The Therapeutic Value of Plants
1,618 views · Published 5 October 2018 · 3:03 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: DavidPerlmutterMD · 2018 · Science & Technology
Perhaps you've noticed, more and more, that the number of plants people are keeping in their home is multiplying. Certainly there's an aesthetic reason for this, but what if it was impacting our health as well? A recent study in HortScience looked at the impact of plants in hospital recovery rooms to see if the presence of plants impacted the health of these patients, measuring factors like levels of pain and duration of hospitalization. Let's investigate what they found. ------------------------------- For more from Dr. Perlmutter, visit his website: http://drperlmutter.com Follow Dr. Perlmutter for more updates on: Facebook - http://facebook.com/davidperlmuttermd Twitter - https://twitter.com/DavidPerlmutter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidperlmutter/