1. EMOTIONS
Emotions are the way your body reacts to situations or things in the environment.

2. EXPRESS YOURSELF

3. How Does our Body React to our Emotions
Remember you cannot help the emotions that you have, but you can control how you react to them!
Your body will give you clues that you are about to react to an emotion.
How we react to the emotion can be seen as our mood

4. Signs your body gives you

5. What is a Mood? A mood is an interaction between our feelings, thoughts, and actions to a situation or memory.
How we feel about what happened
Feelings
MOOD
Actions
How we respond
Thoughts
How we think about what happened

6. How do you change your mood? CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS!!!
1. Feelings-We cannot control that these happen
2. Thoughts This you can control. How you look at the situation is what matters.
Try using milder more positive words in your thoughts
As yourself can I learn something from this situation
Challenge your thoughts
Choose positive thoughts!
3. Actions- REMEMBER: These are your choice!!!!

7. There are 4 Pillars of Brain Health
Physical Exercise
Balanced Diet
Stress Management
Brain Excercise

8. Exercise- 30 minutes of physical activity to increase your heart rate.
Releases feel-good brain chemicals
Reduces immune system chemicals which worsen depression
Increases body temperature which has calming affects
Gain confidence
Take your mind of worries
Get social interactions
Cope in healthy ways
Natural Energy boost
Improved sleep
Healthier appetite
HAVE FUN!- it is not a specific activity it is about doing one you enjoy!

9. Sleep How to get more sleep Why is it Important?
8-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Sleep allows brain to take new information and strengthen memories
Sleep can affect mood, energy level, and ability to concentrate
Sleep affect mental and physical health health
Have a regular sleep schedule
Use naps to make up for lost sleep.
Increase natural light exposure
Keep noise out of room
Keep room dark
Make sure you are comfortable when you sleep
Eat right and get regular exercise
Drink less liquids right before bed
If you must have a snack try: ½ turkey sandwich, whole grain/low sugar cereal, granola w/lowfat milk or yogurt, or a banana

10. Brain Food
BREAKFAST is very important try to eat: Granola, Yogurt, Sliced Apple, Veggie Omelet, Bran Muffin, Fruit Cup. They will help restock your energy
BRAIN BUILDING FOODS: Avacado, Banana, Spinach, Yogurt, Peanut Butter
BRAIN DRAINERS: Colas, Corn Syrup
FATS YOUR BODY NEEDS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY BRAIN CELLS:
Omega 6: Safflower Oil, Sunflower Oil, Corn Oil, Sesame Oil
Omega 3: Flax, Pumpkin Seeds, Walnuts, Cold Water Fish

11. Brain Excercise
Brain Excercises improve concentration and memory and can help sustain mental clarity in stressful situations
3 Brain Excercises to do each day:
1. 5 minute visualization-going to a place that is relaxing or brings you happy thoughts/memories
2. Series of adding and subtracting
3. Try something different of new every day

12. The root of all health is in the brain. The trunk of it is in emotion
The root of all health is in the brain. The trunk of it is in emotion. The branches and leaves are the body. The flower of health blooms when all parts work together. ~Kurdish