As always, thank you for taking time to read this week’s blog. Your interest and feedback are what make me continue to write. I’ve been given the highest of compliments in the form of feedback and have been asked how I come up with so many different ideas to support a weekly blog for so many years.
2017
I began writing blogs for High Desert Doppler sometime in 2017. Not having any blog experience, I was asked to give it a try. I can’t say I dove in fearlessly, but I managed. When I look back at my earliest attempts…let’s just say the blogs have improved with experience!
IDEAS
Those of you kind souls who follow our blogs will recall reading about the writers block, lack of subject matter and lack of motivation I’m sometimes plagued with authoring weekly blogs. I look for inspiration in every conversation, picture, article, or story. Obviously, there are only so many blogs that pertain to ultrasound, hence I try to tie some form of healthcare information into them. I am not always successful and today’s blog about houseplants may validate that however…maybe not.
THE BENEFIT OF HOUSEPLANTS?
Seriously? Some might be wondering how that shriveled up, dry, neglected former houseplant will benefit your health in any way shape or form. Yes Sandy, I’m talking to you. The fact is they certainly can benefit your health. See, here is that tie from houseplants into your health as promised. Did you doubt me even for a second?
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN…
Did you know that having houseplants help clean indoor air by absorbing toxins, increasing humidity, and producing oxygen? Research has shown rooms with plants have less dust and mold than rooms without any foliage. Not only do plants enhance the appearance of your space (more so when they are alive rather than dead Sandy), they’ve been shown to be therapeutic to care for, can lower levels of anxiety, reduce noise levels, boost mood, productivity, concentration, and creativity.
WHY?
Plants fill an important psychological need. Filling your space and caring for plants can breathe life and color into your space which can in turn boost your mood. Without sounding like a weird plant lady, I read that plants can actually feel and respond to our treatment of them. They have sophisticated systems to detect and respond to light, gravity, temperature, and physical touch. Yes, they also respond to be watered Sandy.
HOW HARD CAN IT BE?
I’m no horticulturist yet I know that simple routine watering and feeding of your plants is not that complicated. Plants have a sense of peace around them. They simply sit around and grow helping to create beauty, life, and a docile sense of calm. Go ahead and give it a try. How hard can it be?
HDD
I hope today’s reminder about ways to improve your health was fun and informative. May I also remind you that if you require diagnostic ultrasound, call us at 505-350-3397. Our office has a lovely collection of plants that Sandy is slowly learning to care for. Let’s hear it for Sandy!