| HOW BECOMING DIRTY WITH MUD BENEFITS US |
Posted by:
Moksha Gupta
Source: MOKSHA
15/11/2008 |
It is interesting to note that covering body with mud or lying in mud on beaches is not
an act of getting dirty but it is an important way to improve mood & feel relaxed. Bacteria
found in the soil activates a group of neurons that produce the brain chemical SEROTONIN
which affects mood of a person.
A treatment was done on a mice with a friendly bacteria normally found in the soil this altered the behaviour of mice in a way similar to that produced by antidepressant drugs according to a research report published in the latest issue of Neuroscience. The scientist treated the brains of mice with Mycobacterium vaccae and found that this bacteria activated a group of neurons that produce the brain chemical serotonin. Lack of Serotonin causes depression in people.
Therefore alteration in the behaviour of mice was due to release of Serotonin in parts of the
brain by the bacteria Mycobacterium vaccae.
Since July 1998 the citizens of Boryeong are celebrating MUD FESTIVAL . The Mud Festival is celebrated for 7 days at Daecheon Swimming Beach every year in July & people from all age groups enjoy the festival .
After several researches it was found that the mud
of the Daecheon Swimming beach is rich in various minerals & therefore
excellent for skin. Several cosmetics made of Daecheon swimming beach mud such
as soaps , mud face pack etc.In order to popularise the Deacheon Beach,&
the cosmetics made of the Daecheon Beach Mud all over the world the natives of
Boryeong celebrate the Mud festival with full vigour.
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