The Health of Office Plants:

Bring Nature to You:

Ever noticed that by the end of the week, you just want to 'get out of your
stuffy office' and 'get some fresh air'/get back near Nature?

One of the best ways to avoid that feeling as well as to improve your mood,
workplace productivity, energy levels & resistance to illness is to bring Nature
to you.

A study by Professor Margaret Burchett, of the University of Technology, Sydney,
found that potplants can reduce air toxins by as much as 20% A study on
houseplants has shown they can reduce, fatigue, sore throats & cold symptoms by
over 30%. What about at work? Studies in Europe have shown that potplants in
the office can reduce ‘sick leave’ by 60%.

Plants not only give a bit of 'life' & colour to our sometimes
'over-professional' looking office environments, they can literally

reduce stress
offset the various toxic emissions from things like
computers, mobile phone radiation, synthetic carpets, paints etc
increase mood & productivity & reduce fatigue & absenteeism

Reduce The Harmful Effects of Computers:

Having a plant near your computer helps counteract the hot, solar energy of
the computer - plants are nourishing & cooling in nature & provide balancing
'lunar' energy.
Plants are also able to absorb pollutants from the air, making it cleaner and
more pure. It is estimated that indoor air is 5-10 times more polluted than
outdoor air - plants purify toxins and in return give us fresh oxygen
(considering we need fresh oxygen for high energy & clear thinking, that's not
a bad deal).

Put More Plants in your Office & One on your Desk:

* Palms, Ferns & Spider plants are good choices as they are up with the best
for air purification, as well as being visually pleasing and 'low
maintenance'.

** Flowers are great too - unfortunately no recommendations here - sorry mum,
I know you tried!

Final Notes:

1. When we talk about plants we don't mean 'those sort of plants'! * If you
want to grow some dope...plant a man.

2. Speaking of flowers.

A man walks into a flower shop and says “l'd like some flowers please”
Shop assistant - “Certainly sir, what did u have in mind”
Man - “Er well I, er , I’m not sure, I , er…”
Shop assistant - “Perhaps I could help. Precisely what have you done?”

Wishing you a fantastic week - Enjoy. Mark & HAA

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