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We Are Wired to be Outside

  • February 17, 2017

A new book on why nature makes us happier highlights what most of us already know: Being outside not only is good for us, but makes us feel good in an almost inexplicable way. As explained by National Geographic, our brain’s “feel-good” alpha waves grow stronger when we’re outside — or even when we’re exposed to plants inside. Research shows that Americans spend 87 percent of their time in enclosed buildings and 6 percent of their time in enclosed...