Does ‘green withdrawal’ influence our winter blues?
by Alan C. Logan, N.D., Guest Author Cross Country Skiing on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Balsam Gap, North Carolina (USA) Photo by Mark...
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Aug 21, 20122 min read
Spending Time in Nature is Central to the Merging Fields of Leadership and Neuroscience
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) recently identified the merging fields of leadership and neuroscience as the number one This...
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Jul 28, 20122 min read
An Invitation to Become Involved with the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine
The International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM) based in Tokyo, Japan seeks to include in its membership a network of...
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Jul 21, 20121 min read
The Physiological Effects of Shinrin-yoku
Park, B., Tsunetsuga, Y., Kasetani, T., Kagawa, T., & Miyazaki, Y. (2010). The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the...
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Jul 14, 20122 min read
Your Brain on Nature Reviews the Latest Research on How Nature Impacts Brain Health
I just finished reading the recently published book “Your Brain on Nature: the science of nature’s influence on your health, happiness,...
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Jun 21, 20123 min read
Hiking and Green Exercise: A Natural Productivity Enhancer
The physical health benefits of green exercise such as hiking are becoming better known. Not as widely understood are the psychological...
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May 7, 20121 min read
Hiking Research Facebook page
To help create an online community of people interested in learning more about how hiking and nature impact health I created the Hiking...
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May 1, 20122 min read
Environmental Neuroscientists Determine Hiking Makes You Smarter!
New research by environmental neuroscientists at the University of Utah and the University of Kansas indicates that hiking does more than...
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Feb 22, 20123 min read
Utilizing the Restorative Benefits of Nature for Self Reflection
Socrates exhorted us on the virtues of self reflection declaring “that the unexamined life is not worth living.” Unfortunately, the...
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Feb 19, 20121 min read
Experiential professional /personal development programs on utilizing nature for improved health, se
Many people are disconnected from the natural environment and do not realize the restorative impact that spending time in nature has on...
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Jan 21, 20121 min read
Shinrin Yoku
Shinrin Yoku is the Japanese practice of “forest bathing”, or hiking in forests, to help get in touch with nature, improve mental and...
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Jun 13, 20111 min read
New Course on Nature, Environment & Human Health
I’m teaching a new course this fall on “Nature, Environment, and Human Health at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. The course is based...
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Jun 9, 20112 min read
Soft Fascination Allows The Mind To Wander in a Noisy, Urban World
By Dr. Mark A. Ellison Many people now experience physical and psychological health issues related to the stress, fatigue and pollution...
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Mar 26, 20113 min read
Escape!
Acadia National Park, Maine (USA) Photo by Mark Ellison Have you found yourself seeking to escape the stress, noise and pollution of your...
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Mar 4, 20112 min read
Attention Restoration Offers Many Health Benefits
The attention restoration benefits of spending time in nature have been documented in a number of studies (Berto, 2005; Berman et al.,...
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Dec 16, 20101 min read
The Restorative Benefits of Hiking and its Relationship to Job Satisfaction
Hiker Bill Boydston on the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina (USA) Photo by Mark Ellison The November/December Issue of the Appalachian...
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Sep 28, 20101 min read
The Importance of Solitude
This slideshow requires JavaScript. William Deresiewicz penned an excellent article last year in the Chronicle of Higher Education about...
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Aug 16, 20101 min read
Study shows spending time in nature makes people feel more alive
This is a very interesting study that was recently published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology and reveals that spending time in...
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Aug 7, 20101 min read
Welcome to HikingResearch.com!
HikingResearch.com is for people who love to hike, and want to learn more about the restorative benefits of spending time in nature, and...
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