除了裝扮你的家 鮮花還能給你減壓

Everyone loves fresh flowers but for most of us, they're only an occasional presence in our lives, generally limited to birthdays and the occasional romantic gesture.

每個人都喜歡鮮花，但對我們大多數(shù)人來說，鮮花只是偶爾存在于我們生活，通常僅限于生日和偶爾的浪漫之舉。

But new research has offered the best excuse to go buy a bunch for yourself right now -- apparently having fresh flowers in your house can help reduce stress.

但是一項新的研究為你提供了最好的借口，讓你立馬去買一束鮮花，很明顯，在你的房子里放一些鮮花可以幫助你減輕壓力。

A study conducted by the University of North Florida quizzed 170 women about their perceived stress over an eight-week period.

北佛羅里達(dá)大學(xué)進(jìn)行了一項研究，調(diào)查了170名女性在八周內(nèi)感受到的壓力。

The women were given flowers, a scented candle, or nothing at all, ostensibly as a thank yougift. The women who received flowers reported a significantly lower level of stress by the endof the period.

這些女性收到了鮮花、香薰蠟燭作為表面上的感謝禮物，另外也有人什么都沒有收到。而收到鮮花的女性表示在測試期結(jié)束時壓力明顯降低了。

 

In fact, the difference flowers made was so great that study author Dr. Erin Largo-Wight concluded flowers could revolutionize public health.

事實上，花帶來的變化如此之大，以至于研究作者埃琳·拉戈-懷特博士得出結(jié)論，鮮花可以徹底改變公眾健康。

"Indoor nature contact, such as flowers, represents an innovative public health solution to stress and stress-related health issues," she wrote.

她寫道：“在室內(nèi)與自然接觸，比如鮮花，代表了一種創(chuàng)新的公共健康解決方案，可以解決壓力以及與壓力相關(guān)的健康問題。”

"Adding flowers to reduce stress does not require tremendous effort to generate a meaning fuleffect. When life seems to be in a constant state of frenzy, flowers can provide us with a much-needed moment of calm."

“增加鮮花來減輕壓力并不需要付出巨大的努力來產(chǎn)生有意義的效果。當(dāng)生活似乎處于一種持續(xù)瘋狂狀態(tài)時，鮮花可以給我們提供一個急需的平靜時刻。

What more excuse do you need? Go out and buy a bunch of something that makes you smile today -- your mood will thank you!

你還需要什么借口?出去買一束讓你今天微笑的東西吧，你的心情也會轉(zhuǎn)好!