Most people have felt depressed at some point in their lives. Feeling depressed is perfectly normal since that state of mind is usually a normal reaction to life’s struggles, loss, and lots of other things.
Keep in mind that being depressed and sad for a short period of time is perfectly normal, but when feelings of intense sadness last for a couple of weeks or even months, your depression might be something more than simple sadness.
Why is oxygen important?
Oxygen is a gas and its one of essential elements needed to sustain life. Without oxygen, we wouldn’t be on this planet. It’s required by our bodies to create energy from glucose.
The sad truth is that most of us suffer from a lack of oxygen. Improper breathing techniques, air pollution, and lack of exercise deprive our cells of this incredibly vital element and weaken our immune system.
Oxygen not only gives us life, but it also helps destroy the bacteria that are not beneficial to our health. Thanks to the lifestyles of today and the lack of oxygen in the atmosphere, our cells actually need to use more of it just to deal with the stress that impairs our body’s ability to properly function.
Air pollution
The air we breathe is as dirty as a dog after a long walk, and it’s prematurely killing us; and not only that. The air can also make your life difficult in the meantime.
Poor academic performance, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and depression are just some of the things that scientists have connected to air pollution in recent years, and the list of those things is probably getting bigger by the minute.
Although establishing cause and effect too freely is not good, it seems incredibly apparent that the smog affects not just our bodies, but our brains too.
The media is always trying to connect depression and anxiety with social networks such as Facebook and Instagram simply because that will get more readers than writing about how the air we breathe is making us ill. Writing about invisible enemies such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and lead will not earn them money, and that’s why most people are uninformed.
According to an experiment conducted by various scientists, mice exposed to polluted air took longer to complete a task than mice exposed to filtered air. This experiment also showed that mice which were exposed to polluted air also showed the symptoms of depression and behavioural despair. They were completely unwilling to swim to save their lives when placed in water. As we can see, depression is tightly connected with the lack of oxygen in the brain.
Can we prevent indoor air pollution?
The air inside our homes is probably dirtier than the air outside, but fortunately, there are a couple of ways to ensure that the air we breathe is clean and perfectly safe.
Forbid smoking
Making sure that your home is a no smoking zone is one of the easiest ways of keeping the air inside your home clean. Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemicals and increases the risk of asthma, cancer, and other kinds of respiratory infections.
Test for Radon
Radon is a colorless and odorless gas, and it’s the second leading cause of lung cancer. You can get rid of radon easily by installing a ceiling fan and air purifiers in your home.
Clean the floors
Use a vacuum cleaner that has strong suction to ensure that lead and dust are not accumulating. Mop the floor too, but skip using any soap or harsh cleansers.
Prevent depression, cancer, low immunity, regular colds and constant tiredness by breathing fresh air free of pollutants. Make your brain happy, and in turn, you will feel like a million bucks!
