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UK Researcher Andy Jones: “Green Space consistently provides 20% reduction in bad things, if we had a pill for that, we would take it.”
1:19 Professor Andy Jones is a public health academic who holds the position of professorial fellow in Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia in the UK. He has wide ranging interests including the pragmatic evaluation of public health interventions, the role of the environment as a determinant of health and related […]
Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar: Your Heart, Tightly Tied To Your Environment
Dr. Bhatnagar is Professor of Medicine and Distinguished University Scholar at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is the Director of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute and Co-Director at the American Heart Association. He was the Deputy Editor of Circulation Research for 10 years. He was the recipient of the President’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, […]
Richard Taylor: Physics and The Art of Fractal Fluency in Nature
Episode #18 Today it is my pleasure to introduce to you Richard Taylor, Professor, Physics Department Head at University of Oregon. His interests are: Nanoelectronics, retinal implants, solar cells, and the visual science of fractals. Richard Taylor specializes in experimental condensed matter and biophysics. He is the Director of Fractals Research and head of the […]
Joan Maloof ED of Old Growth Forest Network
Podcast Episode #14 Visit Joan Maloof at oldgrowthforest.netJoan’s book Nature’s Temples and my book and workbook Take Back Your Outside Mindset: Live Longer, Prevent Dementia, and Control Your Chronic Illness. Joan please us what led you to your old growth forest projects? I always loved plants and felt that connection to nature. As a toddler […]
To Speak For The Trees With Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Podcast Episode #7 This is Verla Fortier of Your Outside Mindset Show where I shine a light on aging adults who may have a chronic illness, and who are taking back their outside mindset by looking or going outside to spend time close to trees, shrubs, and plants. I started this podcast for 2 reasons: […]
Five Hours A Month Outside Could Save Your Life
Episode #002 If you spend 5 hours a month outside close to trees, grass, and shrubs you will live longer, prevent dementia, and control your chronic illness. I had just retired as a nursing professor and was looking forward to doing all the things I had always wanted to do. Then at a routine […]
Why This Podcast Is For YOU
Episode #001 Why This Podcast Is For You I started this podcast for two reasons. Because I help people recognize that going outside is not just a nice thing to do — it could save your life. I want to give you practical tips so you can live longer, prevent dementia, and control your […]
A Fresh Perspective on Aging to Boost Your Outside Mindset
Sixty something, Stephanie Raffelock, in her book “The Delightful Little Book On Aging” starts by saying that “we don’t have a container for grief and that aging takes place against a backdrop of grief – loss of parents, siblings, friends, athletic prowess and youthful beauty.” Rafflelock says that grief is also about the little losses […]
Feel Good Questions to Ask Your Loved Ones About Trees
Episode #003 Feel Good Questions To Ask Your Loved Ones About Trees Use these questions, if you like, to ask your grown kids to think about. It will moves the focus to outside and may feel like a gift. In this episode, I ask my boys, finance professionals in twenties, now living in London questions about […]