☀️ When the sun is out, we are all a bit happier.
⁉️ But what is it about the sunshine that makes us feel so jovial ⁉️
There’s science behind why those rays put us in such a good mood
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⁉️ But what is it about the sunshine that makes us feel so jovial ⁉️
There’s science behind why those rays put us in such a good mood
🧵👇
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
😁 It boosts our mood
There is a link between sunlight and our serotonin levels – the hormone that makes us feel happy.
Increased levels of serotonin generally lead to:
🙌 Greater feelings of satisfaction and calmness
📉 Lower levels of depression and anxiety
There is a link between sunlight and our serotonin levels – the hormone that makes us feel happy.
Increased levels of serotonin generally lead to:
🙌 Greater feelings of satisfaction and calmness
📉 Lower levels of depression and anxiety
Do you feel happier when the sun comes out?
😴 Sun improves our sleep
Regular exposure to sunlight encourages melatonin production – the hormone which helps to regulate sleep-wake cycles.
Increased levels of melatonin can:
⚖️ Help to regulate our circadian rhythms
👌 Lead to better sleep making us less cranky
Regular exposure to sunlight encourages melatonin production – the hormone which helps to regulate sleep-wake cycles.
Increased levels of melatonin can:
⚖️ Help to regulate our circadian rhythms
👌 Lead to better sleep making us less cranky
💏 Our sex drive is given a lift
Spending just one hour in the sun can boost a man’s testosterone levels by 69%
Increased testosterone levels in turn:
😄 Balance mood
💋 Sex drive
🧠 Cognitive function
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Spending just one hour in the sun can boost a man’s testosterone levels by 69%
Increased testosterone levels in turn:
😄 Balance mood
💋 Sex drive
🧠 Cognitive function
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🦴 Your bones will be given a boost
Vitamin D is crucial for helping our body to absorb calcium, which is responsible for strengthening your bones.
A lack of vitamin D has been associated with:
📌 Osteoporosis
📌 Rickets
📌 Autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis
Vitamin D is crucial for helping our body to absorb calcium, which is responsible for strengthening your bones.
A lack of vitamin D has been associated with:
📌 Osteoporosis
📌 Rickets
📌 Autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis
🧠 Improves midlife brain health
Research around sunlight and the brain has shown serotonin levels and vitamin D to be good for our intellect.
📈 Higher levels of vitamin D are linked with improved mental ability in middle-aged and older men
Research around sunlight and the brain has shown serotonin levels and vitamin D to be good for our intellect.
📈 Higher levels of vitamin D are linked with improved mental ability in middle-aged and older men
👀 Your eyes need sunlight
🧒 Regular exposure to sunlight lowered the risk of nearsightedness in children and young adults by helping the eye produce dopamine, which aids in healthy eye development.
👓 Exposure to natural light can also help to reduce adult eyestrain
🧒 Regular exposure to sunlight lowered the risk of nearsightedness in children and young adults by helping the eye produce dopamine, which aids in healthy eye development.
👓 Exposure to natural light can also help to reduce adult eyestrain
🩸 It can lower blood pressure
Nitric oxide, stored in the top layers of skin, reacts to sunlight causing blood vessels to widen – moving the oxide into the bloodstream.
Lower blood pressure:
❤️ Reduces risk of cardiac arrest
🧠Reduces risk of a stroke
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Nitric oxide, stored in the top layers of skin, reacts to sunlight causing blood vessels to widen – moving the oxide into the bloodstream.
Lower blood pressure:
❤️ Reduces risk of cardiac arrest
🧠Reduces risk of a stroke
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Which of the benefits on sun exposure have you noticed?
☀️ After a bleak winter spent predominantly indoors, time in the sunshine is just what the doctor ordered
and with all the reasons it's so good for us, why wouldn't you?
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and with all the reasons it's so good for us, why wouldn't you?
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