Enjoy spending time in nature? This short animated video illustrates how and why that’s a good thing. Watch it, and you’ll be eager to get outdoors!
Enjoy spending time in nature? This short animation illustrates how and why that’s a good thing. Watch it, and you’ll be eager to get outdoors!
Kaiser Permanente — The Powerful Prescription of Nature
Research across the globe indicates that spending time in nature helps improve health and well-being. Getting some fresh air can have many benefits.
Enjoying nature:
Natural light normalizes your internal clock, which can improve sleep. Spending time outdoors lowers blood pressure and boosts the immune system.
Nature provides so many benefits that in some countries, physicians are prescribing “shinrin-yoku” – “forest bathing” – for their patients. Even a “green” view from a hospital room can help patients recover faster.
So get outside! Enjoy nature’s restorative qualities!
Special thanks to Mason Turner, MD, Director Outpatient Mental Health and Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California
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