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| Animals are often used in nature therapy. Horses are a favourite. | _Animals are often used in nature therapy. Horses are a favourite._ |
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| Humans have evolved with the smells, sights and sounds of nature. Modern life has shrunk the sensory world of most people. | _Humans have evolved with the smells, sights and sounds of nature. Modern life has shrunk the sensory world of most people._ |
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| For the first time in human history, more of us now live in urban than rural areas, and at the same time, screen time has replaced outdoor play for many children. | _For the first time in human history, more of us now live in urban than rural areas, and at the same time, screen time has replaced outdoor play for many children._ |
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| Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, involves immersion in a woodland setting, but it doesn’t have to involve water. | _Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, involves immersion in a woodland setting, but it doesn’t have to involve water._ |
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| Getting into nature as a group can have additional social benefits, and help keep you focused on the therapeutic aspects of the experience. | _Getting into nature as a group can have additional social benefits, and help keep you focused on the therapeutic aspects of the experience._ |
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| Sometimes, nature therapy can involve getting cuddly with more unusual animals, like wolves. Yes, really. | _Sometimes, nature therapy can involve getting cuddly with more unusual animals, like wolves. Yes, really._ |
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| You get [health and well-being benefits](https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/38/3/e336/2239844) as well as fresh veg if you have an allotment. | _You get [health and well-being benefits](https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/38/3/e336/2239844) as well as fresh veg if you have an allotment._ |
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| A better cure for depression than Prozac? | _A better cure for depression than Prozac?_ |
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| - [Review of the health benefits of nature](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40471-015-0043-7) | - [Review of the health benefits of nature](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40471-015-0043-7) |
| - [Forest Bathing International](http://www.forestbathinginternational.org/) | - [Forest Bathing International](http://www.forestbathinginternational.org/) |
| - [Review of physiological effects of nature therapy](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4997467/) | - [Review of physiological effects of nature therapy](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4997467/) |
| - [Psychology Today](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201608/nature-therapy) - evidence for the efficacy of nature therapy | - [Psychology Today](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201608/nature-therapy) - evidence for the efficacy of nature therapy |
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