in #7 months ago

This book is one @owasco would love. (Have I sent you links already?)
Both of you are already doing the things that heal us.

The Connection Cure
The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging
by Julia Hotz

It's so common sense but most Americans spend only 7% of their lives outdoors.
We're isolated, lonely, sedentary.
Years ago I was reading how our Neanderthal and Paleo ancestors were so much better off with their barefoot, organic, outdoor lives and their communities and interdependency. Their social ties.

"Nature is good for us" and is the new Rx -

Prescribing time in parks and green spaces is now used as a way of treating a range of conditions including high blood pressure, anxiety and depression. State by state, the movement towards developing a more interactive and meaningful relationship to nature for one’s health and wellbeing is growing.

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I think this is true, I bet most people do not spend 7% of their time outside unless 7% is from car to house.

About the barefoot part, that is my husband, he only puts shoes on when he has to go in a store because they will no longer let him in without them.