![]() ![]() Agent: Molly Friedrich, Friedrich Agency. ![]() This powerful environmental call to arms proposes that for optimal well-being, regular doses of nature are not only recommended but required. She also reveals how city planners can successfully bring nature into the urban environment. Within the U.S., she finds programs using nature to help kids with ADHD and veterans with PTSD. Williams brings some intriguing observations to light in the forests of South Korea, for instance, she learns that time among the cypress trees reduces stress and lowers blood pressure. What are new, however, are current and ongoing studies by scientists (many of whom readers will encounter in these pages), who are using forests and natural landscapes as laboratories to learn more about how nature affects human health. The idea that the open air enhances creativity and outlook isn’t new Williams traces it as far back as Aristotle. soon, she found herself yearning for the mountains, and feeling disoriented and depressed. ![]() Her curiosity was piqued when she and her family moved from Boulder, Colo., to Washington, D.C. Research shows that spending time in nature can boost cognition, reduce anxiety, improve mood, and enhance creative thinking. ![]() Outside magazine contributor Williams ( Breasts) writes frequently about the environment in this extensively researched book, her travels take her to Japan, Korea, Singapore, Scotland, and elsewhere in search of hard evidence that exposure to nature causes positive changes in the brain. ![]()
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