The twenty-first century is anticipated as a time when we can begin to make full use of both our personal opportunities and as a society, by improving human conditions and so demonstrate our advancement as a people.
This anticipated advance in human conditions, in addition to material improvement in physical health requires proper focus upon the need for healthy minds. Mental health education must assume the priority that it deserves.
Medical doctors are anticipating a further increase of negative symptoms of mental disturbance in the community. It is then timely to increase our attention upon health education that not only that gives us a vital concept of physical and mental well-being but that instructs us how to prevent mental disease.
This obviously must commence with knowledge of the general health rules that apply to both the body and mind. The direct association between the two should be taught at the outset of any health educational programme. It is imperative that we remind children of these fundamental principles and encourage them to apply them. We would not wish to neglect our responsibility by failing to give them knowledge that will ensure their future quality of life.
Just we can prevent physical disease through employing all the natural health rules we know, so we can prevent mental disease by being attentive to the principles that determine mental fitness.
Sally Janssen’s wonderful book Mental health and Fitness: A Simple Self-help Guide, offers simple and timely solutions.
