How colors affect health
Did you wondered why a person buys clothes in bright colors, and another – in the dark? Why do you uncomfortable you are in a room with red wallpaper and feel much better in a room with blue walls?
In fact, these preferences are not random. Science has proven that the surrounding colors affect our mood and health. More than half a century, Swiss psychologist Lucsher has developed a diagnostic method of color that made it famous. Through it you can determine the mental state of people at any given time. The test is very simple – to be arranged on a “like me – I do not like ‘eight square a different color from most pleasant to most unpleasant. The four main colors in the palette, specify the nature of man: navy blue, cyan, orange-red and pale yellow, and four additional colors (black, gray, brown and violet) provides information on the situation at the time of the survey. Treatment with colors (chromotherapy) is now quite popular. The impact of color on the body and nervous system has several proven facts – for example, that the red part of the spectrum exciting and warm, and blue – calm and cool. According to psychologists, if a man is tired of the same color, he subconsciously seek contact with the opposite. And this leads to a change in his condition. So the red color always affects the physical condition yellow – the mental, and blue – the emotional. Violet increasing intellectual activity, but it can be quite dangerous – to overuse it leads to depressive state. Therefore not recommended and painting large surfaces at home with him, especially in the nursery – a child’s psyche is too fragile.
Observations show that the navy lowers blood pressure, relieves pain. He has a positive impact on the spine and because of its analgesic effect is used in the treatment of migraine attacks and inflammation. For example, some psychologists recommend it to people who suffer from hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases. Powder blue calms. But here the measure is very important – too long stay in the blue atmosphere “creates a sense of lack of space and the resulting bad mood. Green acts favorably on the heart and relieve pain. It is defined as a logical color of nature and life energy – always nice to lay in the grass and feel the rush of energy. Yellow is associated with the warm sun. It is a kind of mental stimulant. Therefore, if you constantly cold, you can put on clothes with this color. According to Eastern tradition, the yellow color positively affects the solar plexus and everything connected with it: the liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, improves eyesight and skin tones.
Bright orange color associated with fire. With respect to the body, it does relieve breathing and calming – on the psyche. So the nuances of color that are recommended for coloring the walls, especially in areas where it sleeps. Red brings a sense of warmth. Psychologists do connect with the faster treatment of many diseases, but warn that it should not overdo, because it may provoke an exacerbation of chronic diseases. If you suffer from low blood pressure (hypotension), the red color is highly recommended – it is associated with heat and increase blood pressure. Accordingly, not recommended for hypertensive patients. From a psychological point of view, the red color increases the excitement and so it is recommended to problems in sexual life.
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