If youre feelingguilt,anxiety,sadness, andangerabout earth changes, you certainly arent alone.
The answer isn’t to avoid the natural world.
Rather, it is to go towards it.
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Why Helping the Environment Is Important
Climate changehas reached an unprecedented point of peril.
Climate change isnt an individual issueit is a collective issue that impacts each of us.
When we all do our part in helping theenvironment, we shift our earths health for the better.
Hope doesnt suggest that we simply wish for change.
Physical Health Benefits
Climate change is especially dismal for our physical health.
Air pollution, decreased quality offoodand water, andstressare all threats to our physical well-being.
What Are the Benefits of Getting Outside?
Getting outside is incredibly important for our mental and physical health.
Even simply getting some sunshine can have huge mental health benefitssun exposure can decrease exhaustion anddepressivesymptoms.
Consider how you might get outside and help the environment.
Ways you could Help the Environment
As previously mentioned, hope requires action.
Youre not in this alone and we are stronger together.
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