Keeping a positive attitude
Our lives in the 21st century is filled with struggles. Every day is a fight against personal, social and/or familial issues. This can be very exhausting to handle on a daily basis. It leads to a feeling of hopelessness and unhappiness but it can be averted by keeping a positive attitude. Positive attitude helps to bring success in all endeavors. In order to keep a positive attitude, a few steps have to be followed.
Firstly, try to eliminate all negative thoughts. People are always attracted to negative thoughts and emotions but to eliminate negative thoughts, a person needs to overcome thoughts that come to the mind without any effort also known as automatic thoughts. Negative thoughts make a person feel sad, …show more content…
A healthy lifestyle is a way of living that incorporates eight aspects of well-being into a person’s life mainly emotional, financial, occupational, physical, social, spiritual, intellectual and environmental. Sedentary lifestyle is a silent killer. There are studies that show that sitting or lying down for a long period of time is bad for health. Common examples would be watching television, using a computer, sitting down to read, talk and listen to music. People over 65 years of age spend approximately 10 hours a day sitting or lying down which makes the most sedentary age group. Physical activity releases endorphins in the body which create a feeling of happiness and euphoria. Exercising reduces the risk of heart diseases, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. It is only beneficial if the body is moving fast enough to raise the heartbeat, feel warmer and breathe faster. This is called a moderate intensity activity. If the activity requires maximum effort, then it is called vigorous intensity activity. It increases stamina, strength and suppleness. Studies show that vigorous intensity activity bring more health benefits as compared to moderate intensity activity. It is recommended that a person should exercise at least 30 minutes every …show more content…
The food contains energy in variety of forms- fats, proteins and carbohydrates. A carbohydrate is a sugar. There are two kinds of carbohydrates: simple sugars (glucose, fructose) and complex sugar (polysaccharides). Fats also have two types: saturated and unsaturated fats. Saturated fats are solid at room temperature while unsaturated fats are liquid. An excess of fats in the body blocks the arteries and increases body weight. Proteins are amino acids. They are the basic building block of muscles in the body. The stomach converts food into simple sugar which is carried to the cells in the body. Every cell in a body has a powerhouse called the mitochondria. It breakdowns these simple sugars and creates energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). Healthy eating regulates release of hormones and formation of neurotransmitters which serve as a signal to the brain. The release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin improve the mood of a
Our lives in the 21st century is filled with struggles. Every day is a fight against personal, social and/or familial issues. This can be very exhausting to handle on a daily basis. It leads to a feeling of hopelessness and unhappiness but it can be averted by keeping a positive attitude. Positive attitude helps to bring success in all endeavors. In order to keep a positive attitude, a few steps have to be followed.
Firstly, try to eliminate all negative thoughts. People are always attracted to negative thoughts and emotions but to eliminate negative thoughts, a person needs to overcome thoughts that come to the mind without any effort also known as automatic thoughts. Negative thoughts make a person feel sad, …show more content…
A healthy lifestyle is a way of living that incorporates eight aspects of well-being into a person’s life mainly emotional, financial, occupational, physical, social, spiritual, intellectual and environmental. Sedentary lifestyle is a silent killer. There are studies that show that sitting or lying down for a long period of time is bad for health. Common examples would be watching television, using a computer, sitting down to read, talk and listen to music. People over 65 years of age spend approximately 10 hours a day sitting or lying down which makes the most sedentary age group. Physical activity releases endorphins in the body which create a feeling of happiness and euphoria. Exercising reduces the risk of heart diseases, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. It is only beneficial if the body is moving fast enough to raise the heartbeat, feel warmer and breathe faster. This is called a moderate intensity activity. If the activity requires maximum effort, then it is called vigorous intensity activity. It increases stamina, strength and suppleness. Studies show that vigorous intensity activity bring more health benefits as compared to moderate intensity activity. It is recommended that a person should exercise at least 30 minutes every …show more content…
The food contains energy in variety of forms- fats, proteins and carbohydrates. A carbohydrate is a sugar. There are two kinds of carbohydrates: simple sugars (glucose, fructose) and complex sugar (polysaccharides). Fats also have two types: saturated and unsaturated fats. Saturated fats are solid at room temperature while unsaturated fats are liquid. An excess of fats in the body blocks the arteries and increases body weight. Proteins are amino acids. They are the basic building block of muscles in the body. The stomach converts food into simple sugar which is carried to the cells in the body. Every cell in a body has a powerhouse called the mitochondria. It breakdowns these simple sugars and creates energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). Healthy eating regulates release of hormones and formation of neurotransmitters which serve as a signal to the brain. The release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin improve the mood of a