Country walks can help reduce depression and raise self-esteem according to research published today, leading to calls for "ecotherapy" to become a recognised treatment for people with mental health problems.
Ecotherapy: the green agenda for mental health is the first study looking at how "green" exercise specifically affects those suffering from depression.
According to Mind, England and Wales's leading mental health charity, it produced "startling" results proving the need for ecotherapy to be considered a proper treatment option.
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Mind describes ecotherapy as "getting outdoors and getting active in a green environment as a way of boosting mental well-being".
Read it here.
As I said, the study is probably bogus, and the greens who are publicizing it are loons, but walking in the woods sure makes me feel good.
