My mood, physical and mental health improve drastically when I am by the seaside – why?
- Walking on the beach provides considerably ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ than walking on a flatter surface.
- Being by the seaside, you’re more likely to walk barefoot –> ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด (earthing).
- Swimming in the sea is a full-body ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐, improves circulation, and ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ your immune system.
- Vitamins, minerals, and amino acids in seawater produce antibiotic and antibacterial effects that ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐.
- Swimming in seawater stimulates the body’s ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐บ๐.
- Seawater increases ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป’๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐, hydrates it, and improves its appearance.
- Negative ions in sea air accelerate your ability to absorb oxygen and balance your serotonin levels, a body chemical linked with mood and stress. This is why you feel ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ when being by the seaside.
- The rhythmic sound of the waves pounding the shore enables a meditative state. The benefits of meditation are far-reaching: ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐.
- Vitamin D is enabling your endocrine system to secrete endorphins – your body’s ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น-๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐.
- The salt in seawater also supports your mental wellbeing by maintaining the melatonin, tryptamine, and serotonin levels in your brain –> which ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
- A lot of people do sports by the seaside which ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ to do the same.
The by far biggest ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ on my mood and health is being by the seaside. What’s yours?