Being Around Nature Helps You Love Your Body [greatergood.berkeley.edu]

Alicia Doktor 2/2/184:00 AM

Not happy with what you see when you look in a mirror? Well, you can take a hike.

Seriously. New research from the United Kingdom finds strolling in nature—or even looking at photographs of the natural world—leaves people feeling better about their bodies.

In recent years, a series of studies have found that time spent in nature offers a range of benefits, from easing depression to increasing altruism. This latest work suggests it can also mute internal criticism of one’s less-than-perfect figure.

[For more on this story by TOM JACOBS, go to https://greatergood.berkeley.e...s_you_love_your_body]

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Karen ZilbersteinMember

Nature has been shown to be helpful in many ways. A recent study at USC shows that living close to a park, golf course or field decreases aggression in children and could lead up to a 12% reduction in aggressive disorders. A study in Germany showed that living within 1/3 mile of green space lowered symptoms of ADHD.

Here are links to the abstracts:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/...ii/S0890856716301721

https://www.researchgate.net/p...and_LISAplus_studies

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