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7 Positive effects of Nature on our Mental Health

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Staying close to nature improves physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. It makes us feel alive and we should not compromise that with developments like urbanization, technology, or social media. A walk in the woods by the beach on a sunny morning can awaken the innermost feelings of happiness and peace.

  1. Nature Improves Psychological Well-Being

Nature walks benefit people suffering from depression. Not only that, but they also felt more motivated and energized to recover and get back to normalcy. Nature walks and other outdoor activities build attention and focus. If you want to improve creative ability and problem-solving skills spend more time doing outdoor activities.

  1. Sensory Enhancement

Seeing the wonders of the world outside fosters within us the urge to protect it. Breathing in nature gives us wholesome sensory awareness. When we spend time outdoors, we are more mindful of what we see, what we hear, what we smell, and what we feel.

  1. Nature provides

A day out in the sunshine can suffice us with vitamin D, a nutrient we don’t get from food as much we need it. The right level of Vitamin D in the body immune us against diseases like osteoporosis, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s. Besides, it also ensures the smooth functioning of the immune system.

  1. Nature improves

Computer Vision Syndrome is a condition that arises from staring at the screen for prolonged hours. Such exposures take a toll on our eyesight and develop problems like dry eyes, myopia, or chronic headaches. Looking at the green grass, the trees, the flowers, and all the other aspects of the environment improve focus and eyesight.

  1. Nature cleanses

The environment is a natural purifier. Spending some hours outdoors helps in releasing the toxins from our body and leave us all fresh and rejuvenated. The air that we breathe in because of the pollution, industrial fumes, and indoor pollutants, is harmful for our respiratory tract. It give birth to breathing troubles, bronchitis, and asthma. And there is no other solution to this except for spending more time in the natural environment and getting some fresh air every day.

  1. Nature builds

The time we spend outside involves physical activity in some form. It may be walking, jogging, cycling, playing, or anything alike. Any exercise in the outdoors helps in burning fat and improves the metabolism rate in the body. Besides, outdoor activities increase longer life span and fewer health problems.

  1. Nature heals

Spending time in nature awakens our senses and provides clarity. People who have a close connection to the landscapes are happier from the inside. They indulge themselves in positive thinking and have better coping mechanism than others.

Staying close to nature, observing all the little and significant elements of it, and appreciating it from the very core, is therapeutic and self-healing. Even by saying and doing nothing, we can learn so much from connecting to our natural surroundings. It gives us the perspective for healthier living, the motivation to carry on, and the energy to keep trying. For there is no bond more primitive and ingrained in us than our love for nature and nature’s care for us.

Thank you, for taking out your time to read.

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Author:
Hitesh Mohan
(Counseling Psychologist)

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  • Shivi Saxena - April 13, 2019 reply

    Good one.

    HLF - April 18, 2019 reply

    Thank You!

  • Swati - April 13, 2019 reply

    Nice

    HLF - April 18, 2019 reply

    Thank You!

  • shubham gupta - April 13, 2019 reply

    Nice .

    HLF - April 18, 2019 reply

    Thank You!

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