What should do when our mind looks sad…

The best way to go for a walk if struggling with depression, keep a distance from social media, and exercise will improve your health. According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), about 800 million people worldwide are suffering from some kind of mental problem. Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 15 and 29 worldwide. The biggest reason for this is depression.

Experts say, less or too much sleep, lack of nutrients in food, unbalanced lifestyle, distance from exercise, and increasing stress in everyday life is spoiling health. According to research, eating a nutritious diet can reduce depression by 25 to 30 percent. Mental health can be kept better by making changes in daily habits too. 

Mental health status in the country- About 14 percent of the people in the country are troubled by mental problems and approx. 40 million people are suffering from depressive disorder and 45 - 50 million people are suffering from an anxiety disorder. Such mental conditions are having a bad effect on the body in many ways.

Let us know how to improve our health if got depressed and how to get rid of this situation. It's very simple but needs regular practice. We have to bring some changes in our routine life such as - 

1. Stay away from social media: Accept it's an addiction. Depression is aggravated by excessive use of social media platforms. It weakens self-esteem in teenagers. What should do? Most of the phone's settings have Digital Wellbeing and Parental Control option. With this, you can know screen time. Turn off notifications to reduce their usage. Respond only to important posts. Set time limit. You can take the help of a friend for external pressure.

2. Keep the body active: otherwise, the mental energy will decrease. According to Harvard, a sedentary lifestyle leads to rapid deterioration of mental health. So keep yourself active. It has a positive effect on the mind as well as the body. What should do? Walk for 30 minutes every day. 15 minutes of cycling is also effective. This releases the feel-good hormone endorphins.

3. Don't stress: because that won't change anything. Because stress releases stress hormones, which affect the brain that controls emotions. What should do? Walk whenever you are stressed. Do deep breathing for 10 to 15 minutes daily.

Stay healthy, stay safe...