B.C. medical group launches program to prescribe nature as medication

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Excerpt:

More than a decade ago, family physician Dr. Melissa Lem sat in her Toronto office and listened to a young patient talk about his struggles with attention deficit disorder.

Like her, he’d moved from small-town British Columbia to the city and felt overwhelmed by stress. She talked about conventional options with him – medication, sleep, exercise and therapy – and added a recommendation about what worked best for her: 20 minutes in nature every day.

B.C. medical group launches program to prescribe nature as medication

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Author(s):

Christina Frangou

Source:

The Globe and Mail

Date of Publication:

December 6, 2020
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