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IT'S GREAT FOR YOUR HEART!
A few hours in nature lowers blood pressure
and the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline
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IT SOOTHES YOUR BRAIN
Being in greenery decreased anxiety, depression, anger and fatigue for adults. Other research shows that kids with ADHD who spend time in natural outdoor environments have a reduction in symptoms.
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IT BEEFS UP IMMUNITY
When you inhale fresh forest air, you breathe in phytoncides, plant chemicals that have antibacterial and antifungal qualities and increase the immune system's disease-fighting natural killer cell.
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IT SPEEDS RECOVERY
People in the hospital given green views after surgery had shorter stays, took fewer pain killers and had fewer complications than those who stared out at a cement wall.
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