. Exercise and physical activity are some of the best ways to get back on track. If you're feeling stuck or low, exercise helps to release endorphins, those 'feel-good' hormones. Exercise can help to improve physical health as well as mental health. If you're looking to improve your moods, help you to relax, and to improve your sleep, getting active can help.  Exercise can also help treat symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD. If going to the gym isn't your thing, take a yoga class or try ice skating, rollerblading, or a dance class. . Sleep is an important aspect of feeling good and functioning well daily. If your sleep is inconsistent, erratic, or of poor quality, it may hinder you from making the changes you want. Aim to go to bed and wake up at the same each day, even on the weekends. Control your light exposure near bedtime. Avoid watching television, reading e-books or looking at your phone screen right before sleeping. The foods you eat can affect the way you feel. If you're trying to be on the up and up, fuel your body in ways that support it. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, cook at home, and reduce your sugar intake. Moderating the foods you eat can help you manage certain mental health problems and regulate your moods.   While you don't have to completely eliminate certain foods, moderate what you eat and how frequently you eat the 'unhealthy' foods. If you want to learn more about making good food choices, check out How to Eat Healthy. Start spending time with those you care about. If you've been distant from people or isolated, make an effort to reach out. Perhaps you feel alone and are intimidated in making new friends. Friendships can support you during positive moments and hard times and help you to feel connected. Even if you're shy you can meet people and build friendships in your community. Try  volunteering at an animal shelter, food bank, or after-school program. If you tend to handle stress destructively, find some healthy outlets for stress, such as relaxation. Using daily relaxation can help you cope with stress as it arises instead of letting it pile up over time. Practicing relaxation for 30 minutes each day can help stabilize your moods and cope with stress. Find relaxation methods that feel good and that you enjoy. Try yoga, qi gong, tai chi, and meditation. Find one you like and stick with it.
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One-sentence summary -- Get moving Sleep soundly Eat healthy foods. Engage with friends. Practice relaxation.


Eating yogurt may help treat yeast infections and reduce the symptoms. Yogurt contains probiotics, which can kill harmful bacteria but encourage the growth of good bacteria. Eat can a cup or two of yogurt daily. Do not insert yogurt into your vagina. While this was once a recommended home remedy, this has not been shown to have any effect on treating a yeast infection. Tea tree oil is antimicrobial and antifungal. This means it can be helpful in treating yeast infections. You can make a tea tree oil solution and apply it to the vagina; however, some people can be sensitive to tea tree oil, so stop using if it causes further irritation. Place a few drops of tea tree oil in two to three cups of warm water. Soak a cotton towel or washcloth in the mixture. Apply to the vulval or vaginal area for 30 minutes.Repeat twice a day. Garlic has antibacterial and antiseptic properties. This can help if you have a bacterial infection. You can either take garlic supplements or add fresh garlic to your food.  Do not insert garlic into your vagina. This is another popular home remedy that has no proven benefit. You can also take a garlic supplement of 300 mg. Apple cider vinegar has been shown in studies to kill yeast, such as Candida. Apple cider vinegar also helps keep your vagina at a healthy acidic level. Just remember never to put undiluted apple cider vinegar on your vagina. Add two cups of apple cider vinegar to a few inches of warm bath water. Sit in the bath for 20 to 30 minutes every day. Afterwards, pat dry with a clean towel. Oregano oil is a common alternative treatment used in folk medicine. It has been shown to have antibacterial and antifungal properties, which could help if you have burning due to a bacterial or fungal infection.  Mix three to five drops of oregano oil with one tablespoon of olive oil or castor oil. Use your fingers to apply to your vagina and vulva. You can also take an oregano oil supplement. You can take 500 mg twice a day. Fenugreek is a folk remedy used with many conditions. Fenugreek seeds are believed to be soothing and help relieve irritation, swelling, and pain. Soak three tablespoons of fenugreek seeds in one liter of warm water overnight. Soak a cotton towel in the liquid and apply to the vulva and vaginal area for 30 minutes. Repeat twice a day.
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One-sentence summary -- Eat yogurt. Use tea tree oil. Try garlic. Take an apple cider vinegar bath. Use oregano oil. Try fenugreek.


Like a muscle in your body, you will need to work on problem solving if you want to improve its strength and functioning over time. In other words, you will need to “exercise” regularly. Studies show that things like brain games can make you more mentally limber. There are any number of games or activities you can try.  Word games work great.  In a game like “Split Words,” for example, you have to match word fragments to form words under a given theme like “philosophy.” In the game, “Tower of Babel,” you will need to memorize and then match words in a foreign language to the proper picture.  Mathematical games will also put your problem solving to the test. Whether it be number or word problems, you will have to activate the parts of your brain that analyze information. For instance: “James is half as old now as he will be when he is 60 years older than he was six years before he was half as old as he is now.  How old will James be when his age is twice what it was 10 years after he was half his current age?” Video games have been portrayed as “intellectually lazy” for a long time. However, new research shows that playing video games can improve parts of thinking like spatial perception, reasoning, and memory. Not all games are created equal, however. While first-person shooter games can improve your spatial reasoning, they are not as effective as others at developing problem solving skills. Play something that will force you to think strategically or analytically. Try a puzzle game like Tetris. Or, perhaps you would rather prefer a role-playing or strategy game. In that case, something like “Civilization” or “Sim-City” might suit you better. A hobby is another way that you can continue to improve your problem solving skills. Pick something that either involves active problem solving or activates appropriate parts of your brain. For example, start to learn a foreign language. Language functions in both hemispheres of the brain, so learning one will activate areas that control analysis as well as reasoning and problem solving. This is where problem solving Web design, software programming, jigsaw puzzles, Sudoku, and chess are also hobbies that will force you to think strategically and systematically. Any of these will help you improve your overall problem solving.
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Do regular mental exercise. Play video games. Take up a hobby.