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Where Nature Beats Stress and Anxiety

Life as we know it has changed a lot over the last two to three decades. The way that people function, eat, sleep, work, and interact with each other is all different than what it was twenty or thirty years ago. Today, nearly everything is just a few clicks away. Whether it’s ordering a meal, booking a cab, shopping or even booking a ticket for an event, everything can be done from the comfort of your home using the internet and a smartphone. Major decisions have been made a lot easier thanks to the number of options available in almost every facet of life. Yet, when everything has become so convenient, stress is still a major factor that affects everybody in some way or the other. There are different levels of stress that affect people in a wide variety of circumstances and its symptoms and long-term effects are a lot more dangerous than we give them credit for.

According to an article published in the Economic Times of India, around 89% of the Indian population suffers from stress compared to the global average of 86%. These are staggering figures are proof that most of the world is encountered with stress. Many of the factors that cause stress and anxiety have become an indelible part of our every day lives, relationships, finances, and careers.  These indelibly cause stress regardless of social strata or geographies The future is uncertain for everybody and pondering over it also that causes stress. Although everybody has experienced stress in its myriad avatars sometime or the other, there are universal ways to combat stress and make way for a healthy lifestyle.

Gaining relief from stress and anxiety are not as simple as it used to be. Over the years we have built up resistance to our usual stress busters such as listening to good music or watching humorous videos, however, exercising and yoga are still among the best stressbusters and tend to promote a healthy lifestyle as they always have. Spending time in nature is also one such stress buster that has been around for a long time. Now, scientists have discovered that spending even 20 minutes in nature can reduce stress greatly by lowering the production of stress-causing hormones in the brain. Several credible sources such as Harvard Health, Science News, and even NBC news all agree that this is a breakthrough in the fight against stress. The results of the study published in Frontiers in Psychology have scientifically proven that even a period as short as 20 minutes spent in nature has measurable results that are beneficial to both the mind and body. Even doctors are now prescribing nature as a way to deal with stress based on this study.

If there are so many benefits of spending such a short time amidst nature, imagine the benefits of living in a home that is surrounded by nature. Indium Lake Forest offers just that with plots on Mysore Road that let you live in the more peaceful area of Bangalore away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Your home can be surrounded by vast open spaces with a lot of greenery and trees. These inviting environs will have you breathing the freshest air and will filter out any pollution that manages to trickle towards you. Set amongst two natural lakes and 1850 acre Kumbalgodu Forest, you are assured scenic views that make every day feel like a vacation. You can feel your stress melt away as you give into the sights and sounds of nature from the comfort of your home.