The Healing Power of Nature is a practical exploration of how spending time with nature can influence our health and well-being. Along the way, John calls on nearly 40 years as a patient and health education producer, his own fight with illness, and his years as a lover of the outdoors, while presenting scientific facts. Enjoy John’s waterscape and wildlife photographs while discovering how to reconnect with nature. Other topics include: Mental Health, photography, and happiness. Learn about which nature we are referring to, the importance of calming your mind, the health benefits of the outdoors, happiness and the restorative advantage of nature, and why it is especially important to share this spirit with children-all of which will inspire you to spend more time with nature.
Table of Content
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………………………. 9
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………… 11
Chapter One: The Nature of Nature……………………………………………………………. 19
Chapter Two: The Importance of Calming Your Mind…………………………………….. 29
Chapter Three: The Health Benefits of Nature……………………………………………… 45
Chapter Four: Happiness & the Restorative Advantage of Nature…………………… 61
Chapter Five: Fostering the Spirit of Nature in Children…………………………………. 81
Chapter Six: A Future Prescription………………………………………………………………. 93
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………………. 113
About the author
John P. Cardone earned a BA and a MA both in Communication Arts from New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, NY. He retired in December 2018 after 40 years as a writer/producer of patient education, medical education, and health promotion videos and interactive media programs. His company, Hospital Video Network, Inc. founded in 1984 served a long list of healthcare and business clients. These days, he actively spends his time inspiring people to get outdoors with nature.
John is an author, a nature photographer, a wildlife photography instructor, and a lecturer on nature topics. His nature photographs, most of which have been taken while kayaking and hiking Long Island, have been exhibited at art shows throughout Long Island, NY.
John grew up in Astoria, NY moving to Long Island after his military service in 1970. John is proud to say he is the founder of the Long Island Authors Group and a two-time cancer survivor. This entertaining, highly researched work is his fourth book, and his second foray into non-fiction.
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