Spending 5 Minutes in Nature Can Boost Your Health. Here’s How

Spending 5 Minutes in Nature Can Boost Your Health. Here’s How
Nature is the prescription your mind and body is craving.
Kristie Leong M.D.
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Apr 17, 2022
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Image by AuthorAhh! The power of nature. Spending time in the green boosts mental health and there’s growing evidence that it benefits physical health too.
Exercise is the best natural medicine that pharmaceutical companies can’t patent.
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Written by Kristie Leong M.D.
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Family physician who believes proper nutrition for optimal health & disease prevention. https://www.histaminedoctor.com
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