Dieters have a new workout partner - flowers. A new online slideshow from MSN Health & Fitness and Prevention magazine makes the connection that, because "women who are given flowers enjoy a more positive mood for a full 3 days after they receive them," the presence of flowers can help dieters stave off bad feelings - and focus on dropping unwanted pounds.
"A vase or two of fresh cut flowers can make you feel better," champions the slideshow. "Keep some in the kitchen and wherever you work out."
The slideshow echoes behavioral research results from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. In that study, head researcher Jeannette Haviland-Jones, Ph.D., and her team found that flowers can improve emotional health for days at a time.
The online diet aide also references the positive impact flowers have on elderly people, including boosting moods and better performance on memory tests. The Society of American Florists 2001 Flowers & Seniors Study demonstrates that flowers ease depression, inspire social networking and refresh memory as we age.
Added on 11/23/2008
by Seattle Flowers Blog
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