Title: The Nature Fix Pdf Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Author: Florence Williams
Published Date: 2018-02-20
Page: 304
“[Williams] presents the benefits of spending time outdoors… entertainingly but with enough scientific detail to satisfy the expert.” - New York Times Book Review“Engaging.” - San Francisco Chronicle“Williams’s findings are eminently reassuring.” - Atlantic“[A] scientific tour de Mother Earth…The Nature Fix offers a cross-continental rumination on nature’s feel-good effects in a world that’s increasingly concrete-centric.” - Portland Monthly“A veteran journalist, Williams flexes her conditioned reporting muscles.… Her fast-paced book takes readers across three continents as she trails all kinds of experts, from phycologists to foresters.” - Earth Island Journal“A thoughtful, refreshing book with a simple but powerful message.” - Kirkus Reviews“[A] powerful environmental call to arms.” - Publishers Weekly“The Nature Fix is a beautifully written, thoroughly enjoyable exposition of a major principle of human life now supported by evidence in biology, psychology, and medicine.” - Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University“I’m no tree hugger, but The Nature Fix made me want to run outside and embrace the nearest oak. Not for the tree’s sake but mine. Florence Williams makes a compelling, and elegant, case that nature is not only beautiful but also good for us. If Thoreau were steeped in modern neuroscience and possessed an endearingly self-deprecating sense of humor, the result would be the book you hold in your hands.” - Eric Weiner, New York Times best-selling author of The Geography of Genius“Florence Williams, keen observer, deft writer, creates a fascinating mosaic here. What are the costs―to us!―of humanity’s increasing disconnection from nature? What are the likely benefits―to us!―of retaining that threatened connection?… Large.” - David Quammen, New York Times best-selling author of The Tangled Tree Florence Williams is a journalist and contributing editor to Outside magazine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, and National Geographic among others. Her first book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2012 and the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science and Technology. Williams lives in Washington, DC.
"Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." ―Elle
From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas―and the answers they yield―are more urgent than ever.
12 illustrationsAWESOME BOOK Wow, I had no idea what I was getting into when I started reading this book. The subject matter -- how nature and the human brain are interconnected -- fascinated me. The author takes the reader through many real life "experiments" complete with data on blood pressure, heart rate, and many other scientific measurements. I had often wondered why my blood pressure automatically dropped the moment I stepped outside and walked through a forest of filtered light and birdsong -- and now I understand why. Humans are wired for nature. It feeds every cell in our being. Highly recommend this book to parents. Get your children off digital devices and outside. You will see an amazing difference in them, in a good way. Anyone with depression, especially, should read this book.Thoughtful well researched, great information I'm learning a lot from this book about why I so long to be in nature, and why I feel so grounded and energized when I get the chance, be it for a few hours on a local trail or park, or away camping for the weekend, or on a hike. This book has helped confirm and validate that being in nature, in any form, is healing for us physically, emotionally and mentally. As our days grow busy w/ work and raising a family, and caring for our parents, this book helps remind us to slow down and recognize the beauty around us, breathe it in, allow quiet time, not just for stress relief but to improve our longevity and quality of life. It is researched based. I am happy I found it.Absorb Nature Ever since I witnessed the beauty of the Grand Canyon, I was awestruck not only with its magnificent but it was a moment that allowed me to discover something enriching about absorbing Nature.Honestly, I found religion with Nature, that day on the north rim looking into the canyon below and across the surrounding landscape of beauty that somehow healed all of whatever stressors were in my life.Florence Williams novels, "The Nature Fix," and "The Three Day Effect," are essential reading for all humans who are stressed out, mentally and physically.She identifies specific studies in Japan, and Korea, along with American researchers discovering and describing the effects of absorbing nature.Florence Williams herself participated with others on various backpacking and hiking outings to reveals why it is essential for the body to absorb nature, no matter what your background or history of trauma, or, your social, economic environment.More importantly, it is a simplistic and easy way for humans to heal, by merely taking a walk in the woods for three days if not three days straight return visit, in my opinion, several times weekly.As an aspiring, unpublished author, the novel has strengthened my belief that I will continue my outdoor travels around the world focusing on the absorption of nature because creativity flows easier and more precise for the mind while healing the soul.
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