Striking a Balance Between My Mental and Physical Health

It’s no news that health is wealth. And very much assured that the more you put your health as a priority, the better your well-being. However, it is said that money is surely a way to live a good life. But when your health is imbalanced or deteriorated, then money at that point might seem much more useless than you could ever think of.

I have always had my thoughts on “what if I have enough money that can surely escape me from sickness and diseases”. Yeah. That's true; money can protect one from illnesses and diseases only when it is put to proper use, preventing every possible means of contracting the disease.

A clean environment, good medicals and check-ups, good food at the right time, vegetables, exercises, and many more activities that could aid a good living. If the reverse is the case, then I can say it will be so difficult to overcome whatever the ailment is, even if your money keeps overflowing.

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Striking a balance between my mental and physical health.

Both mental and physical well-being are of priority, and they surely have an important role to play in our lives. You can’t expect to be physically balanced when you are deficient in your mental health, and you can’t expect to be mentally balanced when you are physically deficient. Both have to work hand in hand.

There are times when you see some people physically okay, but at times, they just act strangely. Maybe you see someone talking to themselves, or maybe doing things that are unexpected of a normal person. It's crystal clear that they are having metal instability.

And for those who are showing some reactions way different from the normal actions of humans, maybe having some heavy pains in some part of their body, weaknesses, and a lot more. Then I would say they are physically unstable.

I watched a movie titled “Cells at Work” and from the movie, I realised that the brain and the cells in our body surely work hand in hand. Though the brain remains the mastermind, and once it's affected, then the whole system is affected too

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There are some activities I make sure I keep to so as to maintain a stable health, both physically and mentally.

Good sleep: Most times, I make sure I give myself enough time to sleep. Sleeping is said to be one way to relax the brain from too much stress. The moment I begin to find it difficult to sleep, I know that there is something wrong with me mentally.

Walking: I don't have much time for exercising my body. But I think there should be some other way out. So I have practiced walking as my way of exercise, and it has proved effective over time.

Health check-up: most times, we can't know when our health is deteriorating. We only know when it's already deteriorated, and we see symptoms or abnormal signs before we can take it seriously. With time, I have continued to practice checking my blood pressure consistently and also having some health tests.

Eat good food: All of these things I know will be so difficult when you don't have enough money. But if you have money, I will advise you to eat well. Your body will surely reflect what you take in.

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This is my response to the HIVE LEARNERS weekly prompt in the hive-learners community for the Week 182 Edition 1, and the topic to be discussed is MENTAL VS PHYSICAL HEALTH

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