Summer makes us happier- and there is science to support this claim. According to experts here are the main reasons people just seem happier during the summer months
• More light: Light has the power to change our brains on a psychological level. Psychologists says that when it comes to summer and our mood, there can be a biological and a psychological component. The biological part usually comes down to our improved circadian rhythms during the warmer months which influences our hormone release, amongst other things. When it comes to sleep, melatonin is affected and with mood, it’s serotonin. Both can be naturally increased with sunlight.
• More movement: Longer days and warmer weather mean we tend to spend a good portion of our time outside as summer takes hold. We swim in any body of water we can, take late walks on dusk through the park, pack the family up and head to a bush campsite for a weekend or just sit out on the veranda watching the birds in the trees. There’s been plenty of hype around ‘forest bathing’ and how being in nature can lower our stress levels, and now there’s scientific literature to confirm that most of us feel much better when we are near ‘blue spaces,’ too. Whether it be the sea or coastline, rivers, lakes, dams, creeks or even fountains, it turns out there are a bunch of therapeutic advantages to being by the water. Basically, being near blue spaces is good for your mind and body.