a prescription for all ages

 Our nature is so often neglected. From habitat destruction to a lack of conservation efforts, all one sees in our environment is empty space perfect for urbanization and infrastructure development. But nature holds more solutions to our problems than people realize, making nature anything but a wasteland.

It's been consistently proven that nature holds calming effects found no where else. In a society where people face stress by both internal and external pressures, nature provides an aid. Likewise, it also has other benefits. Many medicinal herbs are used even in modern medicine and are based upon either naturally occurring molecules or derivatives of these. An example of this is Aspirin, which was inspired by the widely used salicylic acid. What many don't know is that salicylic acid was derived from the bark and the leaves of willow trees, and used all throughout history to even now. The benefits coming from nature are indisputable, but short-term profit is still more valuable to some.

Nature is not just a passive backdrop to human activity; it is an active participant in shaping the world around us which prompts the need for a positive change. Restoring degraded ecosystems/rewilding, implementing green infrastructure projects, and adopting sustainable land management practices are just a few ways we can tap into nature's potential to heal and regenerate.

Our neglect of nature is not just a loss for the environment, but a loss for humanity as well.

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  1. AnonymousApril 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM

    I really liked how you had a call to action towards the end and talked about ways we can solve this solution, it really made this more in depth.

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  2. AnonymousApril 15, 2024 at 3:38 AM

    I liked how you used specific examples, like the anecdote about salicylic acid, to demonstrate your point.

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