| Our modern culture has become a hotbed of | | | | alternate route and go fishing. |
| stress which can be eased by a good old | | | | One of the most peaceful scenes in nature is a |
| fashioned fishing trip. One of the best antidotes | | | | body of water. Lakes, rivers and oceans can be |
| for the crazy paced lifestyle that we tend to live | | | | balms like nothing else. Simply being in the |
| is a return to nature. Especially if a person lives in | | | | presence of sights, smells and sounds of bodies |
| a city or commutes back and forth to the urban | | | | of water can calm one's frantic physique. Add a |
| jungle from a planned suburban community, the | | | | fishing pole, a boat and an opportunity to catch |
| lack of the natural world has a negative impact on | | | | one's own dinner, and a sportsman or |
| health. Studies have shown that time spent in a | | | | sportswoman can be in heaven. |
| quiet nature preserve or waterway can reduce | | | | Choices for this type of respite may include a |
| tension, blood pressure and stress. | | | | simple fishing from do-it-yourself standing on |
| Many of today's illnesses are directly attributed to | | | | shore or dock experience. Other opportunities |
| ongoing stressful situations. Heart disease, cancer, | | | | available for fishing include vacations and |
| diabetes, depression, and anxiety are all closely | | | | adventures from small rental boats or larger |
| linked with a chronic supply of Cortisol flowing | | | | chartered journeys. Many charter and rental |
| through human bodies. Cortisol is the "fight or | | | | companies offer guided tours to the best spots in |
| flight" hormone which a body releases in response | | | | the regions since their local guides know where |
| to danger. When there is an imminent danger, this | | | | and when the schools of fish are biting. The |
| can be a great thing. A body's release of Cortisol | | | | companies may supply equipment to snag, clean |
| will make a person's reaction times quicker; give | | | | and transport the catch back to homes or hotels. |
| them more energy and a memory that is | | | | Larger companies even have remedies for sea |
| enhanced. This, however, is meant to be a short | | | | sickness for the rougher seas. |
| term response which must be balanced with an | | | | However a stressed out urban inhabitant chooses |
| equal amount of rest and relaxation. If the human | | | | to give themselves a dose of nature, they should |
| body doesn't have the balance, it will begin to | | | | honor themselves by doing it today. Whether it's |
| break down and show evidence of disease. All of | | | | a camping vacation, a hiking adventure, or the |
| the heavy duty health ills are scary enough, but a | | | | allure of bringing in fish from a river, lake or |
| person's basic immune functioning will be | | | | ocean, their blood pressure, tension and stress |
| hampered without rest, as well. This will make | | | | level will thank them. Once a person experiences |
| them prone to everything from the common | | | | the balm of a camping, hiking or fishing trip, they |
| cold, flu, to insomnia. This is not the road a person | | | | will never be the same. |
| wants to travel. It may be time to take an | | | | |