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How 'Nature-Deficit Disorder' Is Making Us Fat, Sick, and Depressed 

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Earlier this month, children across the country celebrated the second annual Kids to Parks Day, a celebration created to combat declining attendance at America's parks and increasing rates of child obesity. As founding chairman of The Children and Nature Network, Richard Louv has spent much of his career seeking to connect children with nature through Kids to Parks Day and other grassroots efforts. In his latest book, The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age, he details the threat of technology overload, ways to bring nature into the city, and his personal struggle with nature-deficit disorder. 

Setting Computer Limit Tips

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Step AWAY from the technology...
Oxfam Trailwalker Japan 2000-something

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40 km in after an all night hike and four summits (I'm the sleepy looking guy in red.)
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