Quick & Easy Stress Reduction Solutions

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Stress Reduction Solution #2 is Spending Time in Nature

There are not too many things that are more relaxing than spending time outdoors on a day when the weather is just right. When you add to that being near the ocean, a lake or river, and maybe even a waterfall it makes it even better. Vacation spots near the water are among the most popular destinations because people seem to have a natural desire to be near the water when they want to relax.

Other outdoor activities like hiking and camping are also very popular ways people spend time in the great outdoors. Homeowners even spend a lot of time and money to make the space around their houses more comfortable so that they can spend time outside.

A March 30, 2017 article based on research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School showed that playing nature sounds caused changes in the bodily systems that run the flight-or-fright and rest-digest autonomic nervous systems, including effects that evidence resting activity in the brain.Dr. Cassandra Gould van Praag said, “We are all familiar with the feeling of relaxation and ‘switching-off’ which comes ...
... from a walk in the countryside, and now we have evidence from the brain and the body which helps us understand this effect.”

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