烘焙有助于減輕焦慮，為什么?

Studies have shown that creative activities like baking and knitting contribute to an overall sense of well-being.
研究表明，烘焙和編織等創(chuàng)造性活動有助于提高幸福感。
Boston University associate professor of psychological and brain sciences Donna Pincus told Huffington Post that there’s “a stress relief that people get from having some kind of an outlet and a way to express themselves.”
波士頓大學心理學和腦科學副教授唐娜•平卡斯在接受《赫芬頓郵報》采訪時表示，“人們有了發(fā)泄和表達自己的方式，就能緩解壓力。”


Baking is very good for focusing the mind because it often relies on very exact measurements.
烘焙對集中精神非常有幫助，因為其過程中通常需要非常精確的測量。


You have to add ingredients in the correct order or your profiteroles won't rise, or your cookies will be soggy.
你必須按照正確的順序添加配料，否則你的泡芙就不會膨脹，或者餅干可能會變軟。


Having complete focus on a recipe and not allowing yourself to be distracted by your thoughts can have a therapeutic effect.
將注意力完全集中在食譜上，不允許自己分心，可以產生治療效果。


In other words, most of the decisions have already been made for you, allowing you to concentrate on the details while nudging your mind away from the stressors and anxieties of your life outside the kitchen.
換句話說，你需要做的事情都已經規(guī)定好了，你可以專注于細節(jié)，同時讓思緒遠離廚房外生活中的壓力和焦慮。


The act of sharing your finished product can be good for the body and soul, too, says Pincus.
平卡斯說，分享烘焙成果對身心健康也有好處。