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Get Outside to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health

By Stephanie Sarkis|2017-06-27T12:20:46-04:00February 6th, 2017|Categories: Health, Nature|Tags: mental health, nature, physical health, wellbeing|

You may think when you go out in nature that you are just looking at the beautiful scenery, but being in a "green space" - whether that is a park, trail, or grassy area - improves your mental and physical wellbeing. A "green space" is defined as any area that has not been developed and is [...]

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Happy Children Make Happy Adults

By Stephanie Sarkis|2017-03-11T10:12:29-05:00February 25th, 2011|Categories: Relationships, Research, School|Tags: adolescents, children, health, optimism, Research, Science Daily, study, teens, wellbeing|

ScienceDaily (2011-02-25) -- Being a "happy" teenager is linked to increased well-being in adulthood, new research finds. Using information from 2776 individuals who participated in the 1946 British birth cohort study, the scientists tested associations between having a positive childhood and well-being in adulthood. A 'positive' childhood was based on teacher evaluations of students' levels of [...]