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As Well As Looking Good – Houseplants Are Good For Our Mental Wellbeing & General Health Too
According to the Royal Horticultural Society the psychological benefits of indoor plants have been shown as:
- ~ an improved mood
- ~ reduced stress levels
- ~ increased worker productivity (adding plants to office environments in particular)
- ~ increased speed of reaction in a computer task
- ~ improved attention span (in some scientific studies, but not all)
- ~ increased pain tolerance (for example, where plants were used in hospital settings)
The physical health benefits of indoor plants have been shown as:
- ~ reduced blood pressure
- ~ reduced fatigue and headaches by 20-25 percent in one study
- ~ patients in hospital rooms with plants reported decreased post-operative pain
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