Discover the Healing Power of Flowers

Carol Bice told the prestigious Texas Senate LadiesRED - excitement, passion, vitality and
Club the vibrant colors of flowers send powerfulaggressiveness. Red stimulates the nerves, increases
messages that recipients' brains process as morerespiration rates and raises blood pressure. Avoid
than simply the thoughtfulness of a gift - althoughreds for those with anxiety or high blood pressure.
most aren't aware it's going on.ORANGE - connotes joy, enthusiasm, determination,
In a recent presentation - "Chromotherapy and theexcitement and ambition. Orange increases oxygen to
Healing Power of Colors and Flowers" - to the wivesthe brain, produces an invigorating effect without
of Texas state senators, Bice cited a growing bodyraising blood pressure.
of evidence that humans react physiologically, as wellYELLOW - conveys warmth, sunshine, happiness and
as emotionally to different colors. For example,energy. Yellow stimulates mental activity and the
research has demonstrated that a blindfolded personmotor nerves, which generates energy for muscles.
will have varying psychological reactions when placedThe best color to send to cheer up someone.
under different colors of light rays.GREEN - suggests health, fertility, freshness and
"Chromotherapy is still in its infancy," Bice said, "butharmony. Green is the most restful color to the
the scientific evidence is mounting. It gives us a lot tohuman eye; it relieves tension in blood vessels,
think about in terms of preventive and therapeuticlowering blood pressure and producing a sensation of
potential."warmth.
There is solid science behind chromotherapy,BLUE - means security, authority, confidence, wisdom
beginning with the fact that light is energy. Sunlight isand is used to represent heaven. Blue is the second
essential to make plants grow, and it's the bestmost powerful color, producing a calming, soothing
source of Vitamin D for humans. The different colorseffect.
in the spectrum are actually energy fields vibrating atPURPLE - combines the stability of blue with the
different frequencies. Red, for example, has a waveenergy of red, suggesting spirituality, sophistication,
length of 1/33,000 of an inch, about twice that ofluxury and authority. Nearly 75 percent of
violet.pre-adolescent children prefer purple to all other
Light therapists say light is a nutrient to the body,colors. One of the most universally preferred colors
just as food is, and that humans need light inby all ages.
different intensities and color ranges to regulate theirWHITE - the color of purity, formality, elegance and
biological clocks. The pineal gland acts as the body'sneutrality. Represents a successful beginning as well
light meter, processing spectral differences it thenas solemn peace, which makes it appropriate for
passes on to the brain. Various systems in the bodybirths and funerals.
respond positively to different colors.BLACK - embodies power, elegance, formality,
Humans sense light both through the skin and visually,mystery and death. Strictly speaking, black is not a
so simply seeing different colors can be therapeutic.color but a non-reflective absence of pigment that
Color studies have long played a major role ingives depth and power to other colors.
marketing and product development of everythingBROWN - symbolizes earth, order, convention and
from automobiles to high fashion.dependability. Found throughout nature, brown
Bice says people sending flowers should have a basiccomplements other colors and conveys simplicity and
understanding of the meanings different colorsfriendliness.
convey and the reactions they can evoke: