Thinking of the orthotherapy approach to make the garden and to take care of the garden, we can already imagine that being outdoors, in the sun with the wind breezes can bring health benefits to the body even just for a greater production of vitamin D ; moreover, orthotherapy certainly helps improve mood by lowering the senses of anxiety and stress that often accompany life.
The benefits of orthotherapy
The health benefits of continually made orthotherapy are:
- decreased irritability with tendency to good humor
- increased stress resistance
- regularization of blood pressure
- heart rate adjustment
- breath regulation
- control of anxiety states
- against asthenia and post-convalescence due to the start of new stimuli
Having the hands occupied in the earth, in the practice of caring for flowers and plants leads to the removal of negative thoughts, to relax the mind and the body and to take responsibility for the living beings we are cultivating. It is thus possible not only to increase one's health but also to learn the concept of temporal sequence, the crop cycles and the seasonality of the products.
Orthotherapy develops patience in waiting for the right moments in line with the various stages of growth to get the product ready to be consumed fresh. The benefits, such as self-esteem and self-confidence in acquired skills and choices made, are rewarded by the fruits of the earth and their unparalleled genuine taste .
Between spelling and vegetable garden: writers for nature
Furthermore, staying in the garden or in a beautiful flower garden for the only sight and for our eyes brings a strong sense of serenity thanks to the beauty that we see and that surrounds us. The orthotherapy stimulates beyond the visual, even olfactory, auditory, gustatory and tactile abilities, awakening a sense of wonder and surprise for the joy of enjoying these gifts.
Orthotherapy leads to an improvement in physical and mental well-being that is able to develop an openness to socialization in working together with others, asking for advice from those who are more experienced than us, with a great added value in exchanging traditions between different generations available to dialogue and the spread of knowledge related to the care of the earth.
The greatest benefit for those who practice orthotherapy remains the satisfaction in the collection of their products: flowers, fruits, roots, seeds and leaves that we can gratefully receive with the care of the plants.
The health of people who practice orthotherapy is also increased indirectly by the healthiness, genuineness and richness of active ingredients, mineral salts and vitamins that are contained in the products they have lovingly cultivated.
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