Plant and Human Relations
All living things on this planet depend on plant life too survive. Just like humans, plants are living beings. They take in our carbon dioxide and convert it to oxygen through photosynthesis. They are an essential part of our breathing cycle as they clean the air we breathe. The exchange of breathe is our connection to the natural world and to source energy ( call it God, spirit, or higher power). Being alive and interacting with the environment just like human beings, plants are our allies, provided by Mother Nature to nourish and assist with what alis us.
Plants take in nourishment from the sun and soil, just as humans ingest foods provided by nutrient rich soil. The nutrients within plants assist in our healing. Plants contain chemical constituents that provide natural protection from insects, viruses, and bacteria. Many of these antioxidant, nutrient rich compounds are therapeutic in the treatment of many diseases including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, lupus, neurological disorders, fibromyalgia, ex and offer antimicrobial effects and immune activity against pathogens in our own bodies.