{"id":3285,"date":"2026-10-24T07:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T07:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/depression\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2026-10-24T07:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T07:06:42","slug":"how-much-of-your-mental-health-is-physical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/depression\/?p=3285","title":{"rendered":"How Much Of Your Mental Health Is Physical?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ph2r4_5Vy74\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Work 1:1 w\/ an HG Coach and make weekly progress toward changes that last: https:\/\/go.healthygamer.gg\/4i8m9Jx<\/p>\n<p>Watch w\/ a FREE trial \ud83d\udc49 Deep Dive into Rest and Sleep: https:\/\/go.healthygamer.gg\/4it3xFv<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Dr. K\u2019s Memberships\u2014200+ hours of deeply actionable content + practical tools: https:\/\/go.healthygamer.gg\/4dRAPM1<\/p>\n<p>Have an HSA or FSA? We\u2019re covering LMN fees (if eligible) for Coaching, Memberships, and Guides through Nov. 16\u2014Learn more: https:\/\/go.healthygamer.gg\/4equiYL<\/p>\n<p>Video Summary:<br \/>\nCan working on your body\u2019s health help your mental health? 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Learn more: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ZNv0qY<\/p>\n<p>Dr. K wrote a book called &#8220;How to Raise a Healthy Gamer,&#8221; available now: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VZSDLL<\/p>\n<p>HG Institute offers mental health coach certification and digital wellness training for therapists, coaches, and practitioners ready to serve the internet generation: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4oPHnhu<\/p>\n<p>DISCLAIMER<br \/>\nHealthy Gamer is an online community and resource platform for gamers and their families. It does not provide medical services or professional counseling, and it is not a substitute for professional medical care. Our coaches are peer coaches, not professionally trained experts, and they cannot provide medical service. If you or a loved one are experiencing an emergency, please call your nation&#8217;s emergency telephone number.<\/p>\n<p>All guests of Healthy Gamer are informed of the public, non-medical nature of the content and have expressly agreed to share their story.<\/p>\n<p>For clinical or crisis support resources in your area, check out our Mental Health pack: https:\/\/bit.ly\/41g77Ja<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the research that goes into making our videos: https:\/\/www.healthygamer.gg\/citations<\/p>\n<p>Find us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and more here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Jy9D8D<\/p>\n<p>Research Citations: https:\/\/www.healthygamer.gg\/citations<\/p>\n<p>Citations:<\/p>\n<p>Bae, et al. &#8220;Systematic review and meta-analysis of omega-3-fatty acids in elderly patients with depression&#8221; (2017)<\/p>\n<p>Golden, et al. &#8220;The Efficacy of Light Therapy in the Treatment of Mood Disorders: A Review and Meta-Analysis of the Evidence.&#8221; (2005)<\/p>\n<p>Iwabe, et al. &#8220;Slow-paced breathing reduces anxiety and enhances midfrontal alpha asymmetry, buffering responses to aversive visual stimuli.&#8221; (2025)<\/p>\n<p>Lachowicz, et al. &#8220;Efficacy of Slow-Paced Breathing as a Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Anxiety\u2014A Randomized Controlled Study.&#8221; (2026)<\/p>\n<p>Mary, et al. &#8220;Effectiveness of Nadi Shodhana Pranayama on Test Anxiety among Nursing Students of Selected Nursing College, Bengaluru&#8221; (2020)<\/p>\n<p>Mathur, et al. &#8220;Analyzing the impact of nadi shodhan pranayama (alternate nostril breathing) on health and stress management among generation Z.&#8221; (2023)<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Sullivan, et al. &#8220;Resistance exercise training compared to a low-intensity sham for depressive symptoms in young women with analogue generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial.&#8221; (2026)<\/p>\n<p>Scott, et al. &#8220;Improving sleep quality leads to better mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.&#8221; (2021)<\/p>\n<p>#drk #healthygamer #mentalhealth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work 1:1 w\/ an HG Coach and make weekly progress toward changes that last: https:\/\/go.healthygamer.gg\/4i8m9Jx Watch w\/ a FREE trial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/depression\/?p=3285\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Much Of Your Mental Health Is Physical? 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