Interesting Facts of Plants about Physical and Mental Health
Plants helps to Improve Mental/Psychological and Physical Health (Plant Therapy)
How plants can improve your mental health and physical well-being
Whenever you are near greenery or in the park/garden, have you ever noticed that plants alternate your mood, thoughts and emotions? There are some important and interesting facts that I am going to share with you all regarding the plants. How outdoor and indoor plants effect and enhance your mental health. Researches indicates that indoor plants undoubtedly provide a number of advantages that might enhance your mental wellness. However, spending time in nature with plants can be even more advantageous. If you don’t have plants in your workplace or your home then it’s time to go and buy some houseplants. You'd be surprised at the impact that a few modest flower pots can have on your mood and behavior, the list of interesting facts is below:
1. Outdoor plants have similar calming, focus-enhancing, and anxiety-reducing properties to those found in interior plants. Even the smell of some plants can increase imagination.
2. The combination of sunlight and plants can be energizing for the body and mind.
3. Your mental health and emotional welfare will benefit from elevating your serotonin levels.
4. Plants helps in reducing levels of anxiety and stress, fostering a sense of achievement, increasing your sense of self and boost your confidence and self-concept.
5. Plants improve brain function and foster creativity. You being more active when you spend little time in garden.
6. Plants also facilitate in improving breathing and enhancing the air quality index.. There are thousands of researches on this topic and findings of these researches proves that house with more plants have clear and safe home environment as compared to the houses with no plants at all.
7. Somehow plants also helps in healthy eating that boost your metabolism and make you feel light.
8. Having green plants nearby can really assist lower blood pressure in addition to reducing anxiety symptoms. Plants may make your day a little bit happier by bringing with them sentiments of serenity, optimism, and quiet.
9. I think now it’s a common knowledge and you all know that plants are calming, they also help people stay motivated and concentrated. By purchasing a few more plants for your office or workstation, you may take advantage of this at the office to increase productivity and keep you focused.
10. Plants themselves emit moisture through their leaves and provide oxygen and the majority of them also increase the humidity and moisture levels somewhat. In addition to the moist soil serving as a source of humidity in the air.
12. The incredible beauty of the roses directly, together with their lovely scent also soothe the nervous system, which is precisely why it is suggested by medical specialists as a treatment for sleep problems and is frequently consumed before bed. It is essential to have chamomile plants in your yard if you want to relieve tension and depression.
These were just a few of the many advantages of caring for plants at home and engaging with them in general. If your life is extremely stressful, as it is for many people in today's workaholic society, you can consider getting into the area of gardening for a feeling of mental calmness and stress relief. Growing plants is a type of plant treatment that is occasionally employed in nursing homes for the elderly and therapeutic gardens. The use of this type of plant therapy can improve the results for people with mental illness by enhancing talk therapy and perhaps other treatment modalities.
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Mariam Jabeen
Hello, I am Mariam Jabeen. I am Psychologist and a book reader. Last three year I read more 70 books on different genre. I will Write about Growth, Learning and Self-care, moreover on the topics that will improve your mental health.
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I only knew about point number 6 and 10. The others I didn't know about. This was very eye opening. Thank you for sharing this!