Frequently spending time in green spaces like parks and gardens could help reduce prescription drug use, according to a new study from Finland.
If you're lucky enough to live next to a verdant meadow or picturesque woodland, views of these places from home don't appear to have the same effect. There was no association between prescription medication use and the number of green and aquatic spaces available to people. It's getting out and spending time there that makes a difference.
Compared with less than one weekly visit, three or four visits a week were associated with 33 percent lower odds of using mental health meds, 36 percent lower odds of using blood pressure meds, and 26 percent lower odds of using asthma meds. "This finding is in line with tentative evidence emphasizing the importance of actual use of green space in relation to mental health, and it suggests that the same holds true for other health conditions, such as asthma and hypertension,"The data here isn't enough to show cause and effect – it's worth considering that those with better health have more opportunity and motivation to go outside – but it does demonstrate that there's a potential link here worth exploring...
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