The Wisdom of Nature

Being outdoors, even digging in the dirt, benefits mind and body in sometimes surprising ways.

The Long Reach of Sunshine

The strange and surprising ways the sun affects what we do.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/appreciating-the-natural-world/natural-element-the-long-reach-sunshine

Think Outside the Block

Clearing your head is a walk in the park. How greenery helps us think.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/appreciating-the-natural-world/natural-element-think-outside-the-block

Get Her to the Green

For women, communing with nature has a special payoff

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/appreciating-the-natural-world/get-her-the-green

Salvation In Soil

Our mental and physical health depends on growing food ourselves.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/appreciating-the-natural-world/natures-bounty-soil-salvation

A Room With a View

When you can't get outside, bring nature in to you.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/appreciating-the-natural-world/natural-element-room-view

The Birds and the Trees

Plant a tree, improve your soundscaping.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/tree-day-keeps-the-doctor-away/the-birds-and-the-trees

Get out and walk! Your brain will thank you
How walking can boost your brain power
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/the-wisdom-nature/get-out-and-walk-your-brain-will-thank-you

Nature gave us four kinds of happiness
Does a dip in happy neurochemicals mean something is wrong?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/the-wisdom-nature/nature-gave-us-four-kinds-happiness

Unplug that Plasma Screen, Take Two Doses of Nature,

and Call Me in the Morning
Can HDTV beat Mother Nature?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/the-wisdom-nature/unplug-plasma-screen-take-two-doses-nature-and-call-me-in-the-m

The Heat Is On
Heat and health: No sweat, right?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/appreciating-the-natural-world/new-study-calculates-exactly-how-bad-heat-is-your-

City Living Stresses The Brain
Where you live affects how you respond to stress.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/tree-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-how-nature-boosts-your-health/city-living-stresses

The Place of Place in Our Lives
Location isn't background. Sometimes it's the main event.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/tree-day-keeps-the-doctor-away/the-place-place-in-our-lives

Attachment Science and the "Mommy Wars," Are there Any Answers?

I was pushing against instinct and that's exactly how it felt.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/the-wisdom-nature/attachment-science-and-the-mommy-wars-are-there-any-answers

Fighting Cancer with Science and Nature

Why natural agents that kill cancer cells warrant further investigation

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/the-wisdom-nature/fighting-cancer-science-and-nature

Psychology's Greatest Spokesperson Can't Save Us: Why We're Unpopular

Psychology's complexity runs counter to the tenor of the times

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/the-wisdom-nature/psychologys-greatest-spokesperson-cant-save-us-why-were-unpopul