When a person is surrounded by other people, does he feel drained and empty? New research suggests this could be the result of the energy being used by another person nearby.
Biologists group concept
This concept was first brought to the attention of researchers and scientists by a scientific team of biologists from the University of Bielefeld. The team, led by Professor Dolam Brus, focused on the existence of alternative energy sources for plants, especially the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
While flowers required light to grow, the team found that photosynthesis was not the only source of energy for the plant. Sometimes, when plants were faced with a lack of energy, they could not rely on photosynthesis to obtain the necessary substances and began to absorb the necessary energy by drawing energy from other plants, in particular from cellulose.
The small green algae under study released enzymes that were able to break down cellulose into smaller sugar components, which were then converted into energy for algae growth.
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Prof Kruse explained: “This is the first time such a reaction has been observed in a plant. These algae are capable of digesting cellulose, and this does not correspond to the generally accepted view of biologists. To a large extent, what we see is plants that feed on plants.”
The human body is like a plant
How does this research relate to humans? Physician and therapist Olivia Bader-Lee followed the details of the research, explaining that our human bodies are like plants. They are like sponges that absorb the energy of others. She states: "This is why there are people who do not feel completely comfortable when they are in a certain group of people who radiate their energy and emotions."
Maintaining an emotional state
Like the algae in the experiment, we need energy to keep both mental and physical health in order. Although our diet helps to meet the physical needs of the body for energy, it cannot provide our emotional needs.
Bader-Lee goes on to explain: "The human body is very much like a plant, which sucks, absorbs the energy necessary to feed its emotional state, and it can activate cells and increase the amount of cortisol, as well as catabolize, feed cells depending on the emotional need."
Bader-Lee explains that our ancestors could extract this energy from nature, but over time, humanity lost this connection, distancing itself from the natural world. Even though we no longer have an emotional source of energy, our needs have remained the same, if not increased, as our psyche has changed so that we can navigate the cold, stressful world we live in.
Bader-Lee encourages all people to reconnect with the environment, saying: “People can absorb and heal other people and animals. This is why the surrounding nature often cheers up and nourishes people emotionally."
Maya Muzashvili
