Haven’t heard of vitamin G? This is what experts call time spent outside, in green spaces. Outdoors time can help reduce stress, improve school and work performance, reduce ADD and ADHD symptoms, ease depression, promote healing, and increase life expectancy! A Japanese study of time spent outside found that interaction with the great outdoors can increase your odds of survival by as much as 15% over five years. The bad news: the average American spends way too much time stuck inside according to studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Kids are spending 7 more hours per week on … Continue reading →