Get Some Houseplants
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
BBC
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2021
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Not only do they look good, but surprising research is revealing the health benefits of houseplants. In this episode, Michael Mosley explores the science, discovers which houseplants have the biggest impact, and reveals just how many you need in a room to feel the effects. Michael speaks to Dr Tijana Blanusa of the Royal Horticultural Society, to explore the science behind how houseplants can not only improve productivity and cognition at work, they can also improve air quality, helping you literally breathe easier.
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| 0:00.0 | If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what would you tell them? |
| 0:06.0 | Anonymity is our most valuable gift. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Kristi Young, and in Young again, I'll be asking my guests what honest advice they would give their past self. |
| 0:16.0 | Believe it when they say that loving yourself is the answer. |
| 0:20.0 | Among those joining me will be Jamie Oliver, Jeda Pinkett Smith and Mel B. |
| 0:24.1 | I knew that I had a voice and I knew that I wanted to say certain things and represent certain things. |
| 0:30.0 | Young again, with me, Kirstie Young. |
| 0:33.0 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:35.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:40.0 | Right, my beauty I think it could do with some water. |
| 0:45.0 | We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health, |
| 0:49.0 | but we're bombarded with often conflicting advice. |
| 0:53.0 | So if you were going to do just one thing |
| 0:56.0 | to improve your mental and physical well-being, |
| 0:58.0 | what should it be? |
| 0:59.0 | Maybe a few minutes of sunshine each day |
| 1:02.0 | to strengthen your immune system or some dark |
| 1:04.9 | chocolate to help your heart or even playing video games to boost your brain |
| 1:10.1 | power. I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this is just one thing where each episode will explore |
| 1:16.3 | one thing you can start doing today to improve your health or life in ways you |
| 1:21.6 | might not expect. |
| 1:26.0 | There you go, my lovelies. |
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