Why does cloudy day affect people's mood?

It has always been believed that people's emotions are closely related to weather conditions. In sunny weather, people are usually energetic and happy, while in cloudy weather, people are prone to depression and boredom. In other words, many people think that people in sunny and warm areas will be happy, while people in cold and humid areas will be depressed.

However, a "European Social Survey" report recently released by Cambridge University in the United Kingdom pointed out that the cold Nordic people have the highest happiness index, among which the Danes are the happiest; Warm southern Europeans have the lowest happiness index, and Italians are the most melancholy. In fact, the two are not contradictory. Excessive warm weather sometimes does not bring people a happy mood.

Scientific research has found that the pineal gland in the human body will produce a kind of "melatonin" under strong sunlight. When there are few hormones, the concentrations of thyroxine and epinephrine will increase, but in rainy weather, the pineal gland secretes more hormones, and the concentrations of thyroxine and epinephrine will decrease relatively. Thyroxine and epinephrine can promote cell metabolism, increase oxygen consumption and stimulate tissue growth, maturation and differentiation.

Usually in hot summer, about 10% people will have emotional and behavioral abnormalities, especially middle-aged and elderly people are prone to emotional disorders. The common manifestations after being affected are: emotional instability, irritability, disordered thinking, and love to lose temper; Feeling confused, hot-hearted, unable to calm down and think about problems, poor memory; I feel depressed, I am not interested in anything, and I feel that life is boring; Lack of enthusiasm and affection for work, colleagues and relatives, eccentric and stubborn behavior, no tolerance for other people's opposition, easy to lose his temper. Poor diet and sleep, low work efficiency, and interpersonal communication are affected.

A few days ago, due to environmental degradation, El Ni? o occurred in many places around the world. According to the data of the World Health Organization, in the year when El Ni? o was severe, hundreds of thousands of people around the world suffered from depression, the incidence of mental illness increased greatly, and traffic accidents also increased greatly.

The weather is changeable and the mood is changeable, but we still have to learn to control our emotions and vent reasonably. You can't suppress yourself too much, and you can't pass on your bad mood to others at will. You should learn to solve problems and ease your emotions in a rational way.

The report of Cambridge University also points out that the secret of happiness for Danes is balance. They have relatively low psychological expectations for future life, so they are easy to feel happy. Besides, money has little to do with happiness. The key factor of people's happiness is "trust"-trust in friends and neighbors, trust in public institutions, such as government, police and monarch.

Environment affects weather, weather affects mood, and mood affects health. Protect our environment, adjust our mood, and make health, happiness and happiness last longer!

In order to get rid of this "emotional weakness" state, doctors suggest that it is best to keep enough sleep and try to fall asleep before 10 at night; Go to bed early and get up early. If you can enter the reserve state in advance in the morning, you can prevent you from getting sleepy as soon as you go to work. Appropriate "charging" at noon and taking a nap 10 to 30 minutes are also conducive to resolving drowsiness. In diet, it is best to eat light and greasy food, which will produce acidic substances in the body and deepen sleepiness; Eat more fruits and drink more water, preferably green tea. The refreshing effect is far better than coffee. In addition, this sleepy state is also related to human hypoxia. Therefore, some green plants, such as chlorophytum, rubber tree and asparagus, can release oxygen and regulate indoor air. A gust of autumn wind, leaves floating everywhere, often at this time,

Pay attention to nourishing the heart and liver, and drink more roses or chrysanthemum tea and lotus seed tea, because they have the effect of clearing liver and relieving depression, and long-term drinking is very helpful for depression.

Eat more lotus roots, lotus seeds, wheat, licorice, red dates, longan and so on. These foods have the function of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, and are very helpful for anxiety and depression. Walnuts and fish contain more phosphorus, which also helps people to eliminate depression. There are seven ways to overcome depression;

1. Take part in exercise: Physical exercise can cause a series of chemical and psychological changes in the human body. Suitable sports include jogging, outdoor walking, dancing, swimming and practicing Tai Ji Chuan.

2, improve nutrition: vitamin B helps to improve mood, such foods include whole wheat bread, vegetables, eggs and so on.

3. Visit relatives and friends: Find close and reasonable relatives and friends and pour out your heart to them.

4, optimistic fantasy, some people have suffered a little setback, everything is always bad. The way to overcome it is optimistic fantasy rather than negative speculation.

5. Work hard. Once you concentrate on your career and work, you can make people feel forget the sorrow and sad.

6. Travel and going out: When you are bored, look at the green mountains and green waters and the smoke, and the feeling of fatigue and depression will disappear.