sports regularly keeps us mentally active. How can we have good mental health? •• Eat healthy food: There are strong links between what we eat and how we feel. A ‘healthy diet’ is one that has enough essential nutrient, and provides the right amount of calories to maintain a healthy weight.
•• Express your feelings: Whenever we are feeling stressed, then talking about our feelings helps us to stay in good mental health. •• Play games and sports you like: What do you love to play? Playing Hockey, Cricket, Chess or any other game or doing an activity you enjoy or you’re good at, boosts your self-esteem. It helps you to concentrate, sleep, look, and feel better.
Enjoying through games helps in beating stress also. •• Get enough sleep: Every day our body needs time to rest and heal. Sleep for about eight hours is must for all, especially for children. •• Spend time with friends and family: Friends and family can make you feel cared for.
They can offer different views to your problems, and the tension you are feeling. This helps in better understanding of the problem or situation and thus in solving the problems. •• Ask for help: None of us is perfect in all aspects. We all have problems when things go wrong or get tired at times.
If you feel that you cannot cope up with the situation, and things are getting too much, then do not hesitate to ask for help. •• Do not consume tobacco products or alcohol: Tobacco and alcohol result in illness in proportion to the consumption. Learn to say ‘No’ to your friends in such situations. Social Dimension This dimension of health refers to the ability of individuals to interact with others in the socio-cultural environment.
A sound social health helps us in maintaining healthy relationships with others. Good social health includes not only having positive relationships but behaving appropriately and maintaining socially acceptable standards. It focuses on creating and maintaining healthy, and supportive relationships with family, neighborhood, friends, peers, teachers, and community members. Good communication skills help in