b'The Healing Power of Nature By Mike Weilbacher November 13, 2 p.m.(Bradford movie theater) Climate change. Global unrest. Political tensions. It seems we need nature now more than ever. In addition to providing us with food and oxygen, while absorbing ever increasing level of carbon dioxide and pollution . green plants and open spaces literally heal us. Walking in a forest lowers our blood pressure and boosts our immune system. Studies also show the more green space that surrounds you, the less mental stress you experience, even after adjusting for income, education and employment. Well explore this power of green . the ways to tap it, share it, and growto love it. Mike is a writer-naturalist and public radio personality, known to many as Mike theAll-Natural Science Guy on the award-winning live childrens radio show Kids Corner.46'