Month: May 2020

John Saward – 2020-05-19T23:19:21.000Z

‘I have little respect for the concept of “personal sovereignty” without the concept of “interdependent social responsibility;” which at its core has nothing to do with “ownership.” It has to do with “being part of an holistic ecosystem.”‘

~ [George Lottermoser](https://ift.tt/2LI38Pp)

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John Saward – 2020-05-19T23:10:35.000Z

‘Studies with students and elderly show that spending time in nature significantly reduces inflammation.

Additionally, research from the Nippon Medical School in Japan shows that** time spent in forests increases the number of natural killer cells, which promote our immune defense**, while expanding the functional activity of these antiviral cells.

What is more, the research also showed that forest visits increase the amount of intracellular anticancer proteins and this effect lasted for a full week after the trip. None of these effects were observed after city trips.’

— [Studio Transitio](https://ift.tt/3g838WG)

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John Saward – 2020-05-19T23:08:05.000Z

‘Even though we have reduced most of the forests of the world to charcoal, toilet paper, building material and dust, the remaining forests still offer us an incredible immune boost. Nearly 1,000 scientific studies “point in one direction: Nature is not only nice to have, but it’s a have-to-have for physical health and cognitive function,”’

— Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

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