What is flower therapy?

Flower therapy is similar to physical therapy. It is a new idea that is becoming important by utilizing the energy flowers give and the vitamin D that is being activated by the sun. Flower therapy nowadays is being used to aid Alzheimer’s patients and it helps promote the growth of bones and muscles.

Everybody that has a garden or has walked into a garden knows the feeling that you get when you see flowers and smell their fragrances. It makes us feel good inside and out. These days, doctors are realizing how good flower therapy is.

The sun is a greatest source of vitamin D that is important to our bones and skin. By going out and gardening first thing in the morning can be of a great way to exercise while exposing yourself to the sun. Some people are afraid to expose themselves on the sun during day time because of skin cancer. We do have limitation but 7-9 in the morning exposure is not bad. The UV rays of the sun are still helpful during those hours of exposure. It is not only about the scent s nor the smell and energy that flower therapy gives, it is also the time that we spend on taking care of the flowers.

Gardening can be boring at times but we did not realize the little time that we spend plowing, pulling the weeds, fixing a flower box, shoveling and pushing the wheelbarrow makes us healthy already. Doing all those gardening stuff is a good exercise to our bones and muscles. Reaching for hanging baskets is already a good stretching for our muscles.

It is also introduced to science that flower therapy can aid Alzheimer’s patients. Just the act of walking around flowers, sparks the memories, sparks their brains, the smell the thoughts and all the memories that they can remember everything. There are lots of studies telling that some elderly passed, away can still remember everything that they had forgotten. They can even remember how to tie their shoes, the last time they hugged somebody and those little things are crystal clear in their minds. An afternoon in the garden is like they had come home. They come back with better attitude and they are using every part of their brain.

Whether we need flower therapy or not, flowers and plants are always part of our lives. Whether we put them in pots, planters or flowerboxes, so long as we have some bouquets of it inside our home it would bring happiness in our hearts and happiness is therapy.