this is really cool.
if i’m interpreting this right, then this shows that biomedical alternatives to treating mental health are valuable and effective, assuming it’s done in conjunction with a mental health professional to guide through the process, that knows when to draw a line wherein chemical interventions like antidepressants are necessary
the discussion notes at the end draw some great ways that korean and japanese speaking researchers could help add more nuance to this, which is also cool.
this shows that biomedical alternatives to treating mental health are valuable and effective,
I think it’s important to point out that regular exercise is one of the strongest indicators of mental health. Going out into nature requires some amount of exercise (you need to get into nature somehow, this often involves moving your body to do so). Also, being in nature pretty much ensures you’re getting some amount of sunlight (also important for some aspects of health). Generally speaking the very act of being exposed to nature (even just seeing pictures of it) is also stress relieving in ways we don’t fully understand yet.
regular exercise is one of the strongest indicators of mental health
I find it very interesting how much regular exercise can help maintain physical and mental health (link for the table of contents). The full text is copyrighted so I won’t post the link in public. While mental health is not limited to the aspects mentioned in the text, or in good physical health in general, it’s still pretty impressive how many things are fine-tuned with the proper stimuli.
Generally speaking the very act of being exposed to nature (even just seeing pictures of it) is also stress relieving in ways we don’t fully understand yet.
Well, depends on what kind of nature you are being exposed to. A hike on a beautiful, mostly unaffected by humans, forest on a mountain can be quite stress relieving … until you encounter a bear with cubs. Which can be quite an experience, but not really stress relieving :P
Joking aside, both the review and the article about the pictures were nice.
