The types and amounts of the different foods that people consume can affect not just their weight but also their general health. One old saying says, We are what we eat.
In reality, food is a complex blend of various energy sources like calories, protein that aids in wound healing and the formation of new tissues like skin and muscle, and micronutrients like vitamins that support various biochemical processes. When these ingredients come together, they form the essence of a person.
However, there is more to consumption than just food, as people’s mental well-being also influences their health.
When people have an unbalanced diet, several functions in their body are going to suffer different consequences. Eating large or small quantities of anything can also lead to disease development. One crazy and unbelievable thing is that people’s bodies ingest what they see or hear.
This is called a visual diet. As a result, their diet will include not only their meals but also their food for thought. A fundamental aspect of a successful mental or nutritional diet is the moderation and balance of high-quality foods, coupled with high-quality information.
When individuals consume a significant amount of negative news, even for just a few minutes, they may experience symptoms of stress, anxiety, or even depression. According to research, exposure to a video that consists of negative news and lasts 14 minutes may rapidly increase sadness and anxiety. One of the most significant things that the research revealed was that its participants felt greater anxiety, which was related to personal problems.
So, experiencing sadness and anxiety when watching negative news or other things is going to affect other aspects of people’s lives and will carry on in people’s future too, beyond now. According to scientists, the effects of exposure to negative news may last several hours during the day. Also, it can magnify other problems that people may already have and face.
However, positive and inspiring media have opposite impacts to negative ones. The researchers discovered that watching a four-minute video in which it is shown how people do good deeds is going to induce love and gratitude, contrary to those videos, which were more about inspiring admiration.
According to other researchers, watching a short video of about 7 minutes, in which a person is shown being appreciative and grateful for doing certain things in order to give back, significantly increased the participant’s willingness to volunteer in comparison to some amusing videos.
One important thing to know is that this word—diet—doesn’t only refer to the foods we consume. It actually comes from a Greek word meaning “way of life,” or how people live their lives.
With this, we will easily understand how “diet” actually has an all-encompassing and more significant meaning when it comes to everything that we can absorb, such as foods, images, stories, and sounds, and how those things affect us.
Of course, no one is supposed to ignore some negative news completely. People would like to know what happens out there in this world, whether it is good or bad. They only need to remember and be conscious of every effect that they see.
They have to know that they will need to have their visual diet balanced—the one that nourishes their soul while still motivating them to take some action and even make things better.
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