Capable of healing our body and our mind, its benefits should be re-discovered urgently, especially by urbanites and screen captives that we (almost all) have become.
In recent years, scientists have shown the therapeutic effects of mother nature on our body and our mind. For the 80% of us who now live in urban areas, who spend hours in front of screens, in short, those who suffer from “the lack of nature syndrome”, it is necessary to quickly reconnect with it. Because nature only wants our good.
Complementary health!
Immersion or even a simple foray into a natural environment quickly gave us a little boost. Scientists, particularly in Asia, have found that walking in the forest reduces high blood pressure, prevents cardiovascular disorders and improves immune function. Just that! It would therefore be wrong to sulk our pleasure, the Sunday walk will make us live longer! No patch of greenery, no blue expanse nearby?
Never mind. A poster will do. Yes: the image alone can significantly reduce painful sensations. No posters or photos of the undergrowth in front of you? Open your ears. Similar results are obtained with recorded nature sounds. It is the evocative power of water, plants, trees and birds on our well-being.
Assurance of perseverance!
We know it well, our physical and psychic form requires that we put our body to work, that we activate. Gardening is equivalent to a gentle sporting activity, which gives us surges of adrenaline and energy expenditure, and maybe even a few grams less on the scale.
Gardening an hour would be equivalent to an hour of skiing! Planting flowers would be like a doing sports activities. Want more good reasons to get active outdoors? Know that physical exercises performed in a natural environment not only provide a greater feeling of well-being but also encourage perseverance. Ideal for followers of good resolutions often difficult to keep.
A performance accelerator!
Studies prove that it is better to pedal while looking at green views. You feel less the feeling of effort, the tension, the nervousness provided by the intensity of the exercise. As for immersing your hands in the earth, that would put us in contact with a multitude of bacteria with beneficial effects on our nervous system.
Among them is the very common Mycobacterium vaccae, which is suspected of stimulating the production of serotonin in the brain, a neurotransmitter that influences our memory, mood and digestive system. Come on, everyone in the countryside!
A good mood deposit!
Encourage your roses to bloom, write your name in giant letters on the sand … Simple pleasures? Not only! All activities that bring us closer to nature act like antidepressants: they boost self-esteem, lower our anxiety and reduce our mood disorders.
An anti-irritability guarantee highlighted in particular by British researchers in a study published by the Journal of Public Health in 2016. Comparing a group of 136 amateur gardeners to 133 non-gardeners subjected to the same questionnaire, it shows that the first are feeling more in good shape morally and physically than the latter.
Zenitude guarantee!
Do you need a deep breath of fresh air? To forget your worries for a while? Roll your eyes and look for birds nearby. There is bound to be! Not only should they delight your eyes with their grace and liveliness, but they will set your brain record straight.
Indeed, British researchers from Exeter have revealed that lucky men observing blackbirds and other birds see their stress drop drastically.
Absorbed in the search for the different species, concentrated to identify a lightning that appears in the sky, they find in this practice a form of meditation: they settle in the present moment, they live, breathe and connect to the rich and living world. that surrounds them.
So no more excuses. If our energy is low, let’s open the window and look for the bird, or run quickly and hug a tree. We are lucky.
Reference: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160420-how-nature-is-good-for-our-health-and-happiness
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