HOW TO Improve Your Mental Health With Technology

Technology and mental well-being might seem as profoundly antagonistic expressions. However, there are excellent digital tools to reach mindfulness and to practice meditation. You can even use these smartphone apps, virtual reality solutions, digital devices as de-stressing and de-toxifying means for getting out of technology – as, after a while, you will be able to practice all types of anti-anxiety skills on your own. So, let The Medical Futurist show you how you can enhance your mental and emotional health with technology. The need for taking care of our emotional health “Just as we observe physical hygiene to stay well, we need to cultivate a kind of emotional hygiene too,” said the Dalai Lama on his Twitter-feed. There are three critical remarks around His Holiness’ statement. First and foremost, the popularity of health-enhancing, physically active lifestyle is soaring worldwide. Although there’s always room for improvement: the WHO says that globally, 23 percent of adults and 81 percent of school-going adolescents are not active enough. According to the organization, adults aged 18-64 should do at least 150 minutes of moderately intense physical activity each week, which is not unaccomplishable. Moreover, the numerically and statistically driven 21st-century mind could get a great inspiration and power from the various fitness trackers and wearables. Secondly, emotional hygiene seems to be thrown into the shade nowadays. Somehow, the culture of busyness canno...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: From Chance to Choice Health Sensors & Trackers anxiety depression digital health emotional emotional health Innovation mental health mental wellbeing stress management technology Source Type: blogs