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Blue therapy

Go ahead and plan that beach vacay. Science has confirmed that looking at the ocean lowers stress levels and makes you calmer. In a study recently published in the journal Health & Place, researchers analysed data from the national New Zealand Health Survey and found that residents who lived with a view of the water were less stressed overall, and had improved mental health than those who didn’t.

The same wasn’t true of green spaces. Study co-author Amber Pearson suggests: “That could be because the blue space was all natural, while the green space included human-made areas, such as sports fields and playgrounds, as well as natural areas such as native forests.”