Research has found a link between an upbeat mental state and improved health, including lower blood pressure, reduced risk for heart disease, healthier weight, better blood sugar levels, and longer life.

Mental/emotional health – ▪The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in your life.

List five characteristics of people with good mental/emotional health? realistic about strengths and weaknesses, responsible for personal behavior, fun loving, able to relax alone or with others, puts talents and abilities to good use, view change as a challenge and opportunity.

You are a unique individual with thoughts, emotions and behaviors independent of your family, friends and coworkers. You have the ability to see, understand, and know the world around you in a way only you can. You have the ability to grow, change, thrive, and set goals for yourself.

personal identity. your sense of yourself as a unique individual.

Hostility isolates you from other people. Anger and constant hostility keep your blood pressure high and increase your chances of having another health problem, such as depression, heart attack, or a stroke. Teens who say they often feel angry and hostile also more often feel anxious, stressed, sad, and fatigued.

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1. Think before you speak. In the heat of the moment, it’s easy to say something you’ll later regret.
2. Once you’re calm, express your anger.
3. Get some exercise.
4. Take a timeout.
5. Identify possible solutions.
6. Stick with ‘I’ statements.
7. Don’t hold a grudge.
8. Use humor to release tension.

FOODS THAT CAN HELP WITH ANGER MANAGEMENT

• Load your plate with mood-supporting foods by eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables.
• Consume foods as close as possible to how they look in nature.
• Eat plenty of dopamine-building foods, such as fish, poultry, eggs, and leafy greens.

Agitation, irritability, poor self control, reduced attention span, hyperactivity and a hair-trigger temper can occur with low magnesium. Magnesium works as a natural sedative and helps the brain calm down from stress and stimulation. It’s a natural “chill pill.”

Irritability Being deficient in vitamin B-12 can affect a person’s mood, potentially causing irritability or depression. There is a need for more research into the link between vitamin B-12 and mental health. One theory is that vitamin B-12 helps break down a brain chemical called homocysteine.