{"id":1379,"date":"2014-11-09T02:03:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T02:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2017-04-27T21:51:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T21:51:02","slug":"touch-a-plant-to-reduce-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/?p=1379","title":{"rendered":"#Touch a #Plant to Reduce #Stress! #stressrelief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In a recent study, men who touched plant leaves for two minutes felt calmer and had less cerebral blood flow to the brain areas associated with stress than men who touched metal or other materials.&#8221; [Source: Bottom Line Personal, Vol 35 Number 20, October 15, 2014] To read the actual study, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jphysiolanthropol.com\/content\/32\/1\/7\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-916\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Let_nature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-916\" src=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Let_nature-300x251.png\" alt=\"Let Nature Absorb Your Stress\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Let_nature-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Let_nature.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let Nature Absorb Your Stress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=12&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=1RVQDXP5J93J23TR1C82&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=d6cb7959618b8ee594930ae9eb732172&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The study was conducted by researchers at Chiba University, Japan, and published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology. We have been posting <a title=\"5 Ways to Let #Nature Absorb Your #Stress \u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/?p=338\">videos<\/a> about letting nature absorb your stress. We can use our 5 senses to experience all that nature has to offer. Succulent plants, such as Stonecrop Sedum, give us an opportunity to touch their puffy leaves and release our stress! To see our post on Touching Stonecrop Sedum, click <a title=\"Which #Sedum has Blue #Succulent Leaves &amp; Magenta Blooms? #stonecrop #autumn\" href=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/?p=815\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-972\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2pots_stonecrop_sedum-e1412129041564.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-972\" src=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2pots_stonecrop_sedum-e1412129041564-300x228.png\" alt=\"2 Pots of Stonecrop Sedum\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2pots_stonecrop_sedum-e1412129041564-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2pots_stonecrop_sedum-e1412129041564.png 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2 Pots of Stonecrop Sedum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=12&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=1RVQDXP5J93J23TR1C82&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=d6cb7959618b8ee594930ae9eb732172&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following videos show beautiful trees and evergreens as they change color in the Fall. Focusing on nature helps take your mind off of troubles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QoqNReijSr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=48&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=0FZ5SRT6H0VHMSN9J4G2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=6477d54dc6d169755c499f2bad46ff46&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/70HRvlhIZVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=48&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=0FZ5SRT6H0VHMSN9J4G2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=6477d54dc6d169755c499f2bad46ff46&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/idrVVSALx1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=48&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=0FZ5SRT6H0VHMSN9J4G2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=6477d54dc6d169755c499f2bad46ff46&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQo4lyN3lFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=48&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=0FZ5SRT6H0VHMSN9J4G2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=6477d54dc6d169755c499f2bad46ff46&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uDJDOb6jETc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=48&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=0FZ5SRT6H0VHMSN9J4G2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=6477d54dc6d169755c499f2bad46ff46&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/70HRvlhIZVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=48&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=0FZ5SRT6H0VHMSN9J4G2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=6477d54dc6d169755c499f2bad46ff46&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Touch this sea of Asiatic Lilies to reduce stress &#8230; lightly run your fingers across the sea of lilies,as we show below &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0WKG4t_uTCc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=48&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=pantry&#038;banner=0FZ5SRT6H0VHMSN9J4G2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=6477d54dc6d169755c499f2bad46ff46&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check your local Home Depot, Lowe&#8217;s, online Burpee Gardening or eBay for their selection of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals! To read the actual study on &#8220;touching plants to reduce stress,&#8221; click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jphysiolanthropol.com\/content\/32\/1\/7\">here<\/a>. For more on reducing stress, watch our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLj_on3giC1-PJKdwSFGTGzX88jK3AABMO\" target=\"_blank\">Gardening Reduces Stress Playlist<\/a>! 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