FORGET expensive creams - researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggest that the secret to defying ageing might just be...travel!
A study applied the theory of entropy to tourism, proposing that positive travel experiences might actually keep us younger.
ECU PhD candidate Fangli Hu explained that travelling boosts physical and mental health by exposing us to new environments, getting us moving, and sparking joy.
"Put simply, the self-defence system becomes more resilient," said Hu.
Hormones conducive to tissue repair and regeneration may be released, and promote the self-healing system's functioning, Hu explained.
"Leisurely travel activities might help alleviate chronic stress, dampen overactivation of the immune system, and encourage normal functioning of the self-defence system."
Engaging in recreation potentially releases tension and fatigue in the muscles and joints, added Hu.
"This relief helps maintain the body's metabolic balance and increases the anti-wear-and-tear system's effectiveness.
"Organs and tissues can then remain in a low-entropy state," Hu commented.
So hiking, biking, and climbing might not just get your heart rate up, they also make your immune system do a happy dance.
But be warned, says Hu, travel has it's its own health hazards, like catching a certain virus.
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