The term “tree hugger” has been applied to people viewed as uber-liberal or too idealistic, however… “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 […]
Undoubtedly inspired by Mila’s Daydreams series, an awesome interpretation: Slovenia-based photographer Matej Peljhan recently teamed up with a 12-year-named Luka who suffers from muscular dystrophy, to create a wildly imaginative series of photos depicting the boy doing things he is simply unable to do because of his degenerative condition. While he can still use his […]
This weekend, take a look around to see if you see any kids running or biking around in your neighborhood. Children playing, or not playing, can be seen as a litmus test for overall neighborhood health. Yes physical health, but also the cultural and economic health. Neighborhoods are suffering these days largely because children are […]
Reblogged from The Dirt: “It took me two years to find the stones for this project,” says Dennis Bracale, a landscape architect based on Mount Desert Island, Maine, while giving a lecture at his alma mater, the University of Virginia. Image after image showcased Bracale’s work on private gardens. The talk showed the audience the […]
Happy Friday! After a looooong work week, here’s a little more incentive to make sure you get some time to play this weekend. [Okay, fine, for all of you who are too "busy" to read the article, here's a basic breakdown: you need free play in order to recover from stress, and that if we […]
Wow, OpenIDEO is on a role lately with their challenges that get my creative juices rolling and my passions up, in a good way! This latest challenge is about wellness in the workplace: Together with Bupa and the International Diabetes Federation, we’re asking our global community to help us explore how people can best be […]
A recent study of health factors and their associated costs at seven companies, published in the journal Health Affairs, found that “depression is the most costly among 10 common risk factors linked to higher health spending on employees.” The analysis, found that these factors — which also included obesity, high blood sugar and high blood […]
I find this article in today’s New York Times extremely disturbing: When Dr. Michael Anderson hears about his low-income patients struggling in elementary school, he usually gives them a taste of some powerful medicine: Adderall. The pills boost focus and impulse control in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Although A.D.H.D is the diagnosis Dr. […]
Reblogged from The Dirt: “Parks are a part of our healthcare system,” said Dr. Daphne Miller, a professor of family and community medicine, University of California, San Francisco, at the Greater & Greener: Reimagining Parks for 21st Century Cities, a conference in New York City. She said these green spaces are crucial to solving hypertension, anxiety, depression, […]
As I head off on my latest grand adventure (a road-trip across Washington State), I will be driving through some fairly pristine landscapes; prairies, desert, forests, river basins. I love experiencing natural environments, even if it’s only from my car window. I find it rejuvenating and relaxing, more than a 90-minute massage! And enough research […]
