How Does Being In Nature Impact Mental Health?

When we connect with nature, our levels of a stress hormone called cortisol tend to reduce. As a result, our happiness levels and emotional state become elevated. Being stress-free also means we can freely interact with those around us. From a psychological point of view, increased social interactions can work wonders on our mental health.

Can Blue Spaces Like Lakes and Coastal Waters Benefit Mental Health?

Spaces like lakes and coastal waters can foster relaxation. So, yes, they can benefit our mental health.

Can They Help Seasonal Depression?

Researchers believe moving water creates negative(hydrogen) ions that neutralize free radicals, increasing your energy and serotonin levels. As a result, your seasonal depression might reduce.

Do These Effects Last, Or Must an Individual Repeatedly Expose Themselves to Natural Environments to Have Continued Mental Health Benefits?

I don’t think the one-day effects will last. For this reason, you may want to connect with nature regularly for continued mental health benefits.

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Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).

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