Houseplants Don’t Just Look Nice – They Can Also Give Your Mental Health a Boost

"Houseplants are a chic and cost-effective way to get your fill of nature for those of us without access to outdoor green space. In addition to looking great, indoor plants have a number of other advantages, the biggest of which may be enhancing your mental health.

“A recent review of 42 studies demonstrates that even just being in the presence of indoor plants can improve mental and physical health. These experiments compared participants doing various activities in rooms with or without plants.

The presence of plants saw better performances on cognitive tasks involving focus, sorting or memory recall, greater pain tolerance when holding hands in ice cold water, and lower levels of physiological stress. Interestingly, the aesthetic appearance of plants is important too, with separate research showing that people tend to react more positively to lush, green plants with rounded and denser foliage.”

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✨Discussion: In the modern day, remote working is becoming more prominent. In addition, with the pandemic, many of us are staying inside more. So, adding some indoor plants is a great way to bring nature into your home.

Indoor plants have many benefits. For one, it improves your mental health! Secondly, it also helps improve air quality in your home which is important for those of us who spend a lot of time at home.

✨Reflection: What’s your favorite kind of indoor plant?

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