Health Benefits of Spring Cleaning? Here Are 4 Reasons How

Available for Interviews: Dr. Franchell Hamilton

Dr. Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FOMA is the Founder of NeuroSwitch™ Weigh Loss–a place for people to receive treatments ranging from bariatric surgery and medical weight loss to hormone therapy. Dr. Hamiltion is also the author of two books, Transformation Is a Mindset: The Journey to Changing Your Input and Your World and And the Best Diet Is . . . .

What Dr. Hamilton could say on
Spring Cleaning for Health & Wellness:

It’s warming up outside. Out with the old, in with the new. Open those windows and breath in spring! It’s also that time of year when we all roll up our sleeves and get to work doing our annual spring cleaning. But are there any health benefits to this annual ritual? Absolutely! Here are 4 ways that spring cleaning can benefit us—mind, body, and spirit:

1. Helps Us Refresh. Even if it’s physical stuff you’re removing, imagine that you’re also getting rid of negativity, past regrets, and anything else that’s causing you a sense of mental clutter. Clearing out our junk raises our self-esteem and shifts our energy so we are open to change and are in a better ‘space’ to move forward. 
2. Cleaning Can Make Us Happier. Leading psychological research has correlated clutter with stress and anxiety and discovered that housekeeping has a positive benefit on your mental health. Research showed that every hour of cleaning you do each week is associated with a 53% boost in happiness.
3. Burn More Calories. Individual cleaning tasks such as vacuuming, ironing, and gardening are physical activities that can burn between 150 and 300 calories an hour. Decluttering can add up to real exercise!
4. Have Better Focus and Less Stress. A study by the Princeton Neuroscience Institute discovered that in disorganized spaces people are more stressed, distracted, and less productive. Clutter can be visually distracting, and serve as a nagging reminder of tasks and chores undone whereas, cleaning gives people a sense of mastery and control over their environment.

So, this year, while you’re getting your house in order and in ship shape, you can feel good that not only is your home cleaner and less cluttered, your mind, body, and spirit have been cleansed and refreshed as well.