The little-known rule for achieving happiness that only some can respect

THE mental health It is a state of well-being necessary to achieve happiness and achieve a good quality of life. It affects the way we think, feel and act, determines how we manage stress and our social participation. It is as essential as physical health.

The foundation Green peacehighlighted to defend the environment, promote peace and encourage people to change their attitudes and behaviors that threaten nature, added a factor to preserve mental health: the 3-30-300 rule.

What is the 3-30-300 rule?

The 3-30-300 rule is to at least see three trees from your house, have 30% plant cover. in your neighborhood and be 300 meters from a park decent for creative use.

According to the foundation, this contributes to mental health because “contact with green spaces is associated with a lower risk of psychological distress, suffering from depression, anxiety and can improve our behavioral development, reducing emotional difficulties and social relationships” .

However, only 4.7% of the population meets this requirement. Researchers from the Barcelona Global Institute tested this rule with the participation of 3,000 people and found that almost 23% of them did not comply with any of the three instructions, 18% suffered from mental illness and 9% have seen a psychologist and taken antidepressants.

Green peace promotes the renaturalization of citiestransform them from gray to green so that people are not forced to choose between city and nature, and to make it sustainable and livable.

The advantages of the 3-30-300 rule, according to Greenpeace

• Mitigation of high temperatures: Green areas are able to reduce the temperature of the surrounding environment, providing shade and fighting the heat.
• Flood mitigation: they allow permeable soil to the city, protecting it from floods by absorbing water and retaining it.
• Improves brain development and cognitive function: Exposure to green places reduces the risk of emotional and behavioral problems, while improving cognitive development, along with better attention and memory.
• Reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases: lower risk of suffering from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity and low back pain.
• Reduction of premature mortality: Premature mortality can be reduced because there is less exposure to air pollution, greater social participation and a lower risk of depression.
• Better pregnancy outcomes: Green spaces are associated with a longer gestation period.
• Better perception of general health: These areas are associated with a better perception of general health and subjective well-being.
• Reduction of hospitalization and recovery times: Exposure to these places helps avoid hospitalization by developing healthier physical and psychological conditions and reduces recovery times.