"Get Out!" Breaking Out of Our Comfort Zone to Improve Human Health

Tue Dec 02 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

International House, Loughborough University | Loughborough

Loughborough Institute of Advanced Studies
Publisher/HostLoughborough Institute of Advanced Studies
"Get Out!" Breaking Out of Our Comfort Zone to Improve Human Health
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IAS Visiting Fellow Dr Christopher Todd Minson delivers a seminar on their research, followed by a lunch.
About this Event

IAS Visiting Fellow Dr Christopher Todd Minson delivers a seminar on their research -

We are now in the “urban century” in which humans are more disconnected from the natural world than previously in human existence. This is having a profound negative impact on our physical and mental health. How do we counter the demands and distractions of a plugged-in life with our mental and physical health? The answer may be to get outside of our comfort zone through exposure to the world we evolved in: to be surrounded by nature, to be hot, to be cold, to be out of breath. There is a growing interest in how environmental exposures can improve health and well-being, with many people seeking out ways to get back to our core experiences. Research is now demonstrating that these exposures can create a more stress-resistant phenotype to counter inflammation and oxidative stress, which underlie physiological changes with aging, chronic disease, and a sedentary lifestyle.

Arrivals from 11:45 am for a 12:00 noon start. For those joining in-person, lunch will be served after the seminar from 1:00pm.

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International House, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, United Kingdom

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