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connection to the natural world - even just contact with it - is an
important element of your well - being. Here are some suggestions on
how even the simplest ties to the natural world can boost your
health :
1.
Observe an aquarium to
reduce Stress. For patients scheduled to undergo oral surgery,
looking an aquarium for 30 minutes was more relaxing than sitting
quietly or looking a picture of a waterfall.
2.
Visit a garden to
soothe your spirit. For a woman who had suffered a severe stoke,
visiting a hospital greenhouse was the turning point in her recovery
: "it was the day I walked through that building, filled with
green and growing plants, that my anxiety began to ebb.
3.
View Landscape
photography to sharpen your thinking. Research showed that this
is associated with enchanted mental alertness, attention and
cognitive performance.
4.
Try wilderness
"therapy". Treatment in outdoor settings has provided
a sense of comfort for many, including bereaved people, rape and
incest survivors and cancer patients.
Take
a moment today to appreciate the song of a bird or the spring your
bottled water came from. Your health payoffs could be immense.
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