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Your Brain on Nature : The Science of Nature's Influence on Your Health, Happiness and Vitality

ISBN: 9781118106747 | 1118106741

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 4/16/2012

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

How to safely de-tox from IT overload-with the healing effects of nature Scientific studies have shown that natural environments can have remarkable benefits for human health. Natural environments are more likely to promote positive emotions; and viewing and walking in nature have been associated with heightened physical and mental energy. Nature has also been found to have a positive impact on children who have been diagnosed with impulsivity, hyperactivity, and attention deficit disorder. A powerful wake-up call for our tech-immersed society,... MORE Your Brain on Nature examines the fascinating effects that exposure to nature can have on the brain. In Your Brain on Nature, physicians Eva Selhub and Alan Logan examine not only the effects of nature on the brain-but the ubiquitous influence of everyday technology on the brain, and how IT overload and its many distractions may even be changing it. Offering an antidote for the technology-addicted, the book outlines emerging nature-based therapies including ecotherapy, as well as practical strategies for improving your (and your children's) cognitive functioning, mental health, and physical well-being through ecotherapeutic, nutritional, and behavioural means. Details the back to nature movement and the benefits of nature on the brain and body, from reducing the symptoms of ADHD to improving mood and physical energy Explains the effects of air quality, aromas, light and sound on the brain, including SAD and sleep loss A fascinating look at the effects that both nature and technology have on the brain's functioning and one's overall well-being, Your Brain on Nature is every tech-addict's guide to restoring health and balance in an increasingly IT-dependent world.

Think better. Think healthier. Think green. The human brain is incredibly complex, but neuroscientists are discovering a key to optimal brain health thats ancient and remarkably simple: immersion in nature. In this surprising survey of the latest scientific research, Eva Selhub, MD, and Alan Logan, ND, detail how the human brain is inextricably linked to the natural world, and how we can benefit from enhancing that connection. Offering an antidote for the technology-addicted, Your Brain on Nature offers scientifically proven, nature-based methods for reducing your stress, improving your cognitive powers, and boosting the efficiency of your exercise. Selhub and Logan persuasively demonstrate that the human bond with nature is vital, from where our children play, to the food we eat, to our faithful animal companions. A fascinating look at the effects that both nature and technology have on the brains functioning and ones overall well-being, Your Brain on Nature delivers an urgent message about restoring health and balance in an increasingly IT-dependent world.

Introduction	p. 1
Nature on the Brain: From Ancient Intuition to Magnetic Resonance Imaging	p. 7
Backs to Nature, Sights on Screens: Are We Happy Yet?	p. 35
Nature and Cognition: What Can Green Do for You?	p. 59
Something in the Air: Specific Elements of Nature on the Brain	p. 81
Green Exercise Is Like Exercise Squared	p. 105
Kingdom Animalia: The Last Stronghold of Nature on the Br... MOREain	p. 127
Practical Nature Interventions: Horticultural and Wilderness Therapies	p. 151
The Brain on Nature's Nutrients: Nutri-Ecopsychology	p. 175
Vis Medicatrix Naturae: The Healing Power of Nature and Ecotherapy	p. 205
Appendix	p. 235
About the Authors	p. 238
Index	p. 240
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Eva M. Selhub, MD, is a Clinical Associate of the Benson Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is the author of The Love Response has been published in medical journals and featured in national publications including The New York Times, USA Today, Self, Shape, and Fitness. Alan C. Logan, ND, is a naturopathic doctor, scientist, and independent researcher focusing on nutritional medicine and ecotherapy. He is currently invited faculty in the mind-body medicine courses in Harvard's School of Continuing Medical Education. He is the author of The Brain Diet.

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