Source: www.themindunleashed.org | Original Post Date: July 6, 2013 –
It has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is good for you. Research has shown that you don’t even have to touch a tree to get better, just being 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 concentration levels, reaction times, depression, stress and other various 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...
