Feeling Blue??

[ShawnP]

   Ways to improve your mood

   1.  More Vitamin D.

            a. Fresh air and sun

            b. tanning bed

            c. more lights on in house

            d. vitamin supplement

            e. milk

  

  

    2.  Exercise (produces more endorphins)

  

             a. Pass to the gym 

  

             b. yoga class 

  

             c. home routine (wii) 

  

             d. walking 

  

   

        

   

     3.  Smile "Fake it until you make it" (releases  endorphins,  natural pain killers and Serotonin) 

       

      

           

    

      4.  Laugh  

    

              a. read jokes   

    

              b. watch a funny movie or tv show   

         

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP4abiHdQpc  

         

     

       5.  Spend time with positive people   

           

          

    

         

     

       6.  Change your scenery   

     

               a. paint a room    

     

               b. new wall hangings    

     

               c. move furniture around    

           

          

           

      

        7.  Break your routine     

      

                 a. spur of the moment outing     

      

                b. staying up late or sleeping in     

      

                c. being "messy" or be a cleaning fanatic     

      

                d. allowing time for yourself     

             

            

     

          

         

     

       8.  Helping Others   

     

                a. motivation    

     

                b. sponsor    

     

                c. charity (helping out)    

     

               d. cooking or baking for someone. (family of a deceased, maybe someone came home          

     

                   from hospital, church event etc)                 

           

          

                 

      

        9.  Meditation (helps with relaxation, produces serotonin and depeamine that have positive effects on your mood.