Hiking Research

Hiking on the Appalachian Trail near “Beauty Spot” in Tennessee (USA) Photo by Mark Ellison Emerging research is revealing that hiking in...

Qing Li and Mark Ellison hosting the first North American INFOM meeting. Researchers, educators and practitioners interested in nature,...

There are several recently published books that I recommend for an enhanced understanding of the connections between nature and health....

A well-known song encourages us to “don’t worry, be happy.” When it comes to living in cities, we better worry about the quality of our...

Wildflowers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina, USA) Photo by Mark Ellison The roots of the first Earth Day in 1970...

Laura Miller, a junior at the University of Ottawa (Canada) discovered a passion for the natural environment working as a tree planter...

A recent article in Scientific American explores new research that indicates living in cities has significant negative implications for...

Why is it that when organizations meet to share information or brain storm, they often go into a room, shut the door and sit around a...

Eva Selhub, MD and Alan Logan, ND, authors of Your Brain on Nature, explore how nature ministers to the mind in an article titled Vis...

We are bombarded with examples of extreme incivility and violence in our society seemingly on a daily basis: mass murders in schools,...

As our environment continues to be degraded, impacting human health, physicians and other healthcare providers need to be knowledgeable...

The Board of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM) in Tokyo, Japan recently approved a North American chapter...

Wilderness therapy has been used for personal growth, rehabilitation, education, and leadership development. Street-To-Trail (STT), a...

Sitting is the Smoking of Our Generation (Nilofer Merchant, Harvard Business Review) Nilofer Merchant writes recently in the Harvard...

Public health issues that we currently grapple with such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other diseases require billions...

Dr. Qing Li at the birthplace of forest bathing (Photo provided by Q. Li) I recently had the opportunity to interview Qing Li, MD, PhD,...

Outside Magazine’s December 2012 issue includes an in-depth article by Florence Williams entitled “The nature cure: Take two hours of...

Many children and their parents are looking for ways to increase academic performance to prepare for college admission and a future...

The Appalachian Trail (AT) is a 2,184 mile footpath extending from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mt. Katahdin, Maine. The AT makes...

The weather in the fall is beautiful, inviting us outside to savor the crisp air. We often feel refreshed after just a few moments in...