Sensory gardens can reduce stress, which may improve the health of those with heart disease.
Be aware of stress in your life
Stress can come from a variety of sources. It can arise from both positive and negative events in a person's life. Every person is different, and each person’s body is going to treat stress differently. Regardless of where the stress comes from, however, it may have negative health effects. Chronic stress particularly can be seriously detrimental to health. For that reason, we should all be able to identify stress in our own lives and take action to deal with it positively before it causes us harm.
Stress may lead to poor health – especially heart health
Dealing with stress positively begins with mental health. Poor mental health can lead to poor behaviors such as substance abuse, unhealthy eating habits, and not being physically active. Stress can cause headaches, pains, and lack of sleep.
Ultimately, stress could be the first step in poor health. Our hearts are particularly vulnerable to chronic stress, which occurs over a long period of time. Those with chronic stress are more likely to have high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
We need to manage our stress
Those with stress (all of us to some extent) need to take steps to manage our stress. Healthy people can manage their stress differently. However, those who manage their stress well tend to do the following:
Relax
Be positive
Be engaged in a hobby
Get enough sleep
Take time with those they love
Exercise
Be positive
Be grateful
All of these actions have been proven through years of research to help manage stress.
Gardening is a solution
Not surprisingly, many of these healthy habits happen naturally when a person gardens. Gardening can do the following:
Give you time in nature to relax
Be positive about life–if you plant it, it will grow
Is a very engaging hobby for those interested
Is a great exercise that manages to reach all the major muscle groups
Gets you tired, so you can sleep better
Can be done with and for those you love
Gives you an opportunity to be grateful for this world and your role in it
Finding peace and relaxation in a sensory garden is a great way to deal with stress. How many things are there that can be so fulfilling as gardening and improving your heart health at the same time?
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