essay on greener to world makes life happier
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Getting your hands dirty in the garden can increase your serotonin levels – contact with soil and a specific soil bacteria, Mycobacterium vaccae, triggers the release of serotonin in our brain according to research. Serotonin is a happy chemical, a natural anti-depressant and strengthens the immune system. Lack of serotonin in the brain causes depression.
Ironically, in the face of our hyper-hygienic, germicidal, protective clothing, obsessive health-and-safety society, there’s been a lot of interesting research emerging in recent years regarding how good dirt is for us, and dirt-deficiency in childhood is implicated in contributing to quite a spectrum of illnesses including allergies, asthma and mental disorders.
At least now I have a new insight into why I compulsively garden without gloves and have always loved the feeling of getting my bare hands into the dirt and compost heap.
One of the important element which keeps the life going on this earth is oxygen. The life-supporting oxygen is the product which we receive from the trees. Hence, trees are the basic manufacturer of oxygen which helps to grow life on Earth. Since last century there has been immense cutting down of the trees for different uses. The man has been cutting trees so as to make the life easy. In this run, the man himself has become the cause of his downfall. Trees purify the air and help in keeping the atmosphere cool. Cutting down of the trees has encouraged global warming which is a global concern. A rise in temperature has been noticed which is not a good symbol for life on Earth. Hence, tree plantation should be encouraged and the cutting of the trees should be minimized.