Women’s Mental Health in Relation to Exercise and Nutrition
Dominic Marshall
Fairfield University
A lifestyle approach to increasing activity for women including activities like brisk walking, climbing stairs, doing gardening and housework, and recreational activity has been recommended. According to Blair and Connelly (1996), all adults are recommended to accumulate at least 30 minutes per day with an intensity equivalent to walking at 3 to 4 miles per hour for most healthy adults. This level of activity is believed to be realistic and achievable for the vast majority of adults. For adequate physical and mental health for almost everyone, one must engage in regular physical activity. Via engaging in physical activity …show more content…
Selhub (2015) researched the effects that food has on the functioning of the brain. According to Selhub (2015), neurotransmitters like serotonin is used to regulate mood and mediate hunger and sleep whilst inhibit pain. The study goes in depth on the brain and how pivotal having a good diet is for regulating a healthy brain and therefore the entire body. It is stated that about 95% of your serotonin is produced in your gastrointestinal tract, and your gastrointestinal tract is lined with a hundred million nerve cells, or neurons, it makes sense that the inner workings of your digestive system don’t just help you digest food, but also guide your …show more content…
Poor diet quality, could be a major risk factor in poor regulation of the brain. The objective of Bodnar and Wisner (2005) study was to review and the current literature on the role of nutrition in depression, and find the implications for childbearing-aged women. The study mentions specific foods that are crucial in being healthy including, omega-3 fatty acid can reduce the risk of depression and fish oil and folic acid supplements each have been used to treat depression successfully. Bodnar and Wisner (2005) found that there are a minimum of three mechanisms that nutrition might be effective improving mental health. One step in preventing nutritional deficiencies that relate to poor mental health is to modify dietary intake in that supplementing diets with one or multiple vitamins and minerals. Moreover, according to The Institute of Medicine (1998, 2000), pregnant and lactating women are especially vulnerable to nutrient deficiencies because their needs are substantially elevated compared with nonpregnant and nonlactating women, and these needs may be difficult to meet through an ordinary diet or existing maternal stores. For instance, nutrient requirements during pregnancy are 70% higher for vitamin C and folate and 150% higher for iron compared with the nonpregnant and nonlactating
Dominic Marshall
Fairfield University
A lifestyle approach to increasing activity for women including activities like brisk walking, climbing stairs, doing gardening and housework, and recreational activity has been recommended. According to Blair and Connelly (1996), all adults are recommended to accumulate at least 30 minutes per day with an intensity equivalent to walking at 3 to 4 miles per hour for most healthy adults. This level of activity is believed to be realistic and achievable for the vast majority of adults. For adequate physical and mental health for almost everyone, one must engage in regular physical activity. Via engaging in physical activity …show more content…
Selhub (2015) researched the effects that food has on the functioning of the brain. According to Selhub (2015), neurotransmitters like serotonin is used to regulate mood and mediate hunger and sleep whilst inhibit pain. The study goes in depth on the brain and how pivotal having a good diet is for regulating a healthy brain and therefore the entire body. It is stated that about 95% of your serotonin is produced in your gastrointestinal tract, and your gastrointestinal tract is lined with a hundred million nerve cells, or neurons, it makes sense that the inner workings of your digestive system don’t just help you digest food, but also guide your …show more content…
Poor diet quality, could be a major risk factor in poor regulation of the brain. The objective of Bodnar and Wisner (2005) study was to review and the current literature on the role of nutrition in depression, and find the implications for childbearing-aged women. The study mentions specific foods that are crucial in being healthy including, omega-3 fatty acid can reduce the risk of depression and fish oil and folic acid supplements each have been used to treat depression successfully. Bodnar and Wisner (2005) found that there are a minimum of three mechanisms that nutrition might be effective improving mental health. One step in preventing nutritional deficiencies that relate to poor mental health is to modify dietary intake in that supplementing diets with one or multiple vitamins and minerals. Moreover, according to The Institute of Medicine (1998, 2000), pregnant and lactating women are especially vulnerable to nutrient deficiencies because their needs are substantially elevated compared with nonpregnant and nonlactating women, and these needs may be difficult to meet through an ordinary diet or existing maternal stores. For instance, nutrient requirements during pregnancy are 70% higher for vitamin C and folate and 150% higher for iron compared with the nonpregnant and nonlactating