From the June 2019 issue of Massachusetts General Hospital's Mind, Mood, & Memory (MMM)
News Briefs: Nature’s Effect on Stress Hormone Levels; Caregiving’s Effect on Health
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Twenty Minutes in Nature May Help Lower Your Stress Hormone Levels If you can take 20 minutes out of your day to spend it outdoors in an area that makes you feel connected to nature, you may experience a reduction in levels of cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone. Cortisol levels rise when you perceive […]