Mental health and physical health – are they connected?/ умственное здоровье и физическое здоровье – есть ли связь?

Mental health and physical health – are they connected?IntroductionScientists, doctors, influencers, and other people all over the world emphasize the significance of keeping a healthy lifestyle. It is true that we should from childhood to take care about our health in order to feel well for a long time. However, nowadays there is also a growing tendency of maintaining the mental health in a good condition. They say mental health is important as well as physical. Health advice is everywhere, but much of it focuses only on the body. As researchers continue to investigate what influences our health, we’re finding that physical health and mental health are more closely linked than we realized. If mental or physical health swing out of balance, an individual will suffer.“A sound mind in a sound body”, it is a widespread opinion. But do we all understand it correctly and do we know what it means at all? Does it mean that we should pay attention to our physical health firstly? Hence, if the body is in good condition, the mind automatically will be okay, isn’t it? The relationship between the mental and physical development of the individual is the basis for harmonious human existence, so you need to take care of both your material and subtle experiences.The main goal of this research is to identify the connection between mental and physical health, investigate the problems, which we can face if we neglect our organism`s demands, and devise the ways we can help our body and mind be healthy.Main bodyIn the beginning, it is essential to refresh the main definitions, such as mental and physical health. Physical healthSo, what is physical health? Physical health represents one dimension of total well-being. The term refers to the state of your physical body and how well it’s operating, taking into consideration everything from the absence of disease to fitness level. When it comes to kids and teenagers, we often pay much more attention to physical health over mental health. Parents and guardians pour a lot of energy into ensuring kids grow up physically healthy, but they may not have a complete picture of what physical health entails. Physical health has two central components.1. NutritionGood nutrition is essential for everyone, but growing bodies need even more resources. A host of vitamins and minerals is essential to physical health, as are the right amounts of protein and carbohydrates. Balancing your child’s diet gives them a much better chance of remaining physically healthy.2. ActivityIt’s increasingly challenging to ensure kids get enough exercise and physical activity. With the proliferation of screens in every area of life, children and teenagers are becoming more sedentary. Although the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) activity guidelines recommend youth ages 6 to 17 get 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day, the majority of children don’t get anywhere near that.TV is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to creating a sedentary lifestyle. Kids who watch three or more hours of TV per day are 65 percent more likely to become obese than children who watch less than one hour a day. Screen time of all types has negative effects on health, ranging from sleep loss to learning difficulty

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