Nature Prescriptions Improve Physical and Mental Health

Nature Prescriptions Improve Physical and Mental Health
Spending time in nature has been proven to lower blood pressure and improve anxiety and depression. simona pilolla 2/Shutterstock
Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
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How good does it feel to walk barefoot on the beach, sit in the grass on a sunny day, or stroll through a forest and enjoy the grandeur of the trees?

Although most of us can feel the therapeutic benefits of being in nature, we may not think of them as prescriptions for some of our most common ills. Could doctors prescribe a walk in the park for an ailment the way they prescribe medication for an infection or heart condition?

Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
Emma is an acupuncture physician and has written extensively about health for multiple publications over the past decade. She is now a health reporter for The Epoch Times, covering Eastern medicine, nutrition, trauma, and lifestyle medicine.
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