{"id":57,"date":"2022-05-06T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenkey.newwebsitepreview.co.uk\/?p=57"},"modified":"2026-05-26T09:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:47:48","slug":"brain-health-natural-agility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenkey.newwebsitepreview.co.uk\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"Brain Health \u2013 Natural Agility"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Mental health issues have been escalating dramatically over the last two years, mostly due to the pandemic and to restrictive measures put in place during this time. Data in the Samaritans report, June 2021 is based on over 4 million contacts and highlights the growth trend in mental health issues:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYoung people have struggled with family tensions, a lack of peer contact and negativity about their future prospects, as the pandemic has affected both their social and economic opportunities, and some people who self-harm have struggled to resist hurting themselves without their usual coping mechanisms.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cMiddle aged men have found themselves feeling they need to be strong in the face of immense financial and workplace changes, creating a situation that feels both out of their control and one they must cope with alone.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cHealthcare workers have struggled with feelings of anxiety, trauma and mental fatigue from their work during the pandemic, alongside the impact of being surrounded by serious illness and death at unprecedented levels, while often struggling for support and resources.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Every day almost 600 people in the UK are diagnosed with cognitive impairment and\/or dementia. (Alzheimersresearch.co.uk). Mental ill-health covers a vast range of named conditions including attention deficit disorder (ADHD), autism, eating disorders, anxiety and generalized depression which in some cases leads to self-harm and\/or suicide, as well as Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other forms of dementia. Turning to the government or even an employer to ask them \u201cWhat are they doing about this?\u201d is a reasonable question, but it is also a question that can be reflected backwards to each one of us. What responsibility are we taking for maintaining our personal mental wellbeing and even broader, our health and wellbeing as a whole?<\/span><\/p>\n

In the UK alone we drink 1.5 billion caffeinated drinks a week, including tea, coffee and colas. We eat six million kilos of sugar and two million kilos of chocolate as well as 120 million alcoholic drinks every week and smoke 1.5 billion cigarettes. The reasons for doing this are many – satisfying cravings, handling stress, boosting low energy, insomnia, lack of time, personal enjoyment and so on. As far as pharmaceutical drugs go that are prescribed by the doctor to help with sleep disorders, anxiety and depression, a staggering 532 million tranquillizers, 463 million sleeping pills and 823 million antidepressants every year! With the escalation in poor mental health since the start of the pandemic, it is likely that the consumption of pharmaceutical products is increasing exponentially. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Typical Symptoms of Mental Ill-Health<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Each mental ill-health condition has its own symptoms, but some of the most common signs in adults include:<\/span><\/p>\n