Our beautiful Breathe Green Spaces make you
healthier, happier, smarter, and more productive!
Science proves it. We design it.
Indoor concentrations of dangerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are up to ten times higher than those found outdoors (US Environmental Protection Agency, 2022). These poisonous chemicals build up in our well-insulated homes, especially in winter. These toxins can irritate our eyes, noses, and throats, can cause headaches, dizziness, and fatigue, and can lead to respiratory diseases, heart disease, and cancer (Woolley, 2016). Taking steps to clean our indoor air is essential (EPA, 2021)–plants can help! While the research on the role of indoor plants in purifying the air we breathe is all over the map, only the degree of benefit is really in question. You should thus see about a 20% reduction in indoor pollutants in your Breathe Green Space.
Indoor pollutants significantly reduced by a Breathe Green space include:
- Formaldehyde (causes nausea, respiratory issues, burning eyes and throat)
- Benzene (causes anemia, immune system diseases)
- Ethylene glycol (causes respiratory issues, burning eyes and throat)
- Toluene (causes headaches, dizziness, insomnia, nausea, liver and kidney damage)
- Carbon monoxide (causes fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and confusion)
- Ozone (causes chest pain, throat irritation, coughing, and congestion; worsens asthma)
- Radon (causes breathing difficulty, fatigue, weakness, and lung cancer)
Our physical surroundings significantly affect our performance in almost every activity. How productive we can be depends in large measure on our physical and mental health and the environment in which we work (Lee et al., 2015). Poor indoor air quality, especially the higher CO2 levels common in homes and offices, can dramatically impair both our ability to focus and even the quality of our thinking and learning (Zhang 2021; Satish et al., 2012; Bell & Hanes, 2013). More important, indoor plants provide the visual and sensory stimulation our brains need to function optimally. Research suggests that your Breathe Green space can boost your productivity by about 12% (Adamson & Thatcher, 2018). This happens because the presence of plants has been demonstrated to lower our blood pressure significantly (Kubota et al., 2017; Cooper & Kompier, 1999), increase our energy levels (Bjørnsen et al., 2015) and enhance our focus (Han, Ruan, & Liao, 2022). Moreover, the quality of our work is improved through the presence of natural greenery (Shibata & Suzuki, 2002; Sugano et al., 2022). We complete more work, of higher quality, and require less time to do so, when we have plants in our homes and offices. We take fewer sick days when our work environments are green. A 12% boost in productivity is the equivalent of $10,757 a year for the average US household, just for your time spent earning!
We have all come to realize that only a comprehensive approach to human wellness–maximizing our physical, mental, and emotional well-being–can unlock our full potential. We are experiencing a global mental health crisis (World Health Organization, 2022), and more people worldwide report high, even debilitating, levels of stress than ever before (American Psychological Association, 2022). Stress kills, and is a major cause of a wide range of serious illnesses (CDC, 2022). Our poor levels of wellness render us significantly less productive (Goetzel et al., 2003) and weaken our social bonds (Roberts & Burleson, 2013). We need to greatly reduce our stress levels to lead happy, fulfilling lives. How? The research is clear: even a small number of indoor plants can reduce feelings of stress (Gu, Liu, & Lu, 2022) Your Breathe Green Space can increase your brain’s alpha waves–key for creativity and problem-solving–by 100%, and improve your heart’s high-frequency to low-frequency ratio by 50%, stopping stress in its tracks! (Elsadek & Liu, 2021)
Human health, wellness, and mental acuity are, perhaps unsurprisingly, also dependent on our physical environments. Our breathing, cardiac function, resistance to infection, quality of thinking, and mood are significantly affected by the humidity of our immediate environment (Baughman & Arens, 1996). A comfortable indoor temperature likewise promotes feelings of well-being, enhanced focus, and self-efficacy (Wolkoff, Azuma, & Carrer, 2021). Indoor plants moderate room humidity and temperature, contributing to a healthful environment for sleep, work, and relaxation. A moderate number of plants in a space can increase relative humidity by over 10% and moderate indoor temperatures by 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as providing additional environmental benefits, such as reduced CO2 levels (Danielski et al., 2022).
Your Breathe Green space can also help you to be more environmentally friendly and save money through lower energy usage. An average household would save about $120/year on heating and cooling costs just from introducing more indoor plants, while everyone inside feels more comfortable to boot (Deng & Deng, 2018), increasing happiness, health, and productivity.
Our physical health depends upon our mental health. Many illnesses, from cancer to heart disease, are caused or exacerbated by our emotional and mental health issues. Plants can help. Simply adding plants to classrooms in Sweden reduced students’ illnesses by 21% and greatly increased their reported sense of well-being (Danielski et al., 2022). Stress makes us unhappy, unhealthy, and less productive (Marshall, Cooper, & Geeraert, 2016), but the green plants in our homes have significant, measurable, incredibly positive effects on our physiology and psychology (Gunn, Vadhati & Shahrestani, 2022).
In a recent survey, 81% of respondents said that indoor plants positively affected their mental health (South West News Service, 2020). Enhance your feelings of wellness and boost your mental and physical immunity with nature-centered design. Breathe Green’s biophilic living spaces can reduce your risks of mental health disorders while offering an environment that promotes emotional rejuvenation and optimal brain function.
We need nature to feel alive. When we are isolated from nature, we are significantly less happy and productive, and the quality of our thinking, learning, and creativity decrease markedly (Valtchanov & Ellard, 2015; Studente, Seppala, and Sadowska, 2016). We need connection to the natural environment to feel our best and to do our best work, and the stimulation we receive from nature affects innumerable physical systems in our body (Zhang et al., 2019). Our brains function at their creative and analytical peak when alpha waves and parasympathetic nervous activity are strong, which happens–surprise!–in the presence of green and flowering plants: the more, the better, especially fragrant ones (Jiang et al., 2019). Simply put, we humans thrive when we’re more connected to the natural world. Your Breathe Green space will make you happier, increase the quality, creativity, and analytical depth of your thinking, and keep you more emotionally balanced and even keeled! Your Breathe Green space can deliver 80% higher alpha wave activity in your brain, supercharging your thinking and performance.
Indoor concentrations of dangerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are up to ten times higher than those found outdoors (US Environmental Protection Agency, 2022). These poisonous chemicals build up in our well-insulated homes, especially in winter. These toxins can irritate our eyes, noses, and throats, can cause headaches, dizziness, and fatigue, and can lead to respiratory diseases, heart disease, and cancer (Woolley, 2016). Taking steps to clean our indoor air is essential (EPA, 2021)–plants can help! While the research on the role of indoor plants in purifying the air we breathe is all over the map, only the degree of benefit is really in question. You should thus see about a 20% reduction in indoor pollutants in your Breathe Green Space.
Indoor pollutants significantly reduced by a Breathe Green space include:
- Formaldehyde (causes nausea, respiratory issues, burning eyes and throat)
- Benzene (causes anemia, immune system diseases)
- Ethylene glycol (causes respiratory issues, burning eyes and throat)
- Toluene (causes headaches, dizziness, insomnia, nausea, liver and kidney damage)
- Carbon monoxide (causes fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and confusion)
- Ozone (causes chest pain, throat irritation, coughing, and congestion; worsens asthma)
- Radon (causes breathing difficulty, fatigue, weakness, and lung cancer)
Our physical surroundings significantly affect our performance in almost every activity. How productive we can be depends in large measure on our physical and mental health and the environment in which we work (Lee et al., 2015). Poor indoor air quality, especially the higher CO2 levels common in homes and offices, can dramatically impair both our ability to focus and even the quality of our thinking and learning (Zhang 2021; Satish et al., 2012; Bell & Hanes, 2013). More important, indoor plants provide the visual and sensory stimulation our brains need to function optimally. Research suggests that your Breathe Green space can boost your productivity by about 12% (Adamson & Thatcher, 2018). This happens because the presence of plants has been demonstrated to lower our blood pressure significantly (Kubota et al., 2017; Cooper & Kompier, 1999), increase our energy levels (Bjørnsen et al., 2015) and enhance our focus (Han, Ruan, & Liao, 2022). Moreover, the quality of our work is improved through the presence of natural greenery (Shibata & Suzuki, 2002; Sugano et al., 2022). We complete more work, of higher quality, and require less time to do so, when we have plants in our homes and offices. We take fewer sick days when our work environments are green. A 12% boost in productivity is the equivalent of $10,757 a year for the average US household, just for your time spent earning!
We have all come to realize that only a comprehensive approach to human wellness–maximizing our physical, mental, and emotional well-being–can unlock our full potential. We are experiencing a global mental health crisis (World Health Organization, 2022), and more people worldwide report high, even debilitating, levels of stress than ever before (American Psychological Association, 2022). Stress kills, and is a major cause of a wide range of serious illnesses (CDC, 2022). Our poor levels of wellness render us significantly less productive (Goetzel et al., 2003) and weaken our social bonds (Roberts & Burleson, 2013). We need to greatly reduce our stress levels to lead happy, fulfilling lives. How? The research is clear: even a small number of indoor plants can reduce feelings of stress (Gu, Liu, & Lu, 2022) Your Breathe Green Space can increase your brain’s alpha waves–key for creativity and problem-solving–by 100%, and improve your heart’s high-frequency to low-frequency ratio by 50%, stopping stress in its tracks! (Elsadek & Liu, 2021)
Human health, wellness, and mental acuity are, perhaps unsurprisingly, also dependent on our physical environments. Our breathing, cardiac function, resistance to infection, quality of thinking, and mood are significantly affected by the humidity of our immediate environment (Baughman & Arens, 1996). A comfortable indoor temperature likewise promotes feelings of well-being, enhanced focus, and self-efficacy (Wolkoff, Azuma, & Carrer, 2021). Indoor plants moderate room humidity and temperature, contributing to a healthful environment for sleep, work, and relaxation. A moderate number of plants in a space can increase relative humidity by over 10% and moderate indoor temperatures by 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as providing additional environmental benefits, such as reduced CO2 levels (Danielski et al., 2022).
Your Breathe Green space can also help you to be more environmentally friendly and save money through lower energy usage. An average household would save about $120/year on heating and cooling costs just from introducing more indoor plants, while everyone inside feels more comfortable to boot (Deng & Deng, 2018), increasing happiness, health, and productivity.
Our physical health depends upon our mental health. Many illnesses, from cancer to heart disease, are caused or exacerbated by our emotional and mental health issues. Plants can help. Simply adding plants to classrooms in Sweden reduced students’ illnesses by 21% and greatly increased their reported sense of well-being (Danielski et al., 2022). Stress makes us unhappy, unhealthy, and less productive (Marshall, Cooper, & Geeraert, 2016), but the green plants in our homes have significant, measurable, incredibly positive effects on our physiology and psychology (Gunn, Vadhati & Shahrestani, 2022).
In a recent survey, 81% of respondents said that indoor plants positively affected their mental health (South West News Service, 2020). Enhance your feelings of wellness and boost your mental and physical immunity with nature-centered design. Breathe Green’s biophilic living spaces can reduce your risks of mental health disorders while offering an environment that promotes emotional rejuvenation and optimal brain function.
We need nature to feel alive. When we are isolated from nature, we are significantly less happy and productive, and the quality of our thinking, learning, and creativity decrease markedly (Valtchanov & Ellard, 2015; Studente, Seppala, and Sadowska, 2016). We need connection to the natural environment to feel our best and to do our best work, and the stimulation we receive from nature affects innumerable physical systems in our body (Zhang et al., 2019). Our brains function at their creative and analytical peak when alpha waves and parasympathetic nervous activity are strong, which happens–surprise!–in the presence of green and flowering plants: the more, the better, especially fragrant ones (Jiang et al., 2019). Simply put, we humans thrive when we’re more connected to the natural world. Your Breathe Green space will make you happier, increase the quality, creativity, and analytical depth of your thinking, and keep you more emotionally balanced and even keeled! Your Breathe Green space can deliver 80% higher alpha wave activity in your brain, supercharging your thinking and performance.