The Benefits of Giving Flowers

PLANTS THAT NURSE THE SICK

It has long been suspected that contact with nature can reduce stress, produce positive feelings, and ease the suffering of the sick. In Britain, most hospitals are set in a park like surroundings. New research confirms that belief. “Patients were randomly assigned to hospital rooms with or without plants during their recovery period”, explains the SCIENCE DAILY. Patients who had plants in their rooms experienced less pain, needed significantly less pain medication, had better heart rate and blood pressure, and reported greater satisfaction with their rooms and counterpars. Some 93% of those exposed to plants said that these were the ‘most positive’ aspect of their hospital room.
Don’t forget to give flowers to the sick!