The mind is the emperor of the body. The sickness of the body is the cure of the mind.

Mental health problems can affect anyone, rich or poor, young or old, shattering the lives of those affected and the lives of the people close to them. One in four of us may experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives. According to a survey each year more than 250,000 people are admitted to psychiatric hospitals and over 4,000 people take their own lives.

Mind refers to all the aspects of consciousness marked as combinations of memory, desire, imagination and emotion. Mind is not a gross thing that can be noticeable. Its existence is nowhere seen, and its degree cannot be measured in simple measuring scale. In popular practice mind is often considered as the synonym of thinking.

However, body and mind are closely interconnected to each other and emotions play a big part in determining one's health status. In accordance with Ayurveda and Yoga, both mind and body are made up of five elements, i.e Panchabhutas of earth (prithvi), water (jal), fire (agni or tej), air (vayu) and ether or space (akash). The mind, one of subtlest parts of our being is composed of air and ether, the lightest elements. Stress and its negative effect on the immune system remains the major challenge to good health. Our immune system which is holistic in nature significantly gets affected by close associations with psychology, neurology, endocrinology, nutrition and the environment.

In the past few years, recent studies have shown that 70% of all physician visits are stress related and 40% of employee turnover is due to stress. Several researches had also shown that negative emotions suppress immune function. Constant stress depletes the body's resources, ability to adapt, coping functions are compromised and finally person gets ill. Once the mind is depressing, poisons are on the loose into the blood, which roots more sadness and lack of enthusiasm.

Ten golden ways to keep the mind clear from any stress or mental disorders.

A strong and hearty mind is somewhat that we all wish for. Life is intended to be a positive, despite difficulties that come along. It can have recoil, desire and surprise, but our positive attitude and healthy approach towards life can change the way we accept things all around our life. A healthy mind results a healthy body and this makes life worth living. Two things, that simultaneously go together is good health and a sound mind. A healthy mind diminishes the tension hormones, conserve our mental state and put away them from the distressing effect of Alzheimer's disease. A positive mind anticipates happiness, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action.

Now attitude or thoughts can not be changed overnight, so as to turn the mind with positive thoughts you have to perform some mind exercise, like:

1. Constantly visualize constructive and beneficial situations. Make use of positive words in your conversation or daily dialogues.

2. Think positively; anticipate just positive results and situations, and surely conditions will adjust accordingly.

3. Replace negative feelings with positive thinking. The replacing thought must be positive in every sense. Apart from being inspiring and assuring, it should also be suggestive.

4. Reinforce good and healthy thoughts with emotions and images. Though this may take longer time in comparison to replacing a single positive thought, but this process is more effective and allows you to divide the desired target into workable units.

No matter what your age, exercising your brain may make the difference the way you actually perceive and learn from your life. Finally you should know that your mental state is what you think and as a result you feel what you want. So make up your mind with healthy thinking. Doing this daily exercise is a primary key to living a blissful and meaningful life.

Mind is the best known charity for mental health, and we have a rich tradition of working to improve lives. A positive attitude to everything that happens in our life will help us to think better and feel happy.

Happiness and glass break easily. So the happiness is in your pocket, spend it, earn it but don't break it.