Take two and call me next week

Banff National Park   (Photo by Gorgo)

Usually, a doctor’s prescription refers to some kind of pill.  But times they are a changing.

Canadian physicians have been prescribing two hours in nature per week, to be taken in no less than 20-minute doses.  This could entail gardening, hiking, or simply soaking up some rays. 

For encouragement, doctors have been handing out national-park passes to their patients.  Dubbed  PaRx, this initiative has been going strong since 2019.

Resources

https://news.yahoo.com/doctors-canada-now-prescribe-national-002120688.html

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