Green Prescriptions: An Old Remedy, Reimagined by Dr Jenny Brockis A long tradition of healing through nature Ideas about the healing power of the natural environment stretch back millennia. Hippocrates proposed that health arises from a dynamic equilibrium between our internal state and the external environment—an idea that ultimately shaped what we now recognise as […]
Introduction Have you heard of biophilia? Biophilia, as popularised by E.O. Wilson, is defined by the NRDC as “the innate human instinct to connect with nature and other living beings.” It supports improved cognitive function, physical health, and psychological wellbeing1. With the rapid rise of urbanisation it’s estimated 70% of the world’s population will live in […]
