Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated

[PeaceNikki]

Die hard conservatives love to disparage liberals as tree huggers, but it has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is actually good for you. Research has shown that you don't even have to touch a tree to get better, you just need to be within its vicinity has a beneficial effect.

In a recently published book, Blinded by Science, the author Matthew Silverstone, proves scientifically that trees do in fact improve many health issues such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), concentration levels, reaction times, depression and other forms of mental illness. He even points to research indicating a tree's ability to alleviate headaches in humans seeking relief by communing with trees.

The author points to a number of studies that have shown that children show significant psychological and physiological improvement in terms of their health and well being when they interact with plants and trees. Specifically, the research indicates that children function better cognitively and emotionally in green environments and have more creative play in green areas. Also, he quotes a major public health report that investigated the association between green spaces and mental health concluded that "access to nature can significantly contribute to our mental capital and wellbeing".


So what is it about nature that can have these significant effects? Up until now it has been thought to be the open green spaces that cause this effect. However, Matthew Silverstone, shows that it is nothing to do with this by proving scientifically that it is the vibrational properties of trees and plants that give us the health benefits and not the open green spaces.

More at link: http://50.28.60.91/~upliftme/index.php/people/natural-healing/521-tree-hugging-scientifically-validated

Watch this 15-minute video of a beautiful demonstration singing plants while one of Damanhur’s researchers explain the phenomenon.

This is a few months old, but new to me.

[WCGreen]

1. We planted 18 trees in our yard over that last 20 years.

[PeaceNikki]

3. A horticulturist friend of mine posted a link to the story.

And it made me smile.

[roguevalley]

8. awesome. I have 64 in my backyard.

I see pictures of kids playing in the streets of cities with zero greenery and it gives me pause. I would hate that.

[NCarolinawoman]

2. I've always heard that if people in hospitals have a close-up

view of trees outside their window, they heal faster. Observation made by doctors and nurses. I believe there was some kind of study a while back.

[PeaceNikki]

4. I will keep this in mind in the event me or a loved one is hospitalized.

[snooper2]

5. you lost me at the "vibrational properties of trees and plants"

LOL...


HOLY FUCK, I hate YouTube LOL

[LeftInTX]

6. Cool!!!

[immoderate]

7. Now we know where "new age" music comes from...

Plants compose it!

Edit to add:

--imm