Getting Free Serotonin from Nature | Compilation
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Serotonin is the chemical messenger we can thank for being related to feelings of happiness, and one of the ways you can produce this chemical is to turn to our old friend nature! So maybe a visit to the dog park really can make you feel better.
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Original Episodes:
Houseplants Can (Probably) Make You Happier (Hank) - • Houseplants Can (Proba...
Why Does Nature Make You Feel Better? - • Why Does Nature Make Y...
Pet Therapy - • Why Does Pet Therapy W...
Equine therapy - • Equine Therapy: Why Ho...
Freebies? Hell yeah.
0:19 - house plants
7:13 - nature walk
12:44 - animal therapy
17:25 - horse therapy
I was really surprised that I didn't hear a mention of fake plants used in the plant-in-rooms study. Seems like that would be a must for comparing whether it was the plants themselves or the idea of plants.
agreed sir
Agreed but they would need larger studies with much more variable control.
@@tinacayford7549 Definitely larger studies and more variable control as well!
That surprised me as well. I hate fake plants. They smell so bad to me.
@@calcaware yeah, and even the most expensive ones are still clearly fake. They just can't duplicate the real thing.
As a counter-balance, we also locked students in a room with hungry wolves.
Appreciate "compilation" in the title
Why
@@flipnshifty so we can tell whether or not the videos are new (I’ve already seen most SciShow videos)
Nature's the only antidepressant that ever worked for me.
It improves the effectiveness of my prescription antidepressants quite well. Sort of locking it all into a positive reinforcement cycle! Gues I needed a man-made kickstart to my depression fight. Thanks science and thank you nature 🙏 🤗
I have a plant by my kitchen sink, and three on the windowsill. Every time I look at them, I can almost feel a shot of pleasure. One of them I’ve had for decades. It flowered once, one light pink waxy flower🌸 .
smoking a joint after a long day of work, gazing at the sea :)
@@Caperhere that sounds poetic
Using Cannabis in nature is the best feeling ever! Especially when you find the right mkood boosting, happy feeling strain. ✌💚
I love seeing autism studies that find ways to teach kids positive self regulation instead trying to suppress symptoms
I have a need to take care of things, and caring for plants, watching them thrive with my care, growing and changing makes me feel so good. I have spider plants (pretty hard to kill these lovelies) that put out babies, have flowers that make seeds (I plant those as well) I can root the babies and make more plants. I love watering them, cleaning up the tips and pulling out dying leaves. It just feels so good to see them healthy and growing and spider plants grow and change a lot.
Going out and walking barefoot is called grounding, esp in healthy soil. the mineral and nematodes are absorbed through the bottom of the feet. Grounding and centering out in nature is so fulfilling, and cleans away so much stress.
Ahhh, this explains why I need my 50 houseplants, 2 aquariums, pet snake, two dogs, plus hiking in nature & horseback riding every chance I get!
That's right!
Well it's like when you catch a caterpillar, you need to make his cage look like his environment. Humans are mammals, we still have cave people instincts, we need to still be around plant life because it means we will survive. Which is why people in cities have been shown to be more stressed.
I was about to say the same!
I mean, cities also have more dangerous and stressful situations, like traffic, thiefs, a bunch of people everywhere, polluted air, noise everywhere, buildings and filth everywhere making you feel claustrophobic. Etc. I doubt the lack of a plant or two are the only cause of stress from city people :v
@@auri1075 well of course there's other factors, but just imagine if you lived anywhere and there was no nature around you. Just desert. It would impact our mental health just because there is no plant life.
*american and Canadian cities
@@ZentaBon Most Canadian cities have plenty of parks and trees everywhere.
Yes! I would shrivel up and die without nature! So glad I live in a rural area!
Other thoughts:
1) cats are just as good as dogs, when it comes to calming me. Nothing better than a purring cat for serotonin levels!
2) I'd be happy and excited to get to hold a tarantula - they're COOL!
3) some people are afraid of horses... more than are afraid of dogs. They're so large that they intimidate people... my oldest son is one of them, and it's not because he's not had contact with them. He grew up in a family with horses!
Still, a great video! Thanks!
I enjoy watching my Monkey Leaf plant grow.
I barely give it any water and yet it grows in funny twisty ways.
I never used to have plants in my home. It puts a smile on my face looking at it every day seeing it change.
Asking why plants make humans less stressed while inside manmade structures is literally the same as asking why a bear would be happier in a cage with plants than without, or a dog in a yard with vs without plants, that’s just their natural habitat
I'm allergic to grass and pollen..And sunlight. Thinking of getting a cactus, to go with my petunias. Yes, I'm allergic to my flowers, but I'm happy to be growing them, and seeing them thrive.
Allergic to sunlight? Sounds hard
How are you alive? Are you allergic to blood too?
No matter how much you love then dont hug them :v
Get a cacti and he will soak up the sun you can’t! And LOVE IT
how about succulents? Aloe Veras?
Plants make us feel better because they're our friends and hanging out with our friends helps us to relax :)
”Serotonin Tank”－Thanks, that's my band name now.
We evolved in nature, it's not surprising that areas with abundant life would make us feel more at home. Our chances of survival would likely be higher in more verdant lands, it may have evolved in us before we evolved into humans, when we were more ape-like or even earlier. Whatever the reason, I'm grateful. :)
I feel happier when I’m surrounded by trees, flowers and plants. The sunshine on my face and the sounds of the nature make me feel relaxed. I’m so grateful and I really have this belonging feeling!
I always feel better just knowing the dog I share with my mother is coming to stay for the weekend.
I have him 4 days and nights a week and he's always a happy cuddly boy who also makes me go outside, because he has to.
He most certainly helps me deal with my ADHD and Autism.
green is the easiest color to see with the human eye, thus the eyes relax and the mind follows.
This is great! I agree about plants in the hospital! It's very true that it calms me a bit after surgeries and during the scariest times of my life. This is smart. But sometimes we can't remember the flowers, but it''s still great. I also have music therapy when I'm in the hospital. When people send my plants, it really makes me feel loved and happy and cared for which makes me feel less alone.
I absolutely love the gentleman who talked about equine therapy. Sometimes the hosts talk way too fast. His vocal cadence and the tone of his voice is great!
I have 15 houseplants in my small room alone and another 50 species of other types including various special plants like the Vick's plant and multiple bonsai and saplings that I often trade out to make sure they get the light they need.
I need my plants. I also avoid buying plants that are threatened or endangered.
My room is white and my lights are natural white ultra bright LEDs so they look unnaturally white compared to an incandescent or most other bulbs.
My plants love it and I have found that brightness helps regulate my circadian rhythm... or can totally ruin it if I don't cut them off within a grace period.
I also noticed my plants seem to grow faster and not get sick as much when I turn the lights off at night. I think I'm going to test this theory experimentally eventually.
I’m curious if having plants in the room compares to being in a room that you find is well-decorated/furnished aka the relaxing effect of being in an environment that is agreeable to you and being surrounded by objects that you find visually appealing
Well, sort of, but the plants help more. It's the nature contact, even with just one little plant, that was shown to help.
I think a big part of it is that we adapted from tree-dwelling ancestors. We found safety in the trees. They were our shelter for many thousands of years, source of food, etc. If we were in an area with less vegetation, we would be more exposed to predators. So on a phycological level, it's likely we just felt an instinctual safety in greenery, which would reduce stress.
I can definitely relate. I am very fortunate to have lived right next to a park my whole life so I guess I really haven't experienced what it'd be like to live somewhere with no nature, but I can definitely say that being around nature definitely boosts my mood. I love nature, I love seeing wildlife, I love seeing how everything interacts and all the biodiversity, it's just all so fascinating to me. Places with no nature feel so depressing and unnatural to me.
I've recently gotten into gardening too, and it's fascinating seeing how plants grow and it's gratifying knowing that you're bringing new life into the world, even if it's just a few plants. I also love seeing how a lot of insects use the plants as food or shelter. One of my favourite things I've seen so far is a tiny little spider that spun his web on a tomato plant I was growing. I was rooting for the little guy, "Go, buddy, go! Catch all them bugs!". Sadly I didn't see him again after a few days :(
Part of the effect of animals may be that people revert their attention to the animal's needs from their own. And taking care of something is rewarding, it gives meaning - together with the connection with the animal.
Kind of like people may feel better when helping others with their problems, because their own problems are too "close" and give anxiety.
Or something like this. Can't explain my logic atm.
It's raining right now.. after a LONG .. L O N G Heat wave.. day after day after day after week after month of 100+ degree heat. Soul crushing, energy draining , happiness ending HEAT .. no relief at night either.. but now.. rain .. and cool.. And the air smells amazing .. and I will tell you my serotonin has responded appropriately .............................. ahhhhhhhhhh .. : ] * I do realize this is sort of "off topic" but it seemed sort of appropriate.. Maybe I am just high on serotonin so my judgement is a bit off.. ; ]
We're all just dumb little goblins who like plants and shiny things
Well, I'm not so much into shiny things, except maybe geodes. I hardly wear jewelry, have no real diamonds, only one real amethyst, etc... just not a shiny rock person. _~shrug~_
@@MaryAnnNytowl that's fair, guess we're not all goblins
I just very much enjoy little scraps of metal and shiny stones
Wow. That's a lot of information in this 5 minute video. Very nice!
Yes houseplants decreases my stress. Unless they have trips or spider mites infestations 😑
It seems like a pretty cut-and-dry evolutionary response to me. Plants mean water and food are available. Natural environments without plants are harsh and stressful places to be. It makes sense that our stress levels would be higher in artificial environments without plants.
I need this video. Thank you.
It's been decades since I noticed that even the shadows of plants, of their leaf patterns, was calming, even meditative. Add color, and the effect is enhanced. Use living plants instead of plastic or whatever, the benefit is exponential. But SHAPE does SOMETHING important here.
I think it has something to do with watering them and seeing them grow. Kinda peaceful, doing it’s own thing. It’s like having a pet that doesn’t require much and you care about.
That is an amazingly subtle, perfect hoodie.
I feel like the increased oxygen also has a role to play or did I miss that being mentioned?
(I have adhd and not enough house plants)
Plants mean life, mean fertile soil, means animals who eat them. We spent the majority of out time around nature and it makes evolutionary sense for our ancestors to like being outdoors since that’s where they got their food and mental stimulation from.
In short: brain wants to return to monke. Big Ape see green, Big Ape pleased.
One thing I couldnt help but notice while listening was that the patients they seemed to be describing that felt stress relief seemed to already be in situations that tend to induce high stress.
I want to see a study that compares the effects of sickly plants versus healthy plants on our mood. My theory is that from an evolutionary standpoint we have relied on the health of the plants around us to indicate the quality of our environment: healthy plants = healthy ecosystem= lots of available resources. If this is why plants have a positive impact on our mood, then it would stand to reason that sickly plants would not provide the same benefit as healthy ones do.
Almost as much of a delight as the host of this compliation sessh.
You're cute, bro
I have had a big change in adhd Sx & can barely keep things going around the house & at work since moving into a neighborhood. We previously lived in an area qith plently of other houses but the area was wooded, houses far apart, a lake, a walking/biking path right outside the door, & lots of wildlife. I love my house but miss our old yard😢
LETS TAKE A MOMENT TO BE AMAZED BY THIS HOODIE
Huh... Além de um camarada Lusofono é um chará KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
people still dont want to hang out with my Dubia Roach family nonetheless D:
Personally I feel something akin to empathy, if not empathy. A bare bones kinship to life devoid of social trappings. Just the "is" in life.
I live in a mountain valley with my dog. Cities and crowds are torture for me. So, duh..
Dogs are amazing.
His hoodie is so fun
Plants put out chemicals and these chemicals are important for us. Also plants are living beings, although they move much slower and communicate in ways our conciousnesses doesn't recognize, other parts of our brains do.
We couldn't exist without plants. In many ways they are our mothers. So being around them, absorbing those chemicals like oxygen and essential oils and more, plus their companionship like with other beings like people and animals, of course would be very healing and comforting.
They are the one living thing on this planet that we couldn't live without. As long as they are here, even though we ourselves may be gone, the world as we know it will continue. Without them, all that we know and love and are comforted by is simply gone and an alien world would take over.
Monke brain say plant gud.
It'd be interesting to know whether people who live in nature / surrounded by nature have similar feelings about plants. For a lot of people nature has become a rarity and something special. We are kind of taught that nature and plants are relaxing. I wonder how much that has an effect.
I live in a rural area, so I can step outside and enjoy trees and other parts of nature any time, but houseplants still give me joy, too. I know it's just anecdotal, but there it is. _~shrug~_
@@MaryAnnNytowl I've also lived most of my life with forests and nature close by and a green yard, but that maybe makes me love having indoor plants even more.
@@MaryAnnNytowl But I wonder how it would work for someone to whom the plants and nature are so common and everywhere that they don't even think about it and they haven't thought to appreciate it?
Can there be such people, actually..? 🤔 The tribes living in the middle of the rainforests comes to mind - they always seem to appreciate their surroundings.
Monstera deliciosa is no longer classified as a philodendron, but it's used a visible example when you mention philodendrons.
For people with black thumbs: peace lilies and prayer plants. They both look sad when they need water (really sad, you can't miss it) and they bounce back like magic. I have a lot of dead plants but I've never killed a peace lily and my prayer plant keeps growing leaves.
I always find myself happier in rural areas with lots of trees and depressed whenever I drive through the city. Maybe this is the reason
Equine therapy: good to know rich people have a way to get "free" serotonin...
Let me just wander out to my horse ranch and get some free serotonin...oh wait.
@scishow psych WHY CANT I SNEEZE IF SOMEONE BLESSES ME FIRST?
And this video came on as I’m repotting plants #12 and #13 🥴
old hospitals had it right in that every patient room needed opening windows to the outdoors with views of nature. As much a death trap as those hospitals were for other reasons,
but modern hospitals are sterile depressing places which is not great for people recovering from illness. You might not even get a window to look out over other buildings or carparks even, just a completely windowless room.
Does a mood improvement from nature necassarily indicate an increase in serotonin?
Nice 🙂
0:50 love my plants until I wake up at 2am in a panic because I forgot to water them. Is that good stress?
Nice
I have one bedroom setup as a indoor garden there is nothing in there but plants, but i have to keep the door shut or my cat will crap it the pots. Before i had a cat i had plants all throughout the house.
Still feel show should be called PsychShow
I have a genetic bone disorder and use a wheelchair. When I was in middle school, my parents thought horseback riding would be good therapy for me. I really liked it, but unfortunately, my doctor found that it was damaging my hips, so I had to stop.
0:39 * shows monstera instead of philodendron *
Glad I'm not the only one that noticed that, LOL!
me: look at this dog i got myself
friend: wow i didnt know u were battling depression and anxiety
me: hes called pancake
I like small and big green strong scented plants ;)
I wondered why we can't take serotonin supplements? Anyone know why?
Spit balljng here..but perhaps the presence of small dainty plants or small trees is a clue to how healthy the soil and therefore edible foods are in the wild. Like a sign of those things could be a sign of not starting evolutionarily speaking? I occasionally have good ideas that go underappreciated. So when some scientist wine the Nobel for this remember a disabled mom reasoned that out first!
A depressionectomy would be pretty cool
Also lol while i was baker acted we literally weren’t allowed to go outside and there were no plants or anything
I think the reason we like plants is as simple as the fact that humans are animals. We may have reason, and cognizant thought but we are still just fancy apes. Indoor life for us is stable, and we can rationalize it, but it can lead to the same depressing effect as a unenriching zoo animals pen. Animals deal best when their enclosure is most similar to their habitat, and while oversimplified, the rationale behind that might just be, in terms of emulating a natural environment, a plant, is better than nothing at all.
Have there been studies contrasting plants to pictures of them or plastic ones?
The fake plants, even the highest-priced ones, still aren't the same. They just can't duplicate the real thing. And they can't duplicate the smell of real plants, too.
0:03 AAaah...
It's pheremones. It's always pheremones.
I am autistic and... horse therapy sounds like torture to me...
Overstimulation combined with a anxiety disorders concerning horses...
😰
I think they should change the look of the room where they they question crime witness and victims . Color it from gray to something green or blue. Make the share more comfortable able to lean back Stimulates memory check for trauma see how body responds document every twitch facial expression breath rate
There are different rooms for suspects and witnesses generally. And I suspect the thinking is that making people less comfortable helps interrogation.
Both times I have ridden horses I mostly angry and sad about our enslaving their ancestors thousands of years ago. Not fun for me so when horse riding for half a day came up on a years later
I noped and got some much needed introvert time in mid vacation. :)
Seems I have found my way back to this vid. I also find it ironic that what we have strived to get so far away from the very atmosphere and conditions in which we evolved so pleasant now and civilization a migraine. Further, as I contemplate early man, we might have found them to appear bipolar and dire.
This plant I water makes me awfully happy.... gotta burn it first for it to work though. ;)
Okay, so in regards to autism- all of the improvements cited with horse therapy matches that of what I have seen with occupational therapy. Maybe it's just that therapy is happening at all.
Cut flowers depress me. I know they are dying too.
👏💙
Let's just say some plants are much better at helping with serotonin than others. ;)
Hmmm the good brain juice. Thats gud.
Plants consume co2…what if they shower all breathers with appreciation and we subconsciously pick up on it ;)
03/01/2022
Lol
I think it's because they are living things. In nature if you are in an area with no living things, it's because something killed all the living things.
Plant magic!!!!
I'm running low on seratonin
well, I guess I keep cuddling my not-therapy but still emotional support snake then
Does pet therapy work on people who are afraid of animals or those who don't like them? Where's the mention of that group.
Excuse me, therapy crickets? They probably give most people more anxiety
Oxygen!!!!
My indoor plants helped my stress, until the police paid a visit :(
BIOPHILIC DESIGN
Soooo your telling me to be a hippie?
That test should of been walking in a city instead of a parking lot.
What about the people who love the city & not nature? Are those people mental?