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Mental Health Prescription: Time Spent in Nature

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  Did you know that doctors are now prescribing more time in nature ?   Nature is recognized as one of the most effective ways to feel better, physically and mentally.   Modern life may offer us plenty of comforts, but it has also taken away our ability to feel grounded, ruminate, and breathe deeply. Most of us are riddled with stress and anxiety, trying to cope with depression, always staring at a screen, and trying to juggle life.   No doubt most of us feel lost and unhappy. We’ve lost the connection with ourselves and our natural surroundings.   This is why it is crucial to take a step away from the chaos of urban cities and unwind in natural spaces.     Exposure to nature  is linked to better mental health, improved attention, lowered stress, and better empathy. The Benefits of Being in Nature Spending time in nature can provide us with good mental health  and much-needed stress relief. Here’s all that you get when you hang out in nature:...

4 Ways to Get in Touch with Nature

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  We all seek this intrinsic connection with nature. Nature makes us feel calmer, happier, more relaxed, and science has proven it too.   However, if you live in a city, you’d know how difficult it is to spend time in nature every day. There’s always something to do, attend, and listen to — a list of endless chores and mounting to-do lists that never lessen.   To fit in nature with a busy schedule, here are a few practices you can incorporate in your very urban city life: Look at the Sky Can you take out a few minutes of your day to just gaze at the forever stretching sky?   Notice the soft, cotton-like clouds drifting slowly and changing shapes, the deep blue of the sky and the birds swirling around, flying wherever they want, and the heavenly night sky on a clear night where you can make out constellations like the Big Dipper  and Orion .   It is humbling, how in the grand scheme of things, all our trivial problems fade away and become dust. Look at the G...

Ways Hospitals Can Improve Patient Experience and Rehabilitation

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  Patients and their families classify their hospital experience in the following ways: the treatment and the comfort.   According to research ,  patients care more about hospitality as they’re a better judge of the comfort of their environment than the quality of their treatment.   This means, the perception of your healthcare facility matters a lot and can improve patient experience .     Improving Your Patient’s Hospital Experience Here are a few practical ways you can inspire healing and rehabilitation in your patients using state-of-art technology, hospitality, and healthcare art photography .   Keep Patients Involved Throughout Their Treatment In most hospitals, patients have to stay in bed for long hours. Most nurses, due to their own workload, only spend about 35 to 46 percent  of the day with these patients.   This is why you should help patients pass their time between doctor or nurse visits with interactive solutions like giving th...