As most of our readers, friends, co-workers, and family know, Dr. Hauser LOVES YELLOW. You may wonder how he came to love yellow. Just like any other Midwesterner, he used to wear beige, brown, black, hunter green, gray, and burgundy. Then he registered for his first Ironman triathlon. With that came the purchase of lots of gear. Running gear. Cycling gear. Swimming gear. Because of the need for gear, he decided he needed a theme – thus started the yellow obsession. Once he bought a yellow cycling shirt, then you need matching gloves and even a bicycle! Now he wears yellow glasses, yellow office, yellow couch well you get the picture!!! What you may be unaware of the many benefits of the color yellow! Here are a few!
When people see yellow, they typically think of summer, sunshine, warmth, the beach, and happiness! It sounds like yellow should be the official color of SW Florida or Sanibel! It is associated with brightness and thus in many cultures it signifies knowledge and wisdom! When children are around typically yellow is not far behind. Children love bright colors such as blue, pink, and yellow and do not typically choose grays and browns. Unfortunately, only 6% of westerners state yellow is their favorite color compared with 45% who choose the color blue.
Color is the language of the soul. Yellow is a bright and cheerful color. It makes people smile. It is also a color designed to attract attention and bring optimism and pleasure! When Dr. Hauser walks into a patient exam room decked out in yellow – you know, yellow glasses, yellow scrubs, yellow shoes, and even yellow underwear – people smile! Colors inspire people. Yellow is a color of the sun. It exudes life, energy, and vitality. Yellow has been known to awaken inspiration and strengthen the nerves.
Yellow can also help stimulate intelligence and detoxify the body and mind to heal more quickly! According to research it is the color of cheerfulness, curiosity, flexibility, progress, amusement, and communication. It is the foundation of courage. Therefore, it was a great color choice for Dr. Hauser’s ironman triathlons, don’t you agree?
Yellow paint on the walls makes a room feel warmer than a room painted white. A lamp with yellow light seems more natural than a lamp with white light. As the color of light, yellow is also associated with knowledge and wisdom in many cultures. In many European universities, yellow caps and gowns are worn by members of the physical and natural sciences faculty, as yellow is the color of reason and research. How fitting?!
And of course, we cannot go without mentioning the health benefits of YELLOW foods! One birthday, we had a yellow food party for Dr. Hauser. Of course, right? Yellow foods such as banana, lemons, mango, peppers, eggs, pineapple, starfruit, yellow beets, carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, to name a few – all contain vitamins, minerals, and fiber, plus carotenoids (where the yellow color comes from) that help maintain good health, including avoiding heart disease, improving digestion and immune function, as well as healthy skin, vision, bones, and teeth.
Next time you are choosing a new article of clothing or are painting a room in your house, you may want to consider choosing yellow! Of course, eating yellow foods are definitely good for the body too!