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Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature

June 30, 2015 by Your Emotional Sherpa®

Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature

Posted by: Your Emotional Sherpa®, June 30, 2015

Reference Article: Standford University

A Stanford-led study finds quantifiable evidence that walking in nature could lead to a lower risk of depression

Feeling down? Take a hike.

A new study finds quantifiable evidence that walking in nature could lead to a lower risk of depression.

Specifically, the study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, found that people who walked for 90 minutes in a natural area, as opposed to participants who walked in a high-traffic urban setting, showed decreased activity in a region of the brain associated with a key factor in depression…

Full story on Standford University


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