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Prioritize rest and sleep
Sleep hygiene techniques aim to improve sleep quality and help treat insomnia.
They include: adjusting caffeine use, limiting exposure to the bed (regulating your sleep time and having a limited time to sleep), limiting exposure to the blue light from smartphones, and making sure you get up at a similar time in the morning.
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Get a dose of nature
Adequate exposure to sunshine helps levels of the mood-maintaining chemical serotonin.
It also boosts vitamin D levels, which also has an effect on mental health, and helps at the appropriate time to regulate our sleep-wake cycle.
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Improve your diet and start moving
- Wholefoods such as leafy green vegetables, legumes, whole grains, lean red meat, and seafood, provide nutrients that are important for optimal brain function.
- Many types of fitness activities are potentially beneficial – from swimming to jogging to lifting weights or playing sports....
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Reach out when you need help
Positive lifestyle changes aren’t a replacement for medication or psychological therapy but, rather, as something people can undertake themselves on top of their treatment.
While many lifestyle changes can be positive, some changes (such as avoiding junk foods, alcohol, or giving up smoking...
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Reduce your vices
People with alcohol and drug problems have a greater likelihood than average of having a mental illness and have far poorer health outcomes.
Stopping smoking is an important step, as nicotine-addicted people are constantly at the mercy of a withdrawal-craving cycle, which profoundly affects...
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How to Sleep Better
- Develop a “power down” ritual before bed, limiting the use of technology and bright lights.
- Use relaxation techniques like yoga or meditation.
- Get some sun exposure every day.
- Avoid caffeine.
- Stop smoking or chewing tobacco.
Sleep is the most productive thing you do all day
The quality of life decreases when we don't get enough sleep. To improve your quality of sleep:
- Keep it cool, dark, and quiet. A temperature between 65 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit (18-22 degrees celsius) is recommended.
- No screens before bed. ...
Daily Habits for Better Sleep
- Get outside. Aim for at least 30 minutes of sun exposure each day.
- Turn out the lights. When it gets dark outside, dim the lights in your house and reduce blue or full-spectrum light in your environment.
- Avoid caffeine and stop smoking or chewing tobacco.
- Use the bedr...
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