The relationship between good weather, clear, sunny, cloudless days, and a general state of well-being (to simplify, we could say “feeling good”) is neither coincidental nor the result of popular belief.
Science has demonstrated quite unequivocally that there are at least three factors underlying this "state of grace," which are not directly linked to meteoropathy, which is considered a true psycho-physical syndrome due to climate change.
The main factors are:
- Increased sunlight stimulates the production of Serotonin, the "happiness molecule." At the same time, melatonin levels decrease, which, on gray days, increase and lead to drowsiness and tiredness.
- With the sun, the good weather, and especially in the summer months, our soul awakens biological clockAnd the "clock genes" are activated, the clock genes that tick in every cell of the body, regulating activities throughout the day. In practice, good weather makes us sleep better and at the right times, and this cannot fail to have a positive impact on our psycho-physical well-being.
- Mild, pleasant temperatures, along with sunshine, reduce levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, and increase the production of endorphins. At the same time, good weather encourages us to spend time outdoors, where we have a better chance of building up energy. vitamin D: all circumstances that contribute to improving mood.
A famous studio published Lancet, conducted in 2022 in Australia, demonstrated that serotonin production is associated with the length of sunlight hours and is lower in winter. Many centuries ago, before this research was even anticipated, the great Hippocrates, the father of medicine, already argued that a healthy life also depended on the number of hours spent in the sun and in good weather. Spending about 1,5 hours a day outdoors in natural light, in good weather, is associated with a lower risk of depression.
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