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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Indoor plants to prevent stress

More and more plants are visible from desk tend to be healthier.

 Placing the plants in pots in the workspace is good for health. Based on the study team of psychologists from the University of Norway, and Uppsala University in Sweden, where plants can reduce fatigue, stress, dry throat, headache, cough, and dry skin.

In the study, researchers recruited 385 employees. The researchers looked at rates of sick leave and number of plants can be seen from their table. The result, plants are more and more that they can see tends to lower the risk of pain.

One explanation of the underlying scientific conclusions is the ability of plants and microbes in the soil in removing organic compounds that are bad for health.

"While the psychological explanation is that many people believe that healthy plants. It tends to make them more optimistic about their own health," said Dr. Tina Brungslimark, leader of the study, as quoted by the Daily Mail.

The study also revealed that the leaves of plants can reduce levels of dust in the workplace by 20 percent. Leaves of plants are better than flowers. "The surface of the leaves, which produce oxygen and help break down toxic substances in the air," said Dr. Bringslimark.

The research was reinforced by reports that Washington State University published a very useful potted plant health personnel working in support of a minimum of space with no ventilation or window.

In a study in the United States, the productivity of workers tends to be higher when working in space with a touch of green. This is related to stress factors and low blood pressure.

"This study would like to stress that the plants can contribute to reduce stress levels," said Dr. Virginia Lohr, who led the research in the United States.
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