{"id":71,"date":"2010-10-27T19:07:51","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T18:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rumboldayers.wordpress.com\/?p=71"},"modified":"2010-10-27T19:07:51","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T18:07:51","slug":"plants-make-you-feel-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rumbold-ayers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=71","title":{"rendered":"Plants Make You Feel Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whilst readers of this blog may be happy to accept, without “proof”, that plants improve how you feel, many others remain sceptical.\u00a0 But there is actually a fair bit of sound scientific evidence to support the link between having plants around you and being less stressed and more productive.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As long ago as 1998 Dr Tove Fjeld et al. published a paper “The Effect of Indoor Foliage Plants on Health and Discomfort Symptoms among Office Workers<\/a>” which found, amongst other things, that complaints of coughs\/sore throats and fatigue were reduced by 37% and 30%, respectively, in offices that contained plants.<\/p>\n

Prof. Virginia Lohr<\/a>, working at Washington State University,\u00a0 investigated the effect of plants on workers in windowless offices, and found plants improved productivity (12% quicker reaction time) and reduced stress (lower blood pressure), whilst participants reported feeling more attentive, too.\u00a0 (She’s also done some interesting work on how people respond to different tree shapes – I might write something about that in a later post.)\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There is now so much evidence for the beneficial effect of indoor plants that the Flower Council of Holland<\/a> has established a program called Plants for People<\/a>, and you can register for their e-newsletter here<\/a>. (Lots of research papers and other info is downloadable from here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

So, if you don’t have any plants to keep you company in your office during the coming winter months, then you’d better do somethig about it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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