We live in a world that you never have to leave your house, you can order in, talk to friends, and go shopping without ever leaving your couch. Each time we have a spare moment we stop and retrieve our cell phones and computers and enter a virtual reality. Although this is not a bad thing, in a world where you do not have to go outside, we often forget to take the time to go outside and take advantage of what mother nature has to offer. From the time we are kids are parents would tell us that we needed to go outside, but why is this. When I was a child I thought it was because my parents were just wanting to keep my mind occupied, but what if there is more to this.
Recent studies show that people who spend only thirty minutes to an hour a …show more content…
The sun provides assistance in helping the human body to process vitamin D more efficiently, which is statistically proven to improve our moods and health. Lack of such vitamins can make people irritable and often times even depressed. The lack of these vitamins causing depression is so common that there has actually a name that has been given to this disorder. S.A.D. or seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year” (Mayo Clinic Staff). This disorder is caused when people do not process vitamin D enough because they are not in the sun enough, it is actually a very serious case of depression, and is usually caused by people staying inside due to things such as rain or cold weather, and the only way to be treated is through either sun or artificial sun, (ultra violet lights) Without this aspect of nature humans would be very depressed a lot of their …show more content…
We use these plants and herbs more to treat these things then anything artificial that is out there. In a way nature is like the world's largest medicine cabinet. Nature has provided a “multitude of life-saving medicines from quinine to aspirin, and from morphine to numerous cancer and HIV-fighting drugs.” (Mongabay) Because of this nature has actually saved million upon million lives and treated even more sicknesses, and the number of people that it has helped will only continue to grow in the
Recent studies show that people who spend only thirty minutes to an hour a …show more content…
The sun provides assistance in helping the human body to process vitamin D more efficiently, which is statistically proven to improve our moods and health. Lack of such vitamins can make people irritable and often times even depressed. The lack of these vitamins causing depression is so common that there has actually a name that has been given to this disorder. S.A.D. or seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year” (Mayo Clinic Staff). This disorder is caused when people do not process vitamin D enough because they are not in the sun enough, it is actually a very serious case of depression, and is usually caused by people staying inside due to things such as rain or cold weather, and the only way to be treated is through either sun or artificial sun, (ultra violet lights) Without this aspect of nature humans would be very depressed a lot of their …show more content…
We use these plants and herbs more to treat these things then anything artificial that is out there. In a way nature is like the world's largest medicine cabinet. Nature has provided a “multitude of life-saving medicines from quinine to aspirin, and from morphine to numerous cancer and HIV-fighting drugs.” (Mongabay) Because of this nature has actually saved million upon million lives and treated even more sicknesses, and the number of people that it has helped will only continue to grow in the