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Add A Forest Floor for Better Health


The research showed that when kids were exposed to more greenery and a forest floor for 28 days, their microbiomes became more diverse!

Their immune systems improved.
They studied kids at daycares in Finland. One group went to an actual forest regularly. Another had their usual urban playground. And with a third group? They brought sod and plants to their daycare for kids to play in and around.

They literally covered the existing gravel with a “forest floor.” The results showed more diverse microbiomes of the gut and skin in the kids exposed to the green nature.

The results in kids that visited the actual forest and those with the transported forest were comparable.
Also, no pathogens or harmful bacteria were found on the kids as a result of the intervention. 

https://www.mayapeds.com/how-being-outdoors-may-help-kids-immune-systems/