April 9th, 2019 | Updated on June 30th, 2022
Are you suffering from anxiety? Planning to take medicines to reduce your stress level?
Instead of visiting a doctor’s clinic why don’t you take “Nature-pills’ to your stress hormone, Cortisol? It is very effective. And it costs you almost nothing.
We are not asking you to take herbal medicines to feel better. All that you need to do is walk out of your home and spend 20 to 30 minutes sitting or walking closer to nature.
Spending time with nature is most effective when it comes to reducing your stress level, said Dr Mary Carol Hunter, of the University of Michigan. The study, authored by him, has been published in the Journal Frontiers, which might lead to the prescription of ‘nature pills’.
If you are thinking that you have to travel far away from workplace in search of mental peace, then you are wrong. Walk out of your office, and find the nearest tree.
Sit under the tree. It will calm your nerves. That it is a low-cost way of combating health problem, has already been proven. What we did not know the exact level of exposure needed to have a significant impact on your health.
The latest study you have to spend 20-30 minutes with nature to feel better.
National Health Service of Britain has a big plan for Social Prescribing to combat health related issues. It is key component of Universal Personalized Care.
What Is Social Prescribing?
It works for those who are feeling lonely or isolated, and have long term mental health issues. Social Prescribing brings people closer to link workers who then take a holistic approach to people’s health and well-being.
In order to improve Britain’s health, NHS wants to shift balance from drugs to social activities.
Walking, listening to music, dance all are the components of social prescriptions.
Concrete jungles don’t count as a nature. What counts as a nature belongs to countryside. How can you travel to the countryside daily to get yourself immersed in nature? It is next to impossible, if you are living in a city.
So just leave your office. Finds a patch of grass or a tree. It is enough to provide you with a sense of nature. But always remember you need to spend at least 20-30 minutes there. First 20 minutes is the most effective. It is important if you want to keep your stress level in check. Because persistent elevated levels of Cortisol in your body is not good for your health. It might be responsible for your high level of blood pressure, persistent headaches, stomach pain and other symptoms.
Is not it good to know that simply spending time with nature can reduce all these risks?
