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Mused after a second trip, a niece is getting married in Phoenix. After reading this email, you’d think I’d be just the happiest person on earth from all the travel. One word: jetlag. Otherwise, distant travel does have its benefits, as the study below attests.
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MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF GETTING AWAY
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Mused after a second trip, a niece is getting married in Phoenix. After reading this email, you’d think I’d be just the happiest person on earth from all the travel. One word: jetlag. Otherwise, distant travel does have its benefits, as the study below attests.
THE SURPRISING MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF GETTING AWAY
Research suggests travel is a tool for improving mental health, building stress resilience, and enhancing cognitive well-being. Think of travel as “preventive medicine”.
Researchers say travel away from our usual environments exposes the brain to novel experiences that require greater mental engagement than during our everyday routines. Travel forces new food, new streets, new decisions, etc. This helps build confidence, sharpen memory, and enhance cognitive well-being.
(Did You Know? This article is based on 55 controlled clinical trials involving over 4,400 participants and over three decades. Somehow, it doesn’t take an Einstein to realize peaceful activities or active pastimes are good for our mental health.)
“Psychological resilience” is handling vacation stress, adapting to challenges, and recovering from setbacks. While post-vacation glow fades as you’re unpacking, resilience sticks around. Best of all, resilience kicks in with as little as an overnight stay.
However, the farther away, the better. When studied, the farther people went, the less likely they were to report feeling depressed or isolated. International travelers reported the fewest symptoms of depression and the lowest levels of loneliness. People who didn’t travel at all scored the worst. Domestic travel and regional or day trips were in between.
Other findings:
1. Novelty travel or activities reported more emotional balance.
2. Maintaining an active lifestyle may be part of a meaningful component of healthy aging.
3. If on a relaxing vacation, like around a pool, try an activity that stimulates, like a cooking class, a strenuous hike, or using a foreign language to communicate.
4. Awe (the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends our understanding of the world) has its own place in mental health benefits. For example, visiting cathedrals in Europe or ruins in Greece.
5. There’s often a sense of relief being somewhere no one knows you. “Existential authenticity” is acting like the person you really are instead of the version others expect, especially in a work setting.
6. In the end, maybe that’s why the best trips don’t just change our scenery; they change us.
-Rory Mulcahy, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; Heidi Mitchell, WSJ
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LA DOLCE VITA, JOIE DE VIVRE:
Carne Tonnato
Tapas means tops, lid, cover. The story I was told is that bread or ham was placed over the top of a glass of wine to keep flies out. From there, small shareable dishes became known as tapas.
Carne tonnato is an easy dish to make and share. Place thin slices of rare roast beef on a plate. Put dollops of the following between the beef and add large capers (I found them at Whole Foods).
Tuna Tonnato:
Mix the following (I skipped the anchovy fillets; there’s plenty of flavor without them):
• 1 can or jar (6 to 7 ounces) of tuna packed in olive oil (drained, reserve some oil)
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 to 4 oil-packed anchovy fillets
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon small drained capers
• 1 small garlic clove, peeled and chopped (optional)
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil or reserved tuna oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
-Gemini
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