A few months ago I went to brunch with friends and was invited to sign up for a free “green walk forest bathing experience” at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens. It sounded interesting. What is forest bathing?, I wondered. I didn't even know we had a botanical garden in Kahului! I put my name in as soon as I found out it would be at the old Maui zoo location. I was so curious! … [Read more...] about De-stress with Forest Bathing During This Pandemic
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University of Hawaii researcher says global pandemics could cause more damage than previously thought
Everyone got their flu shot, right? Right?! I’m kidding, of course, though if everyone did get this season’s flu shot–just 30 percent effective–it would likely only make things marginally better. At least 84 children have died nationwide from influenza since the fall of 2017, according to this Feb. 20 Chicago Tribune story. What’s more, on Feb. 10 Fortune reported that the flu … [Read more...] about University of Hawaii researcher says global pandemics could cause more damage than previously thought