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NATURE AND YOUR HEALTH

  Our very being, essence ,health and happiness depends on mother earth. — David Suzuki   

 

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   Exploration and lifestyle changes have diminished possibilities for human contact with nature in many societies.

 Over time, people want to::

• Stream events on their TV or phone from their homes

•Take the bus even if they're heading to a very close location with respect to their present location.

•Get a quick fix to their physical and mental illnesses.

 

All these will prevent humans from connecting with the natural elements of nature: trees,soil,animals,air, flowers,rocks,streams and oceans.

Here are the ways you can get connected to nature::

   

  •Ditch virtual, love physical:: when you're always leaving the comfort of your home to attend

seminars,see live events, programs, It gives you the opportunity to feel the environment in different districts.

 

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•Walking :: As a result of stress from work,school orany engagements, you might feel the need not to

walk to your destination but to use the bus: while this

reason is valid, walking shouldn't be undervalued.

Asides walking being a physical activity, walking makes you interact with nature– hearing the sounds of the birds and other animals;noise of the trees and the sounds of the waves if you're staying around the areas where seas can be found.

 

•Embracing natural healing :: Researches  have shown that people get relieved of chronic emotional

and physical pain when they walk through the woods or just watching the tides of the ocean. Instead of

going quickly to the hospital when you feel there's an illness, why don't you first connect with mother earth and enjoy her presence which is able to distract you from your pain and bring healing to your mind and body.

    We'll look at the impact nature has on our mental- physical wellness.

 

   Nature and  mental wellness  

 The therapy for depression and anxiety issues is just in beholding the sun rise/sun set, gardening , walking or hiking in a forest because it increases a sense of happiness.

 

If all these are not possible because of the absence of these natural elements in the  geographic location  where you live, then you can go for the virtual— watching videos online of trees,the water waves,the sun rise.

However, you can still engage in gardening by taking a small portion of your home to grow plants.   

  Nature and physical health  

 Not only does spending time in nature improve our mental wellbeing, but it also improves our physical wellbeing such affecting the immune health and blood pressure. Time spent in nature has been associated with increased

expression of anti-cancer proteins and natural killer cells— immune calls that  can kill tumor cells or cells infected with viruses.

 

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Studies reveal that the time spent in forest environments(walking,sitting and viewing landscape ) is associated with significantly lowering blood pressure as compared to time spent in a non-forest environment doing the same activities.   

   Nature can generate a multitude of positive emotions such as calmness,joy, creativity and can facilitate concentration.    

 

  Summarily, you don't have to start bothering how or where you can get connected. The  beautiful thing is

that you can interact with nature even in your home!

Research done in hospitals, offices and schools has found that a simple plant in a room can have a significant impact on stress and anxiety.   

 

GO BACK TO NATURE

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