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Brain Health Resources
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Sleep
Deep Sleep and Total Sleep at least 7.5 hours
Your body needs sleep, just as it needs air and food to function at its optimum. During sleep, your body heals itself and restores its chemical balance. Your brain forges new connections and helps memory retention
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Hydration
Drink half your body weight in ounces daily
Water is the second essential habit in making a change to your mental health. Water is one of the most dynamic molecules existing in all three states of matter: liquid, solid and gas. Water covers seventy-six percent of the Earth’s surface and roughly seventy - eight percent of the human body. Water has zero calories, provides energy, and lowers heart risks by forty percent. Water is crucial for proper digestion and helps cleanse the body of toxins assisting in elimination.
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Movement
Pilates, Yoga . QI Gong . Pure Barre . Rowing . Walking .
Did you know that regular exercise can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression as effectively as antidepressant drugs? Physical movement can also distract you from negative thoughts and provide you with new perspective. Additionally, it is an excellent outlet to work out your frustrations instead of stuffing yourself with unhealthy foods or binge watching Netflix until all hours of the night.
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Digestion
Microbiome Gut Brain Connection Vagus Nerve
Nutrition effects the whole body and Americans especially lower middle class youth are eating and drinking a dangerous diet riddled with sugars that are causing inflammation, obesity, diabetes, anxiety, and depression.
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Mindset
Intention Meditation . Prayer . Gratitude
Your life is driven by your emotions, thoughts, and choices. Your choices are either intentional or repetitious. You are either evolving or repeating your behaviors. If you are repeating emotions such as stress or worry it can affect your nervous system which can affect the pace at which your heart beats putting undo stress on your physical body.