The Key To Paradise

Published: Thu, 01/20/22


By now, I am probably going to sound like a broken record.  :)  Your health depends on the amount of electrons that you "feed" your mitochondria.

The above "very dry"statement might still seem like an abstract notion, and probably overwhelming, to say the least.  But as Tim and I discussed in our previous two emails, Time Is On Your Side and Insane In The Membrane, you already have some extremely powerful tools at your disposal that will help you "feed electrons" to your mitochondria.

In this email, we would like to go over the simplest, most time-tested and yet most underrated of all such tools. 

This tool in particular is so simple, that even country music talks about it.  :)   Yes, I did just make fun of country music and I am entitled to, since it is my most favorite genre of music.  Yes, you just discovered the one and only Greek fan country music has. :)  But I digress...

Grab a backpack and lawn chair
You never know until you try
When you lose yourself
You find the key to paradise

The above lyrics come from "Knee Deep" by the Zac Brown Band, and yes, you guessed right.  Being out in nature is the simplest, most time-tested and most underrated mitochondrial prescription ever! All of the above get us at least one step closer to this ancient ayurvedic remedy which modern science is finally starting to catch up with. 

Here is some interesting research from the University of Exeter.

People who spend at least 120 minutes in nature a week are significantly more likely to report good health and higher psychological well-being than those who don't visit nature at all during an average week.

And if you think that this should have been common sense, you are not the only one. But as the study mentions, the key is the 120 minutes: 

It’s well-known that getting outdoors in nature can be good for people’s health and well-being, but until now we’ve not been able to say how much is enough.

The importance of this study is due to the fact that the researchers were able to identify a clear threshold, a minimum of 120 minutes per week.  No (such) benefits were found for people who visited natural settings such as town parks, woodlands, country parks and beaches for less than 120 minutes a week.

What makes these two hours per week of the "ayurvedic prescription of nature" super easy, is that they do not have to all be taken in, in one setting - 20 minutes at one park or your backyard, 10 minutes at another, 30 minutes at the beach or on a short hike, it can all add up before you even know it.

Until next time...   Remember, as Zac Brown Band says, you never know until you try.

Much much love from both of us!

Na’maste Kala! (Which in Greek means, may we all be well!)

-Tim and Vie | Ayurveda Outlaws