References:
http://www.indiatimes.com/health/recipes/10-super-healthy-wheat-recipes-you-can-make-at-home-243838.html
http://www.indiatimes.com/health/healthyliving/benefits-of-whole-grains-used-in-indian-food-[beyond-wheat]-236103.html

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Heart Healthy Environment & You

This World Heart Day, make a commitment to yourself: to give yourself good heart health by creating environments around you that are conducive to good heart health. We live in a world that is constantly filled with stress, routes for anxiety and depression, worry and physical ill health. With this as our environmental backdrop, it is not a surprise that many of us suffer from lifestyle diseases and conditions of ill health. An enabling environment can do wonders in retaining good health. Here are a few ways to ensure that you have a heart healthy environment around you:

• Avoid indulgence in bad habits – smoking, drinking too much alcohol and even taking to drugs is dangerous for your heart.

• Eat healthy, by giving your body nutritious food that is not demanding on the body and mind.
• Avoid fatty food, food that is too heavily cooked
• Avoid refined and processed foods that are filled with ingredients that can damage your heart health and wellbeing
• Exercise regularly by allowing yourself time to keep your cardio and conditioning routines alive and well.

• Snack healthy with good options that keep your body nutritionally strong, while your stomach remains filled
• Do not live a sedentary lifestyle, always adopt sustainable measures of factoring fitness into your everyday being and approach.
• Increase your social interactions and make choices to stay happy as much as you can, for it is in gregariousness that you find good health that is sustainable.
• Keep stress and tension at bay by adopting practices such as writing journals, taking counselling assistance wherever needed.
• Practice yoga, meditation and / or pranayam with some regularity to keep your mind and body well stocked and healthy on the de-stress routes.

References:
http://www.world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/awareness/world-heart-day/about-world-heart-day
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-brown/this-world-heart-day-help_b_5888668.html?ir=India&adsSiteOverride=in
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Healthyhearts/Pages/Healthy-heart-tips.aspx
http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/healthy-heart-tips#2

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The Mind Is Eveything

Did you know, that most diseases are really not physical conditions, but a manifestation of what your mind carries in it? Stress, fast paced living and the demands of a modern life put a lot of pressure on your mind. The Buddha once said, “Your mind is everything. What you think, you become.” Your mind is where you live, really: it is your space with your thoughts, and it is the platform from which you engage with yourself and the world.
Here are some beliefs you can indulge yourself in, to stay happy, always!
– Believe that anything is possible!
– Happiness is not about wealth and money, but about the intangibles
– Let go of the little things
– Embrace change
– Love without fear, give without fear and live without fear
– Accept yourself the way you are, but strive to improve, no less!
– Accept the past, let go of it and move on!
To keep your mind healthy and to stay happy, here are some simple ideas!
• Eat well: It is important that you eat well, and eat nourishing food. Foods that have a rich supply of vitamins, folic acid, omega-3 fatty acids and salts keep your brains sharp and active. An empty stomach can also cause your mind to slow down. Starving is a big no-no!
• Sleep enough: If you give your body at least six to eight hours of sleep each day, your mind is sharp, alert and remains with good memory. You are less susceptible to stress when you rest well. Otherwise, your mind is full of thoughts and it destabilises your capacity to think.
• Exercise regularly: Keeping your body fit and exercising regularly gives you physical strength to withstand stress. Exercises also keep your mind fit, allowing you to blow off steam from all the demands of life and work. Yoga and breathing exercises specifically help you fight stress and keep calm.
• Be social: The more you talk to people around you and interact with them in real time, the better your mind is at staying healthy. Interactions have been confined heavily by technology, and these things tend to stunt your social skills. Talk to people, have simple and light-hearted conversations and engage with others for a healthy mind.
• Indulge in a skill: Keep up with your hobbies and talents, enjoy a skill and hone a hobby. The more you do to keep your creative juices flowing, the more vibrant you become, inside and out. It gives your mind a fantastic workout that will allow you to be more alert and sharp. Doing puzzles and playing games also allows you to keep your memory, logical and decision-making skills and thinking skills alive.
• Laugh out loud! Watch sitcoms that are funny, read a funny book, listen to jokes and perhaps even join a laughter club. The more you laugh, the more you allow your mind to soak in cheerful fervour. A cheery disposition sets in, making you capable of taking on life’s stresses without tension.
• Bust all your stress: Stress is easily a key factor in bogging you down and bringing down your spirits. It happens – especially seeing how fast-paced life has become, and how there are tremendous demands on everyday living. Set some time to unwind, relax everyday and invest in yourself, and siphon out your stress out of your system to enjoy a peaceful mind.
It is important to make sure that your mind, just as your body, gets all the nourishment it needs, to stay healthy. Your mental state is significant, for it controls your consciousness and also determines how you and your body operate.

References
http://idiva.com/news-health/18-beautiful-beliefs-all-happy-people-share-and-you-should-too/1508218
http://www.healthxchange.com.sg/healthyliving/SpecialFocus/Pages/10-Proven-Ways-to-Achieve-Mental-Wellness.aspx
http://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/what-is-mental-health/
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-18084/9-ways-to-slow-down-aging-through-your-food-choices.html

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