Trees are good for your emotional health: Study determines living on the edge of a forest is good for your brain

( Natural News ) Being near and around nature will make anyone feel good – it’s not rocket science. But according to a report by Daily Mail , German scientists have now uncovered physical proof of the wonders that nature can do to a person’s psyche. The researchers conducted a study to assess stress-processing regions in the brain and how these develop to exposure to living on the edge of a forest. Scientists of the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf have found that living near an abundance of trees reduces stress by strengthening an area of the brain that controls emotional processing, known as the amygdala. The amygdala is an area of gray matter in the brain which processes memory, emotional reactions, decision-making, and survival instincts. It also plays a role in sexual activity and libido or sex drive in humans. It is vital for processing anxiety, and was found to be more robust in the people involved in the study than those living close to open green spaces, wasteland, or rivers in urban areas. According to lead study author Dr Simone Kuhn: “Research on brain plasticity supports the assumption the environment can shape brain structure and function. That is why we are interested in the environmental conditions that may have positive effects on brain development.” Some illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia are more prevalent in city-dwellers who are constantly exposed to noise, pollution and a high number of people in already-crowded small spaces. These factors contribute to deterioration of mental health and overall quality of life. Mother Nature’s micronutrient secret : Organic Broccoli Sprout Capsules now available, delivering 280mg of high-density nutrition, including the extraordinary "sulforaphane" and "glucosinolate" nutrients found only in cruciferous healing foods. Every lot laboratory tested. See availability here. A recent ranking by […]

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