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• •   Enhanced Healing and Recovery
• •   Healthier Childhood Development
• •   Improved Attention, Concentration
        and Cognitive Function
• •   Circadian and Hormonal Balance
• •   Improved Immune Function,
        Stress Reduction and
        Reduced Cell Aging
• •   Vitamin D Metabolism
• •   The Healing Sounds of Nature
• •   References

Health Benefits of Biophilic Design

• Contact with nature and the natural variability of daylight, particularly morning sunlight has been found to enhance healing and recovery from illness, major surgical procedures, bipolar disorder, and SAD ⁹; this includes direct contact (vegetation), as well as representational and symbolic depictions (pictures, images)⁵.
• Patients with tree views had statistically significant shorter hospital stays, less need for pain medications than patients with brick wall views ¹¹.^{6 7}