149: How houseplants can benefit your health with Summer Rayne Oakes

The mindbodygreen Podcast

mindbodygreen

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This episode of the mindbodygreen podcast features Summer Rayne Oakes, a best-selling author and environmental activist with a pretty enviable green thumb. Oakes keeps over 1,100 plants in her 1,200 square-foot apartment (that’s around one plant per square foot!), tending to each one with individualized care. Oakes fosters relationships with every species that lives her “green womb” of a home, as she lovingly calls it during the episode. In this episode, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Colleen Wachob, sat down with Oakes to discuss the best ways to care for houseplants, as well as what newbies should look out for before committing to a plant pal. You'll find out how to position your plants correctly in your home, as well as if there really is a difference between rainwater and distilled water when it comes to watering your greenery. Tune in to hear glimpses into Oakes' plant community and find out whether purchasing a houseplant can actually feel pretty similar to going on a date. According to Oakes, horticulture could very well become the new dating culture. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I go by little Sims I'm always listening to music it doesn't matter if I'm in a car on a plane I need to feel it
0:08.5	Music gives me life the Bose QC ultra headphones have immersive audio that feels like sound all around.
0:15.4	I can hear every beat right now in front of me.
0:18.4	The noise cancelling allows me to focus so I can let my creativity shine.
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0:24.7	Bose sound is power.
0:27.0	Hi I'm Jason Wachub founder and co-ceeo of My Buddy Green and My Buddy Green podcast, where I'll be bringing you deep and insightful dialogues
0:36.9	with some of the greatest minds and wellness.
0:39.4	If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a five-star review and comment. And don't forget to
0:44.5	visit us at my buddygreen.com for your daily dose of wellness and make sure to
0:48.6	check out all of our great offerings including our online classes and
0:52.0	trainings.
0:53.0	Thanks and enjoy the podcast.
0:55.0	Summer rain Oaks has been obsessively studying plants
1:01.0	way before succulent started showing up on
1:02.9	Instagram. Actually way before Instagram even existed. Her Brooklyn
1:07.6	apartment is famous for having almost 700 plants from 400 species. She graduated cum laude with degrees in environmental science and
1:15.5	entomology from Cornell University and is truly a pioneer when it comes to all things plants.
1:21.2	She is the ultimate indoor gardener and I'm so excited to have her on the
1:24.6	Mind Body Green podcast today. I'm glad to be here. So we talk a lot about self-care
1:30.1	with our audience but today we're going to evolve it a little bit to be more about
1:33.6	plant care, and you are definitely the expert in this realm.
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