The Mindbodygreen Podcast

Emma Loewe: “People tend to live longer if they live close to green space…and street trees totally count.”  Loewe, mbg senior sustainability editor, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how nature can enhance your health, plus: - Why you should look at waves when you're stressed (~09:06) - How awe experiences can impact your mental health (~11:22) - The health benefits of houseplants (~21:03) - How to reap the benefits of nature if you live in a city (~18:46) - How the sustainability conversation will evolve with emerging science (~25:46) Referenced in the episode: - Loewe's book, Return To Nature. - Read Loewe's work on mindbodygreen.  - Horticultural therapist Matthew Wichrowski's work at NYU. - A study on coast proximity and health. - MacKerron Mappiness study. - Full study on biodiversity.  - Research on awe experiences.  - Research on forest bathing and NK cells. - A study on phytoncides and heart rate variability. - A study on fractal fluency. - A study on green space and mortality risk.  Take