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Plants as Stress Relievers by Maria Antoinette Del Castillo
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What can plants offer to use other than just decorations? Many Filipinos have been known for their love of plants. Even the smallest of houses has their own plants for them to cultivate, to nurture, and to grow. It has also become a popular past time or hobby among many Filipinos to collect and cultivate plants within their homes.
However, other than just for decoration, humans can also benefit from having plants within their concrete home. This is because, according to latest Philippines Lifestyle news, plants can also relieve stress and promote healthy-living.
Plants as Stress Relievers According to Anahad Oconnor, or NY Times, exposure to plants can relieve stress as well as boost immunity for healthier lifestyle.
In a series of studies, scientists found that when people swap their concrete confines for a few hours in more natural surroundings—forests, parks and other places with plenty of trees—they experience increased immune function.
According to Oconnor, stress reduction is one factor. But scientists also chalk up to phytoncides, the airborne chemical that plants emit to protect them from rotting and from insects, which also seems to benefit humans.
What’s Important What’s important, according to Wellness Philippines news, is that exposure to plants and trees benefit one’s health. Plants absorb carbon dioxide and other VOCs (volatile organic chemicals), or pollutants emitted by animals and humans and also by synthetic materials such as plastic, styrofoam, glass, tiles, paint, electronic devices and aerosol sprays.
And like what we have learned, plants also give off the life-saving element oxygen, thus refreshing the environment and keeping it clean.
Some scientists recommend Oxygen therapy for cancer and other ailments. With proper nutrition, one can do deep breathing exercises during morning, noon and evening, for at least 30 minutes per session, among trees and other plants. Oxygen, according to scientists, enhances and activates our body cells to resist cancer and other ailments.
Other Scientific Facts In a NASA experiment, scientists found out that house plants and flowers placed in the spacecraft removed the VOCs from the sealed test chambers. The findings prompted the Associated Landscape Contractors of America to join NASA in a two-year study on how house plants could remove the likes of benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene from sealed chambers.
The positive results led ALCA to create the Plants for Clean Air Council, a non-profit organization supporting the cultivation of plants as a way to improve indoor air quality.
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