Spend Time in Nature to Reduce Stress and Anxiety (www.heart.org)

Keep outside in mind for less stress

Spending time in nature can help relieve stress and anxiety, improve your mood and boost feelings of happiness and well-being. Whatever you call it – forest bathing, ecotherapy, mindfulness in nature, green time or the wilderness cure ‒ humans evolved in the great outdoors, and your brain may benefit from a journey back to nature. 

Get out

Have you been feeling down lately? A little sluggish, stressed out or maybe wondering, “What’s life all about?” 

Here’s another question: How much time have you spent in nature lately?

The answer to these two questions might be more closely related than you’d think.

The modern way we live has changed radically from life in the savanna, but our brains have mostly stayed the same. We still have a deep connection with nature, and research shows that if we don’t nourish that bond despite our technological advancements, we may be affected in many ways.

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