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"How are you feeling lately? I looked at your medical report and there are a few indicators that are not ideal. ”
Walking into the physical examination center of a hospital in Hangzhou, Li Dawei received a sentence from the doctor.
The May Day holiday is approaching, in order to travel with peace of mind, he came to do a comprehensive physical examination in advance.
Li Dawei, 58, is an experienced urban planner who has a stressful daily work and has been working overtime for many years, which keeps his health alarms on the ground.
The results of the physical examination showed that his blood pressure was high and his cholesterol was also exceeded, and the doctor advised him to adjust his lifestyle or risk more serious cardiovascular disease.
"Adjust your lifestyle?" Li Dawei thought about this sentence repeatedly after returning home.
He recalled an unconventional therapy he had stumbled across on the Internet half a year ago – tree hugging therapy.
It is said that this method can balance the body's energy by embracing the trees of nature and using the vitality of the trees, which is beneficial to physical and mental health.
As mysterious as it sounded, he decided to give it a try.
So, from that day on, no matter the wind or rain, Li Dawei would quietly hug the trees for half an hour under the old plane tree in his backyard every day.
His family scoffed at it, believing it to be nothing more than a waste of time and a strange act.
But Li Dawei persevered, and he felt that the process had relaxed him and reduced his stress.
Half a year later, he came to the hospital again for a physical examination.
Unexpectedly, his blood pressure and cholesterol levels improved significantly.
The doctor was surprised by the change and asked about the changes in his lifestyle over the past six months.
David Lee recounted his tree-hugging therapy, which made the doctor curious.
He explained from a medical point of view that while there is currently insufficient scientific evidence to support the direct effects of tree hugging therapy on cardiovascular health;
But he believes that this behavior may indirectly have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system by reducing stress.
Stress is one of the key factors that lead to many diseases, and from this perspective, tree hugging therapy may indeed have its positive side.
A middle-aged woman who has been suffering from insomnia for a long time switched to a half-hour walk in a community park every night after trying a variety of traditional treatments to no avail, and her sleep quality improved significantly.
Although walking and hugging trees are different in form, they all have in common a common feature of being in contact with nature, which is likely to be a key factor in their healing.
Taken together, Lee's example and these cases do not prove the scientific validity of tree-hugging therapy, but they are enough to spark more discussion about the place of naturopathy in modern medicine.
Exposure to nature, such as walking and hugging trees, is simple, but it may have a positive impact on the health of modern people.
However, scientific research relies on data and rigorous experimental design when evaluating the effectiveness of any therapy.
Research on tree hugging therapy is still very limited, and most of the assertions are speculative.
If there are more scientific experiments and data to support it in the future, we may be able to more accurately assess the true value of this therapy.
Although direct evidence is insufficient, its experience and improved health conditions provide a practical basis for this non-traditional treatment.
In the modern high-pressure living environment, should we incorporate more natural elements in order to seek a balance between psychology and physiology?
In this regard, a detailed analysis shows that combining natural remedies with traditional medicine may be a new strategy to combat modern diseases.
In this way, people can not only enjoy the healing power of nature, but also improve their health safely and effectively under the guidance of science.
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