Summer 2020 (and about 3 days of 2021) were hot. People wanted to be out in nature. They were spending more time outside than before the pandemic, but in cities the lack of gardens was a problem. Parks were inundated festival-style as people flocked to any green space they could find (and also festival-style, pooped in a lot of them).
And a bunch of people also quit cities altogether for the countryside. No surprise when we were locked down inside with no gardens and the parks were full of litter and poop.
So Covid helped us realise how much we value nature in all its forms. But why? What are the benefits of nature for us humans?
Science has proven the physical and mental benefits of getting close to nature. It makes sense - we evolved in nature after all. Humans have been around for at least 300,000 years, but the oldest cities (that we know of… ) are only 6,000 years old. Just over a decade ago humans became a majority-urban species. We’re yet to see what that does to us, but I suspect it won’t be pretty.
Take the Covid houseplant craze. There’s tons of evidence that indoor plants are good for you, not just a way to get more followers on instagram. The psychological health benefits of plants include better mood, reduced stress, increased productivity, a longer attention span and better focus. Get your boss to buy you a houseplant?
Benefits of plants also include lower blood pressure, reduced fatigue and headaches, and increased healing and pain tolerance. They improve air quality, remove dust and mould, increase humidity and add oxygen to the air - helping you sleep better. Get your doctor to buy you a houseplant?
Last but not least, nature also improves attention, memory, creativity and cognitive performance. This is thought to be down to the fact that humans find nature so interesting, it restores our senses and rests our overactive minds. Yes - nature makes you cleverer!
It’s a fact - nature is good for you. We need it. We crave it. Covid has changed the world and how we see it. Maybe our new-found interest in nature will go all the way to protecting it at a global scale. At PFBD, we’ll be starting with planting mangroves each time we sell a product.
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Summer 2020 (and about 3 days of 2021) were hot. People wanted to be out in nature. They were spending more time outside than before the pandemic, but in cities the lack of gardens was a problem. Parks were inundated festival-style as people flocked to any green space they could find (and also festival-style, pooped in a lot of them).
And a bunch of people also quit cities altogether for the countryside. No surprise when we were locked down inside with no gardens and the parks were full of litter and poop.
So Covid helped us realise how much we value nature in all its forms. But why? What are the benefits of nature for us humans?
Science has proven the physical and mental benefits of getting close to nature. It makes sense - we evolved in nature after all. Humans have been around for at least 300,000 years, but the oldest cities (that we know of… ) are only 6,000 years old. Just over a decade ago humans became a majority-urban species. We’re yet to see what that does to us, but I suspect it won’t be pretty.
Take the Covid houseplant craze. There’s tons of evidence that indoor plants are good for you, not just a way to get more followers on instagram. The psychological health benefits of plants include better mood, reduced stress, increased productivity, a longer attention span and better focus. Get your boss to buy you a houseplant?
Benefits of plants also include lower blood pressure, reduced fatigue and headaches, and increased healing and pain tolerance. They improve air quality, remove dust and mould, increase humidity and add oxygen to the air - helping you sleep better. Get your doctor to buy you a houseplant?
Last but not least, nature also improves attention, memory, creativity and cognitive performance. This is thought to be down to the fact that humans find nature so interesting, it restores our senses and rests our overactive minds. Yes - nature makes you cleverer!
It’s a fact - nature is good for you. We need it. We crave it. Covid has changed the world and how we see it. Maybe our new-found interest in nature will go all the way to protecting it at a global scale. At PFBD, we’ll be starting with planting mangroves each time we sell a product.
Thanks for reading. If you liked it, share it. And why not join our newsletter to get all the latest PFBD_Original content direct to your inbox?
Summer 2020 (and about 3 days of 2021) were hot. People wanted to be out in nature. They were spending more time outside than before the pandemic, but in cities the lack of gardens was a problem. Parks were inundated festival-style as people flocked to any green space they could find (and also festival-style, pooped in a lot of them).
And a bunch of people also quit cities altogether for the countryside. No surprise when we were locked down inside with no gardens and the parks were full of litter and poop.
So Covid helped us realise how much we value nature in all its forms. But why? What are the benefits of nature for us humans?
Science has proven the physical and mental benefits of getting close to nature. It makes sense - we evolved in nature after all. Humans have been around for at least 300,000 years, but the oldest cities (that we know of… ) are only 6,000 years old. Just over a decade ago humans became a majority-urban species. We’re yet to see what that does to us, but I suspect it won’t be pretty.
Take the Covid houseplant craze. There’s tons of evidence that indoor plants are good for you, not just a way to get more followers on instagram. The psychological health benefits of plants include better mood, reduced stress, increased productivity, a longer attention span and better focus. Get your boss to buy you a houseplant?
Benefits of plants also include lower blood pressure, reduced fatigue and headaches, and increased healing and pain tolerance. They improve air quality, remove dust and mould, increase humidity and add oxygen to the air - helping you sleep better. Get your doctor to buy you a houseplant?
Last but not least, nature also improves attention, memory, creativity and cognitive performance. This is thought to be down to the fact that humans find nature so interesting, it restores our senses and rests our overactive minds. Yes - nature makes you cleverer!
It’s a fact - nature is good for you. We need it. We crave it. Covid has changed the world and how we see it. Maybe our new-found interest in nature will go all the way to protecting it at a global scale. At PFBD, we’ll be starting with planting mangroves each time we sell a product.
Thanks for reading. If you liked it, share it. And why not join our newsletter to get all the latest PFBD_Original content direct to your inbox?