Taking Care Of The Silhouette Of The Mind

Hello everyone, we are nine days into the month of November, we have gained another hour of sleep. The holidays are fast approaching where we tend to travel more and extend our presence among friends. Therefore, this will be the time to cradle those lucid thoughts, and to keep the mentality in its thriving capacity.

Ladies, please make sure you do your breasts exam for this month.
Gentleman, as always, I strongly urge you to also get a prostate exam.

Depending on where you reside, we will be layering our attire once the colder months begin to settle in, however, the glory in the seasonal transition is to always best to be prepared.

November is considered Mental Health Month, so I thought I would highlight this month and some of those nuisances when pertaining to those two brain hemispheres and the deterrence components to thrive once they become unbalanced.

If you are feeling any signs of sadness, hopelessness, or emptiness, losing interest or pleasure in activities that used to be enjoyable, or having mood swings, from extreme highs (mania) to extreme lows (depression), This is a major one around the time of the year, feeling irritable, angry, or restless, having trouble sleeping, eating, or concentrating, or if in the silence of your home, you are having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, then I will suggest you seek some form mental health counseling.

Seasonal Affective Disorder

There is one concern that I need to discuss, and that is Seasonal Affective Disorder. This is the one disorder that seems to affect society in different phases and most people who this generally affect, will start showing signs around the late fall and it becomes detrimental once we fully transition into the winter months.
Just know there are different ways to manage or treat Seasonal Affective Disorder through the means of, light therapy, psychotherapy, medication, or a combination of counseling and medication management.

Make sure if you do not suffer from SAD, and these symptoms begin to exhibit, please make sure you discuss your concerns with your physician.

Brain Boosting Smoothie Recipe

½ avocado
½ banana
½ cup blueberries
6 walnuts
1 scoop vanilla flavored collagen protein powder
½ cup water
 
Add all ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth texture is reached.
 
If you are allergic to any of the ingredients, then do not consume.
 
 
The window of your soul speaks from the heart, after it manifests what it thinks from the mind, pamper both as the spare air you inhale and exhale.
 
SKC, Interim DON, APRN