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We've all heard about the benefits of exercise for our physical health, but there are important benefits of exercise for our mental health as well! Physical exercise and moving our bodies helps to alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety! This can be walking, running, dancing, yoga, or any other form of physical activity.

𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍, 𝒖𝒏𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔?

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In 1984, Dr. Ulrich concluded his study on the effects of hospital room views on the post-operative recovery of patients in a Pennsylvania hospital. Dr. Ulrich sought to determine if a natural setting in hospitals had any restorative benefits. He discovered that patients who's hospital rooms faced nature (I.e., trees) had shorter post-op hospital...

Another study demonstrating the benefits of nature scenery and sounds on medical patients was conducted by several researchers in 2003. They specifically sought to determine if utilizing nature scenery and noises as a form of Distraction Therapy during Flexible Bronchoscopy (a procedure to examine one's airways of the lungs) reduced a patient's...

NHS Shetland, the health authority in the Scottish islands, recently authorized doctors to PRESCRIBE NATURE as a supplemental treatment 😮😍🙌🏽 Say wahhh? That's right, Scottish docs are recognizing the incredible benefits nature has on a multitude of health issues. "There is so much evidence that nature is good for us, and this is a simple way to...

With our ever-growing dependence on technology, have you ever wondered how our children are being affected? NPR recently reported that children spend approximately two hours 19 minutes on a screen, each day. Additionally, a National Trust Survey found that kiddos between the ages of 10 and 16 spend less than 15 MINUTES engaged in "vigorous outdoor...

Castle Rock Elementary School in Northern California now offers fishing as an elective for their students! The class is part of a newly developed program that aims to provide opportunities for enrichment, life-skills, social-emotional learning, and new learning modalities. So far, students who have elected to go fishing have shown social-emotional...