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Why doctors are prescribing time outdoors
Green prescriptions, from guided walks to community gardening, are being added to treatment plans for stress, low mood and inactivity.
By Helen Marsh2 min read
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Green prescriptions, from guided walks to community gardening, are being added to treatment plans for stress, low mood and inactivity.
There is no gadget that beats the basics. Sleep scientists keep returning to the same handful of routines, and most of them cost nothing.