Flower Power!
Why buds are the loveliest tension tamers

Pink tulips (or red poppies or yellow daffodils) ease job stress better than a philodendron.
Women who eyed flowering plants in a lab designed to look like a hospital room kept their hands in ice water--a typical pain test--nearly a minute longer than those whose view was flowerless.
Flowery fragrances ease sadness and anger.
A whiff of lavender during a math exam chased away blue moods for 34 women in another study.
Why blooms calm us:
Historically, women were gatherers of colorful fruits and veggies, while the guys were off hunting in fields and streams.
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