Wednesday 19 August 2009

Ten Easy Ways to Improve Your Mood

Do you find yourself sniping at your mate more frequently than usual? Are you avoiding social encounters? Have you recently developed feelings of apprehension or fear when there is no logical reason for it?


Ten Easy Ways to Boost Your Mood

Meditation: Meditation helps you tune out t stresses of your world for a while to concentrate on yourself. This isolation, done properly for five to ten minutes, may generate answers that are already in you, waiting for an opportunity for expression, or invite answers from the universe at large - take your pick. You may often find solutions to your stress and problems of living.
Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy uses the essential oils of flowers, plants and herbs to reduce stress levels. Such essences are often claimed to be a good remedy for many illnesses that occur due to stress. They may also enhance your mood and help you to relax.

Music: Music soothes frayed nerves and has a very calming effect. Hum familiar songs or sing along. Music can help to soothe shattered nerves and makes sense to your mind. This produces better relaxation and a feeling of contentment. Music is an excellent mood booster.

Massage: Massage therapy can reduce body tension, stiffness and stress. Ideally, massaging proves beneficial for your whole body and offers relaxation by lowering production of cortisol, a stress hormone. Absence of this hormone can make you feel happier and free from anxiety.
Massaging may clear your nervous, circulatory and muscular systems. This is claimed to help in the smooth independent and interdependent functioning of all the systems.

Breakfast: A good, nutritious breakfast in the morning can set your mood for the day. Include fibrous foods in your breakfast, as fiber lowers emotional upsets and keeps you alert and active. This improves your mood, boosts your memory power and energizes your total being.
Vitamins: Vitamins are essential to, among many other benefits, maintain serotonin levels in your brain. Serotonin passes the message of well-being to the brain. A good supply of serotonin can keep you in a good mood.
One thing not emphasized enough in this book is the importance of sunlight to your overall wellbeing and your overall feeling of wellbeing. Sunlight, in proper amounts and with adequate protection against the well-known hazards, is essential for your body’s health.

Fats: Good fats are essential for maintaining proper serotonin levels in your brain. You can get your supply of good fats from olive oil, fish and nuts. Consumption of these fatty substances is essential. You should avoid having saturated fats that are present in cakes and cookies.
Humor: Laughing relaxes your muscles and releases muscular tension. It reduces your pain and stress, thereby reducing psychological tension, too. Make humor an important part of your life and learn to laugh at yourself, as well as others. You feel your mood rising when you laugh out loud.

Exercise: Exercise keeps your body physically and mentally fit. It also changes the level of beta-endorphins in your body. These beta-endorphins are responsible for your moods. Exercise boosts your physical and emotional capacity, increasing your ability to cope with anxiety disorders. It also improves the functioning of your nervous system. A fit body can easily deal with depressing thoughts and fight off foul moods.

Yoga: Yoga is claimed to be an excellent stress buster. This exercise can reduces stress levels, increases energy, and releases tension. It may lift your mood too. Make sure that you only start Yoga with a qualified expert as many people are injured every year when they take it up.
These simple tips can boost your mood and provide some relief from anxiety disorders.

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