Depression Health Tips

Seek Solace
Support networks, family and friends can help you create an action plan to help you take the necessary steps to reduce stress and improve your emotional wellbeing.

Take Time Out
Seek space and allow your mind to rest. The busier you are the more important it is to allow time to relax and bring focus to your life.

Try Acupuncture
This ancient science is thought to alleviate depression by stimulating the release of mood enhancing hormones.

Follow Your Passion
Do things that you enjoy and feel passionate about. It makes your emotions soar.

Meditate and Listen to Healing Music
Meditation reduces stress and anxiety and allows us to reconnect with ourselves.

Retreat from Stress
Escape to a healing retreat to restore your mental and physical health.

Perform Regular Physical Activity
Exercise can be a powerful antidote. Exercise releases endorphins, creating a natural euphoria. Participate in some type of exercise most days. Walking, cycling, yoga, pilates and tai chi are all good forms of exercise. Always exercise within your limits.

Breathe Fresh Air & Enjoy the Sunshine
Deep breathing helps calm the senses and relaxes the mind. Sunlight stimulates the production of vitamin D, a deficiency of this pro-hormone affects emotional health. It is particularly effective for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the type of depression experienced during dark winter months.

Have a Blissful Experience
Massage therapy is a traditional healing technique that can reduce the effects of anxiety and tension in today's stressful world. This hands on treatment allows a deep state of relaxation to uplift your mood and calm tight muscles. The release of stress and tension then allows the body’s own healing process to begin.

Avoid Caffeine
Coffee, tea, chocolate, guarana and caffeinated soft drinks should be eliminated. Individuals with high levels of anxiety appear to be more susceptible to the actions of caffeine.

Keep Hydrated
Simple dehydration can alter brain function. The average individual requires at least 1-2 litres of filtered water daily.

Get Your Sleep
Quality sleep is paramount to neurological health. Practice a calming technique like meditation before retiring.

Quit Smoking
Smokers have greater symptoms of anxiety and depression than nonsmokers. Cigarettes also contain toxic chemicals that are damaging to health.

Note:This information should not be used as a substitute for the advice provided by your health practitioner. If you suspect you are experiencing depression, promptly seek professional advice. Do not cease taking your prescribed medication without the consent of your doctor.

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