{"id":2345,"date":"2024-07-05T13:49:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T13:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demolinks2.com\/nina-melillo\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2024-07-05T14:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T14:00:43","slug":"six-benefits-of-indoor-plants-not-just-for-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demolinks2.com\/nina-melillo\/six-benefits-of-indoor-plants-not-just-for-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Benefits of Indoor Plants \u2013 Not Just For Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We all have them, and if we don\u2019t, we should. Having plants in the home brings the feeling of the great outdoors inside. They add style, beauty, and coziness to our homes. In addition to the aesthetics of houseplants, they have also been shown to boost our mood and health. Read on to learn six benefits of indoor plants and a suggested selection of plants to help create the perfect ambiance for your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1.Positive Biological Health Benefits<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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According to the <\/u>National Library of Medicine<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, a person can gain positive health results from interacting with plants. It states \u201cInteraction with indoor plants may reduce psychological and physiological stress by suppressing autonomic nervous system activity in young adults.\u201d This particular part of our nervous system controls involuntary actions such as the narrowing of our blood vessels and the beating of our heart.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A study was made on young adults interacting with computer tasks and plant tasks, such as caring for and transplanting plants. After observing and calculating things like blood pressure and heart rates, the study concluded that the tasks involving plants created more natural, comfortable, and soothing feelings than the interaction with computers. Hence, the autonomic nervous system was properly regulating blood pressure and improving heart health. Problems with blood pressure and heart function if not checked can lead to stress and other unhealthy disorders.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2. Faster Healing<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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According to American Society for Horticultural Study<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, <\/u><\/strong>\u201cPatients in hospital rooms with plants and flowers had significantly shorter hospitalizations, fewer intakes of analgesics, lower ratings of pain, anxiety, and fatigue, and more positive feelings. They also had a higher satisfaction about their rooms when compared with patients in the control group. Findings of this research suggest the therapeutic value of plants in the hospital environment as an effective complementary medicine for surgical patients\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So the next time you are recuperating from a surgery or an illness, be sure to surround yourself with beautiful houseplants. Try an orchid.<\/u><\/a> They\u2019re beautiful and rather easy to care for.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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3. Improve Sense of Well-Being<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Studies (from Scandinavia) have shown that just being in the presence of indoor plants can improve a sense of well-being. People tend to react more positively to lush, beautiful, colorful indoor houseplants. They help relax your mind and body and when the mind and body are relaxed it improves your physical well being.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This makes sense to me since winters in the Scandinavian countries are very long and dark. What better way to bring a little bit of summer in than by adding some houseplants?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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4. May Sharpen Your Attention<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Researchers performed a study<\/a> involving students in a room with real plants, fake plants, and no plants.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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They concluded that, in comparison to having no real plants present, having real plants (not plastic ones) in a classroom can increase attention, and improve concentration. As a retired special needs teacher, I used to have cut flowers in the room but never live plants. I wish I had decorated my room with plants back then!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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5. Plants and Therapy<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For those experiencing symptoms of mental illness, working with plants can be very therapeutic. Horticultural Therapy helps improve memory, cognitive abilities, task initiation, language skills, and socialization. The AHTA (American Horticultural Therapy Association) is an association that advances the practice of working with plants as therapy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The <\/u><\/strong>Horticultural Therapy Institute<\/u><\/strong><\/a> <\/u>located in Denver, Colorado, offers a full curriculum that enables a student to become certified as a Horticultural Therapist. They offer certificate courses in many parts of the US.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Either as a certified therapist or just a person who loves to work with plants, you can help improve peoples\u2019 mental health by introducing them to the wonders of indoor plants.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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If you need to brush up on how to care for plants, click here.<\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Plants are truly amazing!! Watch this video.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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