How to maintain a healthy mind and body

1. Maintaining A Healthy Mind And Body
By Maggie Billings

3. What is mental wellbeing
• Mental wellbeing is “feeling good”
• It is a combination of our emotional,
psychological and social wellness
• It affects how individuals see, act, think
and feel
• It affects how you make life choices,
interact with other people and handle
difficult situations, such as stress
• To keep up with your mental health, you
must take time to relax, socialize with
others, participate in things going on in
your community, get enough sleep,
challenge your brain, have a poisitve
attitude, and most importantly get help
if something is going wrong

4. Problems achieving mental wellbeing:
• Bad sleep schedules
• Being anti-social
• Low energy levels
• Having a bad attitude
• Not keeping in touch with family
• Use of drugs and/or alcohol
• Fighting with family or friends
• Mood swings/personality disorder
• Depressing thoughts
• Low self esteem/confidence
• A physical illness
• Abusive relationships/family

5. What is physical wellbeing
• Physical wellbeing is functioning
well
• It can be obtained through a
combination of exercise and
healthy eating habits
• Components include:
cardiovascular and muscular
strength and endurance, as well as
• These components can be obtained by
exercising different parts of your body,
eating and drinking right, putting in effort,
having a positive attitude, having regular
check ups at the doctor’s, obtaining
appropriate rest, stretching and getting
help if needed

6. Problems achieving physical wellbeing:
• Not enough free time
• Lack of motivation
• Dislike of fruits/vegetables
• Fear of injury
• Low energy levels
• Lack of resources/money
• Age
• Disability, sickness and/or disease
• Lack of knowledge
• Thinking exercise is boring

8. Mental and Physical Health Together
• Without mental wellbeing, you cannot be physically healthy
• Without physical wellbeing, you cannot be mentally healthy
• Your mind and body work together to obtain an optimal lifestyle

9. Benefits of mental and physical
wellbeing
• Being generally more happy
• Physically looking good
• Gaining more energy
• Free of sickness
• You get involved in more activities
• Make more friends
• Are closer with your family
• More motivation
• Better outlook on life

10. There are many challenges to overcome
to achieve optimal mental and physical
wellness, but these challenges are well
worth the positive outcome at the end

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Cannel. Retrieved from https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/tentips/10-
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from http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/features/healthy-body-healthy-
mind?page=2
• Sutter Health. (2013). Tips for maintaining a healthy body image. Retrieved from
http://www.pamf.org/teen/life/bodyimage/healthyimage.html
• US Department of Health and Human Services. What is mental health?
MentalHealth.gov. Retrieved from http://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/what-is-
mental-health/
• University of California. Physical Wellness. Wellness. Retrieved from
ttps://wellness.ucr.edu/physical_wellness.html
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