The Real Reason You are Attracted to Flowers | #272

Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

Wellness Loud

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this week's Heal Thy Self episode, I dive into the powerful impact that nature exposure can have on our mental and physical health - even if we just experience it indoors through plants, flowers, natural sounds, and aromas. I'll share fascinating research on how simply viewing roses or plants can increase relaxation and parasympathetic activity while decreasing stress and sympathetic arousal. You'll learn how the scents of certain trees and plants, like hinoki cypress and cedars, can boost immune function and natural killer cell activity while lowering stress hormones like adrenaline. I'll also reveal the unexpected benefits of listening to birdsong and nature sounds on improving focus, sleep quality, mood, and even cardiovascular health. Get ready for easy "exposure hacks" you can use to radically enhance your indoor environment and well-being. === Puori https://puori.com/drg and use code DRG for 20% off the already discounted subscription prices. Molly's Suds https://mollyssuds.com/drg and use code DRG for 20% off === References: -Park S.-H., Mattson R.H. Therapeutic Influences of Plants in Hospital Rooms on Surgical Recovery. HortScience. 2009;44:102–105. doi: 10.21273/HORTSCI.44.1.102. -Ulrich R.S. View through a Window May Influence Recovery from Surgery. Science. 1984;224:420–421. doi: 10.1126/science.6143402. -Li Q, Kobayashi M, Wakayama Y, et al. Effect of phytoncide from trees on human natural killer cell function. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2009;22(4):951-959. -Ikei H, Song C, Miyazaki Y. Physiological effect of olfactory stimulation by Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) leaf oil. J Physiol Anthropol. 2015;34(1):44. -Ikei H., Komatsu M., Song C., Himoro E., Miyazaki Y. The physiological and psychological relaxing effects of viewing rose flowers in office workers. J. Physiol. Anthropol. 2014 doi: 10.1186/1880-6805-33-6. -Ikei H., Song C., Igarashi M., Namekawa T., Miyazaki Y. Physiological and psychological relaxing effects of visual stimulation with foliage plants in high school students. Adv. Hortic. Sci. 2014;28:111–116. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.
0:02.8	One of my favorite quotes ever, and actually being exposed to nature from indoors can
0:07.1	actually help our overall health.
0:08.9	So we've sort of divorced ourselves from nature over time, and I want to bring to the awareness that a lot of what we see in movies or
0:16.7	television shows is really glorifying living in a nice place in the city and apartment but being disconnected not even knowing your neighbor.
0:24.9	Now this is having a detrimental effect. We're not realizing that yes we've evolved with nature and in nature and with nature's cues and what I wanted to do on the show is
0:35.3	bring to the awareness that there are actually some things you can do in your
0:39.7	home that can have a radical change on your health.
0:43.0	And some of you might already be doing this,
0:45.0	but I'm going to tell you how it's affecting your health.
0:47.0	And maybe you'll increase the amount of exposure to these things.
0:50.0	Simple stuff, cheap and some of it free,
0:52.0	that you can expose yourself every single day.
0:54.8	We're talking about low dose things over time and you're going to feel the effects of it on your
0:59.2	mental and physical health.
1:00.7	Now, when you're exposed to nature, not a lot of us can just drop our things and go on an hour and a half hike every single day.
1:07.0	Some of us may find time on the weekends to do that, and some of you live in places that have really harsh winters, that it really is divorcing us from nature for those seasons.
1:15.2	So how we really, really bringing nature to our home and that's going to be the key.
1:20.5	Bringing nature to our home. Did you know that being exposed to nature can actually help you recover?
1:31.0	Hospitals got it all wrong.
1:32.0	If you've been to a hospital, I want you to think about your experience right you
1:36.0	come out of the elevator and there's people as soon as the elevator opens you might
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