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A two-hour dose of nature every week could make you happier and healthier – Fast Company – by Adele Peters

If you’re feeling stressed and want to take advantage of the health benefits of spending time in nature—which studies say can reduce depression and anxiety, lower blood pressure, cut the risk of other diseases, and boost creativity and cognitive abilities—you might want to aim for two hours outside a week.

Park visits now being prescribed to some patients – Republican American – by DeJanay Booth Detroit Free Press

Under a new initiative, Park Rx America, doctors are prescribing visits to local parks along with more traditional medicine to boost patient health.

Two hours a week is key dose of nature for health and wellbeing – Science Daily – source University of Exeter

Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be a crucial threshold for promoting health and wellbeing, according to a new large-scale study.

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