An apple a day keeps the doctor away…

An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered but studies show that craft, art, creative activities all help in a person’s general health and wellbeing and also help in lowering your stress levels, helping to create a distraction and leaving your mind feel more mentally clear. One new popular trend being adult colouring books has proved to be a hit it can help to generate wellness, quietness and mindfulness the same benefits of meditation.Knitting and crotchet also offer good health benefits to you creating reduced stress levels as well as being to believed to help assist in the ability to cope better with physical and mental illness. It’s repetitive nature helps to calm down the body and brain, keeping your brain sharp with simple maths and counting skills whilst keeping your hands and fingers active with its fine motor skills. They can also be a great social outlet for people, with knitting or crochet groups helping to alleviate loneliness which can contribute to health problems. Craft, art, creativity on any level is in short responsible for so many positive effects on us it is a great outlet for self expression, can help to develop fine motor skills and help to reduce stress and anxiety. It can give us confidence, a sense of self satisfaction and can help you to express yourself in ways you may find to put into words. An apple a day may keep the doctor away but we may soon be rewriting that quote to a craft a day keeps the doctor away, As Doctors And Health professionals continue to realise the full potential of craft therapy over some medications.