Why caring for the planet is good for your mental health
It’s clear there’s an important link between our health and the environment – which AIA Australia has recently recognised as part of their updated 5590+ health insight.
PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF TIME IN NATURE ARE READILY ACCEPTED
A healthy environment is beneficial for us because of things like improved air quality, which reduces respiratory disease. Noise and air pollution also have demonstrated links with diseases like Alzheimer’s. Climate change has a whole range of physical impacts on people, from heat stress to extreme weather events. There’s even recent research which suggests that microbes in plants and fungi are beneficial to our health because they can help boost our immune system. …