"Flower Power," the hippie mantra, was not just a passing fad but a theme with staying power, as it turns.
Recent university studies, including those at Texas A&M, Rutgers University & Harvard suggest that flowers - specifically, being around flowers - not only boost mood and productivity, but also creativity.
'Prevention,' 'Health,' 'Woman's World,' and many other news sources now feature articles and stories relating the new data on flower & live plants benefits.
Research suggests that mood-boosting flowers and potted plants raise levels of dopamine, the hormone which controls infomation-flow through the brain. By altering brain chemistry, flowers relieve anxiety, reduce stress, enhance mood, and indirectly improve sleep, relationships and human bonds, and create a general state of well-being.
Of course, most of us already knew that anyway!
