Steps to maintaining 'MENTAL HEALTH'

STEPS FOR MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH....... 

1) Make sure you’re getting enough rest. Sleep is the body’s way of recharging, meaning that sleep doesn’t only increase your energy—it actually boosts your mental health.

2) Feel what you feel! Don't worry about controlling or changing your feelings. For now, focus on expressing the feelings that you have rather than trying to feel a certain way.

3) Forgive yourself for past mistakes. Messing up is a part of life, and mental health requires understanding that and moving past mistakes in our lives. Is there a mistake or regret that eats at you? Let. It. Go.

4) Throw a mini-party for yourself! Celebrate a recent accomplishment in your life by patting yourself on the back and rewarding yourself with a small gift you've been looking forward to. It's important to acknowledge successes-- not just failures.

5) Find a good support system. Whether family, friends, a church, or something else, find a group of people who are willing to love you for who you are. This boosts resilience and helps to provide perspective in the midst of stress and pain.

iF YOU HAVE ANY QUIRIES...FEEL FREE TO ASK.......!!!!!!

Tips when you are in dieting

• ON BALANCED DIET YOU COULD TRY THIS....
  
  
  
   Count colors not calories. Have at least one fruit and one vegetable that is green, red, purple, orange, and yellow each day.
• Control yourself. The amount of food that fills a salad plate is all we really need for meals - without seconds!
• Switch Hands. If you snack with your non-dominant hand you will eat less. Try it!
• Stick a fork in it. With dressing on the side, dip your fork into the dressing first before stabbing the greens and save hundreds of calories and avoid unwanted fat.
• To resist temptation to snack after dinner, brush your teeth immediately after your meal.
• Make a promise to never, ever supersize again.
• Not all yogurts are created equal! Sugar content per serving can range between a low of 9 grams to a high of 56 grams. Check Nutrition Facts labels.
• A serving of pasta is ½ cup - about the size of a tennis ball cut in half. That's it!


• A Lean Machine. Trimming visible fat from meat before cooking can reduce fat intake by as much as 50%.


• Read all about it. Protect yourself by checking the Nutrition Facts labels.
• Don't eat until you are full; eat until you are no longer hungry.
• Hungry after dinner? Sip a hot drink. It can definitely put a damper on a lingering appetite.
• Popeye would agree. Spinach is the best of the best. If your meal calls for "lettuce" use fresh spinach instead.
• The amount of salt we need is found naturally in the foods we eat. Cut back by slowly reducing daily intake.
• Let-us help. When it comes to lettuce greens, the darker is better. While romaine is heads above iceberg, arugula, watercress and spinach are loaded with even more cancer-fighting nutrients.