As with physical health, tending to mental health is an ongoing process and can be improved with simple daily practices. Here are 5 suggestions to get started.
sleep is essential to maintaining good emotional and physical well-being. A minimum of 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep at night should be considered non negotiable to prevent sleep debt that we often try to cover up through mid day naps
this seems more common sensical to physical well being, but unrelated to mental health. A good healthy diet with nutritious foods goes a long way in keeping our gut health, which is directly related to mental health.
All work and no play can make the human mind dull. Burn outs which are characteristic of the fast paced contemporary society are a result of lack of time for leisure and extra curricular activities that we stopped engaging in as we get busy with work/exams
There’s some value in picking up the phone and calling that old friend you have not connected with in a while. Humans are social beings who have a strong need for belongingness.
the Indian way of living has always incorporated some basic yoga asanas (postures) and pranayams (breathing exercises). Simple stretching and breathing that is ancient in our culture has now proven to be effective for good mental health by western science.