How Plants Can Keep You Healthy

Posted By Allen's Flower Market On Tuesday, 10 January 2023 Back

How Plants Can Keep You Healthy

How Plants Can Keep You Healthy

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Want a healthier 2023? Plants can help.

Are you determined to get healthy in 2023? High five! We support you – and, believe it or not, so do flowers and plants. That’s right - living among plants and fresh flowers supports your physical and emotional wellness. Medical evidence suggests that a home filled with flowers and plants is good for your health and promotes a positive, creative outlook. Here are a few reasons why a little greenery in your life contributes to your health:

  • No one can deny that flowers brighten a room, right? As it turns out, flowers similarly affect your mind and nervous system. Seeing flowers in your space instantly lifts your mood. Delicate blooms are known to relieve anxiety, stress, or sadness. 
  • A layer deeper than the flowers themselves is the feeling they evoke. Who do you associate with flowers? What memories do certain blossoms call to mind? Having flowers in your home can inspire happy recollections and feelings of hope and love. 
  • Gazing at a fresh bouquet or potted plant can bring joy to your room and fill your day with high energy, enhanced creativity, and increased focus. 
  • Plants are the #1 source of fresh oxygen on the planet earth – so why not keep some air-freshening greens in your house? Potted plants circulate and refresh indoor air and can humidify dry spaces, benefitting our lungs and immune systems. Some plants are better than others when it comes to air purification: Sansevieria, or snake plants, clean air at exceptionally high rates. In fact, NASA claims that snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room with no ventilation. Check out our sweet Sansevieria, artfully potted in a beautiful, artful ceramic pot.
  • Flowers can calm you down and ease you into a good night’s sleep. Certain plants also help soothe a worried mind and prepare you for rest. Lavender, a beloved fragrant bloom, has been trusted in folk medicine for centuries to reduce insomnia and promote relaxed, deep sleep. Some cultures even claim that lavender’s aroma is a fever reducer. Taking a nice deep breath with lavender in the room will lower your heart rate and blood pressure and calm your energy level to help balance your mind and ease stress. 

Take your pick of floral wonders at Allen’s Flower Market to promote well-being and stay on top of your 2023 goals. Stop by our floral design stores in Long Beach, Los Angeles, and the San Fernando Valley, or order yourself a beautiful bouquet online.