One Health Tweak a Week

One Health Tweak a Week

Time in Nature Is Linked to Longer Life. Are You Getting Enough?

Regular time in nature is linked to lower stress, better mood, improved sleep and longer life - and the useful dose may be smaller than you think.

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Ben Jones MD PhD
May 16, 2026
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For years, I commuted from the countryside into London. Every evening, as I left the motorway and turned onto the narrow roads that wound through the green belt, something shifted. Shoulders dropped. Breathing slowed.

Nothing dramatic happened. No choir of woodland creatures appeared (I’m not Snow White after all), but it felt less like scenery and more …

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