THE BENEFITS OF CONTACT WITH NATURE

As we know, nature plays a vital role in human health and well-being.

Here are listed the most important findings studies and research have found.

• The psychological response to nature involves feelings of pleasure, sustained attention or interest, ‘relaxed wakefulness’, and diminution of negative emotions, such as anger and anxiety.
• In the act of contemplating nature the brain is relieved of ‘excess’ circulation (or activity) and nervous system activity is reduced.
• The experience of nature can help strengthen the activities of the right hemisphere of the brain, and restore harmony to the functions of the brain as a whole.
• Contact with nature positively impacts blood pressure, cholesterol, outlook on life and stress-reduction.
• People with access to nearby natural settings have been found to be healthier overall than other individuals.
• Access to nature in the workplace is related to lower levels of perceived job stress and higher levels of job satisfaction.
• Workers with a view of trees and flowers felt that their jobs were less stressful and they were more satisfied with their jobs than others.
• The longer-term, indirect impacts of ‘nearby nature’ includes increased level of satisfaction with one’s home, one’s job and with life in general’