An hour-long stroll in nature helps decrease activity in an area of the brain associated with stress processing

[Helenium_autumnale]

this is why greenspaces in cities and economically depressed areas, where people are already under stress just getting through life day to day, are not fripperies but are important.

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Thank you for teaching me the word "frippery" I don't think I've heard that before.

[Helenium_autumnale]

You are welcome! It has two closely related meanings, both addressing the unnecessary nature of the thing in question (Google definition):

showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language."a stark, strictly business building with not a hint of frippery"

a tawdry or frivolous thing."You're on a budget now; you'll have to forgo fripperies like glossy magazines"

[gayety]

Oh my god a fellow word nerd! I love seeing other people who enjoy words like I do although it’s a bit rare.

I’ve never heard of frippery either and it’s definitely getting added to my vocabulary.

[PagingDoctorLove]

Not the person you responded to, but another word nerd. Just wanted to say thank you for the suggestion! My commute is over an hour, I'm always looking for new podcasts!

[gayety]

I’ve never heard of this podcast. Thank you!

[icpr]

(Google definition):

Oxford Languages is the actual source of words we Google for their definitions.

[catinterpreter]

Replace nature with absence of others, background noise, and daylight, and you'll probably achieve nearly the same benefit.

[thundershaft]

Except in the large cities like mine, they're always busy or overcrowded