Listen to “BATTER UP! “A PITCH FROM SATCHEL PAIGE” TO LEAD OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT ZANKEL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2” on Spreaker.

Listen to “BATTER UP! “A PITCH FROM SATCHEL PAIGE” TO LEAD OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT ZANKEL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2” on Spreaker.

The post BATTER UP! “A PITCH FROM SATCHEL PAIGE” TO LEAD OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT ZANKEL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, Produced by Gene Fisch, Jr. appeared first on Good News!.

#dan #schlossberg #woman #struck #out #babe #ruth #lou #gehrig #baseball #mlb #digest #sporting #news #usa #today #sports #weekly #associated #press #forbes #bible #pandemic #pandemicbaseballbookclub #legends #ballparks #ball #parks #alexander #cartwright #league

The post Did you know a WOMAN struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig!! appeared first on Good News!.

It’s natural to long for spring when it’s cold outside. But did you know, there’s a good reason why you may pine for green? Living landscapes are an important part of the outdoor lifestyle that Americans enjoy, but the benefits go beyond the barbeque and backyard baseball. Green spaces are necessary for your health.

“The advantages of grass and landscaping surpass the usual physical benefits that result from outdoor activity,” said Kris Kiser, president and CEO, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI). “Numerous studies have found that people who spend more time outside or are exposed to living landscapes are happier, healthier and smarter. As you get ready to get outside this spring with your lawn mower and other outdoor power equipment, it’s great to know being outside is good for you.”

Researchers have studied the impact of nature on human well-being for years, but recent studies have found a more direct correlation between human health, particularly related to stress, and the importance of people’s access to nature and managed landscapes.

Getting dirty is actually good for you. Soil is the new Prozac, according to Dr. Christopher Lowry, a neuroscientist at the University of Bristol in England. Mycobacterium vaccae in soil mirrors the effect on neurons that Prozac provides. The bacterium stimulates serotonin production, which explains why people who spend time gardening, doing yard work, and have direct contact with soil feel more relaxed and happier.

Children who are raised on farms in a “dirtier” environment than an urban setting not only have a stronger immune system but are also better able to manage social stress, according to the National Academy of Sciences.

Living near living landscapes can improve your mental health. Researchers in England found that people moving to greener areas experienced an immediate improvement in mental health that was sustained for at least three years after they moved. The study also showed that people relocating to a more developed area suffered a drop in mental health.

Greening of vacant urban areas in Philadelphia reduced feelings of depression by 41.5% and reduced poor mental health by 62.8% for those living near the vacant lots, according to a study by a research team.

Green spaces can make you healthier too. People who live within a half mile of green space (such parks, public gardens, and greenways) were found to have a lower incidence of fifteen diseases by Dutch researchers — including depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes, asthma and migraines.

A 2015 study found that people living on streets with more trees had a boost in heart and metabolic health. Studies show that tasks conducted under the calming influence of nature are performed better and with greater accuracy, yielding a higher quality result. Spending time in gardens, for instance, can improve memory performance and attention span by 20%.

Living landscapes make you smarter. Children gain attention and working memory benefits when they are exposed to greenery, says a study led by Payam Dadvand of the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona, In addition, exposure to natural settings may be widely effective in reducing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children.

This applies to adults as well. Research has also shown that being around plants helps you concentrate better at home and at work. Charlie Hall, Ellison Chair in International Floriculture believes that spending time in gardens can improve attention span and memory performance by as much as 20 percent.

A National Institute of Health study found that adults demonstrate significant cognitive gains after going on a nature walk. In addition, a Stanford University study found that walking in nature, rather than a concrete-oriented, urban environment, resulted in decreased anxiety, rumination, and negative affect, and produced cognitive benefits, such as increased working memory performance.

Living landscapes help you heal faster. Multiple studies have discovered that plants in hospital recovery rooms or views of aesthetically-pleasing gardens help patients heal up to one day faster than those who are in more sterile or austere environments.

Physicians are now prescribing time outdoors for some patients, according to recent reports. Park Rx America is a non-profit with a mission to encourage physicians to prescribe doses of nature.

All of these benefits reinforce the importance of maintaining our yards, parks and other community green spaces. Trees, shrubs, grass, and flowering plants are integral to human health. Not only do they provide a place for kids and pets to play, they directly contribute to our mental and physical well-being.

More information can be found by visiting www.turfmutt.com

The post 5 Health Benefits of Our Green Spaces appeared first on Good News!.

The post Ross, D. Levi, “There’s more to New York than NY” appeared first on Good News!.

Dr. Marvin Bittinger baseball book

STEP UP TO THE PLATE: New e-Book Changes the Game of Hitting Instruction

With the Major League Baseball playoffs in full swing, Dusty Baker, manager of this year’s National League Central Champion Cincinnati Reds has released a groundbreaking new instructional tool that takes batting practice for youth and scholastic ball players to another level. Co-author and university mathematics professor, Dr. Marvin Bittinger, is available for interviews to discuss the content and the format of the book that make it, by far, the most useful hitting manual available today. “The fundamentals of baseball haven’t changed, but how we can teach those fundamentals has. With an e-book like this, learning can be more rewarding and fun,” says Dusty Baker, who spent 19 years as a Major League Baseball player. Bittinger adds, the real beauty of the e-book, available… More Details…www.hittinghandbook.com audio as well

Dusty has an exciting new book, Dusty Baker’s Hitting Handbook. It is an enhanced ebook on teaching and learning the skill of hitting a baseball. The COMPLETE VERSION contains over 335 pages of reading, 4 hours of video, and 10 hours of audio. Available at iTunes, iBooks and sells for $7.99, it also comes in 3 smaller versions consisting of various chapters of the book. These are available at $2.99 each.

Those of you who may be familiar with Dusty’s preceding book and video series, You Can Teach Hitting, will find many similarities, but now the price is only $7.99 for EVERYTHING plus added features such as the audio reading of the entire book and even some review exercises at the end of each chapter. Please be aware that, as of now, there is no printed component of this book, and it is only available for use on an iPad.

The post Dr. Marvin Bittinger baseball book – Interview appeared first on Good News!.