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The Green Cure - How shinrin-yoku, earthing, going outside, or simply opening a window can heal us

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Discover how going outdoors and spending time in nature, from forest bathing to a walk in the park, provides a simple and powerful way to improve your health and wellbeing.
What we all know on an intuitive level is a scientific truth: the simple act of going outside is good for us - really good for us. It has been shown to have a positive effect on a huge number of health conditions and issues, from diabetes to depression, anxiety to arteriolosclerosis. Down-to-earth and relevant, The Green Cure shows you that you don't need a lot of fancy equipment or holidays to heal your body and mind. An afternoon stroll among trees in the park, a dip in the ocean or sinking your bare feet in the mud might change your life! Each chapter combines anecdotes and literature alongside recent medical and scientific discoveries to show how nature can heal us. The book also includes 'prescriptions' for how to use the information in realistic, easy ways, so you, too, can enjoy the beneficial shift within that simply going outdoors can bring you.

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Drawn to finding the sacred in everyday things, Alice Peck is the author of Be More TreeMindful Beads and The Secret Language of Herbs, all published by CICO Books, as well as numerous book reviews and articles. Find out more at www.facebook.com/alice.peck.1. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, USA.


Summary

Discover how going outdoors and spending time in nature, from forest bathing to a walk in the park, provides a simple and powerful way to improve your health and wellbeing.

What we all know on an intuitive level is a scientific truth: the simple act of going outside is good for us – really good for us. It has been shown to have a positive effect on a huge number of health conditions and issues, from diabetes to depression, anxiety to arteriolosclerosis. Down-to-earth and relevant, The Green Cure shows you that you don’t need a lot of fancy equipment or holidays to heal your body and mind. An afternoon stroll among trees in the park, a dip in the ocean or sinking your bare feet in the mud might change your life! Each chapter combines anecdotes and literature alongside recent medical and scientific discoveries to show how nature can heal us. The book also includes ‘prescriptions’ for how to use the information in realistic, easy ways, so you, too, can enjoy the beneficial shift within that simply going outdoors can bring you.

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In The Green Cure, author Alice Peck offers a compelling argument for incorporating nature into any personal health quest. – Mindful Magazine

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Mixing science with natural law, this book highlights myriad ways in which nature holds the answer to our health - with endless practical suggestions for those keen to get outside more, alongside advice for inviting the outside in. - Psychologies

Product details

Authors Alice Peck
Publisher Ryland Peters & Small
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 12.02.2019
 
EAN 9781782496953
ISBN 978-1-78249-695-3
Dimensions 190 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
Weight 492 g
Illustrations 100 col photographs and artworks
Subjects Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development
Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Esoterics: general, reference works

HEALTH & FITNESS / Healing, SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Stress Management, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Health, Mind, Body & Spirit

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