The Healing Power of Forest Scents: Nature’s Aromas Enhance Mental Well-being
Forests have long been considered places of tranquility and healing, but recent research has provided scientific backing to these beliefs. Specific volatile organic compounds emitted by trees, such as terpenes and phytoncides, have been found to significantly reduce stress levels in humans. In particular, alpha-pinene, a compound found in pine needles, has been shown to […]
Let Nature be Your Medicine
“It is a scientific fact,” he wrote, “that the occasional contemplation of natural scenes of an impressive character … is favorable to the health and vigor of men and especially to the health and vigor of their intellect.” – Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted While it may not be an absolutely established fact for much […]
Your Enemy Is Habit
Dr. Charley Cropley, ND @charleycropley ”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence (Health) is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle What is it that clogs your arteries, puts pounds of ugly fat on your belly and hips, ages your skin, makes your joints stiff and painful and your digestion deranged and foul? What is […]