The importance of prioritising mental health needs no new introduction, as it is a crucial part of overall health and well-being. And therefore it becomes extremely crucial to give the mind the much-needed rest. While the brain is the most active organ in our body, it is very normal to experience stress. Wondering what can be done? As a person can’t devote an entire day to sleep. Acknowledging it to be the need of the hour, nutritionist Bhakti Kapoor dropped a picture on her Instagram account, wherein she explained “How to give your brain break.” The nutritionist also penned down a long note in the caption, explaining the consequences of not giving your brain the required amount of rest.
Bhakti started by saying, “While it is necessary to keep educated and attentive, it is also important to rest your brain from all of the stress. We all know how important mental health is and how seldom we talk about it. Even when sleeping, humans may process up to 70,000 ideas in a 24-hour period. Every day has 86,400 seconds, which corresponds to a new idea every 1.2 seconds — your brain never stops!” Stressing on reducing stress to enhance physical and mental health, the nutritionist mentioned a few activities under a do’s and don’ts list that are really helpful in giving rest to your mind. She said, “These activities, in addition to eating healthily, drinking enough water, and getting enough sleep, are excellent methods to take a little mental vacation and divert your attention away from the epidemic.”
Bhakti urged all to not indulge in these activities all the time if we wish to give a break to our minds:
- Staring at your phone.
- Scrolling through Instagram.
- Reading the news.
- Surfing the internet.
- Online shopping.
- Watching YouTube videos.
- Excessive caffeine intake.
And while we are staying away from the above-mentioned activities, it is extremely beneficial in indulging ourselves in these habits:
- Get fresh air.
- Have a conversation.
- Quiet reflection.
- Move your body.
- A power nap.
- Doing a short breathing exercise.
- Put on music and dance.
Informing all about the outcome of a restless brain, the nutritionist said that not pausing and recharging your mind enough will result in a brain that “doesn’t operate well”. She added, “You are also more prone to develop burnout and the health issues that come with prolonged stress. She further added that these dos and don’ts will help in keeping the “brain fresh and healthy for the rest of your life.” While the importance of our professional life can’t be substituted by anything else, keeping up with mental and physical fitness is extremely crucial, so that our career isn’t hindered by anything else.
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