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According to a recent study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, frequent visits to green spaces like parks and community gardens, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked to the lower use of certain prescription medications. Spending time basking in nature might just be the perfect prescription for helping …
Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world’s top cardiologists, a best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care. Forest bathing is a term based on a technique used in Japan since the …
Children and young people’s proximity to woodlands has been linked with better cognitive development and a lower risk of emotional and behavioural problems, in a study led by UCL and Imperial College London scientists that could influence planning decisions in urban areas. In what is believed to be one of the largest studies of its …
US Forest Service reports that the loss of 100 million trees has caused an increase in cardiovascular and lower-respiratory-tract illnesses to result in increased deaths nationwide. Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health. Geoffrey Donovan, from the US Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station (Oregon, …