Understanding the Link between Happiness and Mental Health

 

Embracing Joy: Unraveling the Connection Between Happiness and Holistic Health





Happiness is being increasingly shown to afford several protective health benefits. Happier individuals tend to have a greater life expectancy, enjoy better physical health, and possess greater psychological resilience. In particular, it’s worth investigating the complex interplay between mental and social factors associated with cognitive support is increasingly necessary for understanding the relationship between happiness and chronic conditions such as dementia.


In today's busy world, we are seeing an alarming incidence of depression, and it's not hard to see why. The constant pressure to keep up with the daily grind can make it challenging to find time for the simple joys that make life worth living. As the spark of excitement fades, we can feel increasingly unfulfilled, imbalanced, disconnected. After all we are social creatures, and as such we need joy to thrive.


When joy is chronically absent from our lives, it can lead to lifestyle modifications that have a profound and negative impact on both our mental fitness and physical well-being.


The dopamine connection

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain, which participates in a wide range of behavioral and cognitive functions in the adult brain, including movement, cognition, and reward. When we achieve something we set out to do or engage in activities or situations we find pleasurable, dopamine is released, creating a sense of happiness. 


Dopamine has also been found to affect the way we use our working memory for thinking and problem-solving, and our decision-making about whether or not to put in effort for a particular task based on what we consider valuable. 


This adds to the extensive body of research linking depression to dementia, with previous studies emphasizing a relationship between depression in later life and cognitive decline.


Promoting positive emotions

myAVOS is a holistic mind care app offering wellness coaching and personalized recommendations to help people maintain a sense of purpose, fulfillment, and balance in their lives in various ways. Nutrition and personal goal achievement are two examples. Certain foods, such as those rich in tyrosine, an amino acid that is a precursor to dopamine production, can promote dopamine release.


myAVOS enables users to track their nutrition intake and make informed choices about what they eat to ensure they are consuming adequate amounts of tyrosine-rich foods. Setting and achieving personal goals can also stimulate the release of dopamine.


myAVOS also helps users set achievable goals related to their mental health and well-being, such as meditating for a certain amount of time each day or going for a daily walk, and offers personalized lifestyle modifications to provide users with a sense of control over their mental health journey.


Regarding cognitive support, if a person knows their baseline cognitive status as part of a holistic wellness approach, then early changes can be identified and currently important co-morbities identified and addressed - including the current holy grail of finding early signs of dementia. Aside from dementia though, many people live with unseen and often unknown cognitive deficits. This could prevent them attaining their full potential. 


This is a significant issue and OptiChroniX Inc intends to attend to this dilemma and continue on its mission to deliver Healthier Brains for Millions. 


Credits: Meet Albrecht Tribukait PhD, MBA, a transformational leader with over 20 years of international experience at the intersection of science, policy, and regulation in Biotech and FMCG industries. With extensive expertise in national and supranational regulation of consumer and non-food products, Albrecht has published scientific and clinical research and established groundbreaking partnerships with NGOs and government research organizations. Holding a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences and an MBA from Anaheim University Akio Morita School of Business, Albrecht also holds postgraduate certificates from Oxford and Hull.


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